What the fuck does this say?

[miz_wright]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

So why do they get them?

Depends on the person. I have mine because each of them reminds me of something or someone important about myself, my history, or my family.

I hate the term "tramp stamp" and that all tattoos with specific placement, regardless of meaning or artistry, are dubbed trash. Mine was done at a specific personal milestone, after a lengthy consideration process - and frankly, the work that I wanted done wouldn't work anywhere else.

[softball]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

Depends on the person. I have mine because each of them reminds me of something or someone important about myself, my history, or my family.

I hate the term "tramp stamp" and that all tattoos with specific placement, regardless of meaning or artistry, are dubbed trash. Mine was done at a specific personal milestone, after a lengthy consideration process - and frankly, the work that I wanted done wouldn't work anywhere else.

Wouldn't a diary be a more interesting and concise than a blended ink totem? Something you could pass on to your kids as well? As for the tramp stamp, I gotta disagree on that one. It just goes so well with the thong that usually rides above it. I think its called the tramp stamp for good reason, to my eye, and apparently many, many others, for a visible location, it is kinda trashy. My prediction it will soon be renamed the granny stamp when they finally fall out of fashion, and those that got em will be dated. You can change your hair. You can dress well. You can get a face lift, you work out an look young, but those tats are gonna live on like mullet on 40 year old.
Unless you are successful in the rock and roll biz, they are gonna make this generation very identifiable as next moves in, which I kinda of see happenening now. All you old guys will just move on up.

[miz_wright]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

Wouldn't a diary be a more interesting and concise than a blended ink totem? Something you could pass on to your kids as well? As for the tramp stamp, I gotta disagree on that one. It just goes so well with the thong that usually rides above it. I think its called the tramp stamp for good reason, to my eye, and apparently many, many others, for a visible location, it is kinda trashy. My prediction it will soon be renamed the granny stamp when they finally fall out of fashion, and those that got em will be dated. You can change your hair. You can dress well. You can get a face lift, you work out an look young, but those tats are gonna live on like mullet on 40 year old.
Unless you are successful in the rock and roll biz, they are gonna make this generation very identifiable as next moves in, which I kinda of see happenening now. All you old guys will just move on up.

Well, I'm not having kids, so that's not a concern, and what's meaningful for me as a commemorative thing wouldn't be for them, even if it were a concern. Most of my work had five years of design clarification and placement consideration that went into it prior to being on my body. In the instance of my "tramp stamp," the size and shape, and other pieces I have in mind, made a single location the piece made sense.

Frankly, as I get older, I'm a helluva lot less likely to be wearing things that would make it visible anyhow. *shrug*

Like all things, it's a personal preference. I like tattoos and piercings. Some people don't. Some people regret them and can't undo them, some people don't.

Same thing can be said for pretty much any life-altering decision. Like, kids. Just as a fer-instance.