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[mastahcheese]

Sorry to hear that.

Well, compared to my fears of dogs, babies, and vampires, I think it's probably my most reasonable fear.

[Yoink]

Nah man- babies are friggin' terrifying.
So... second most reasonable, then.

[BlackFlyme]

I've heard plenty of reasons.

It might look bad when you get older. You might get an infection afterwards or the tattoo could get messed up or look bad. Stereotypes about the kinds of people who get tattoos.

[Yoink]

Stereotypes about the kinds of people who get tattoos.

That they're more interesting than those who don't?

As for looking bad when you get older, I don't think that's the case.
I've seen plenty of older people whose tattoos still look great. There's a guy who runs a record store in the town I used to live in, he must be pushing 70? Anyway, his arms are covered in brightly-coloured tattoos which still look amazing.

Edit: Getting a poor tattooing job done is always a risk, though.
That's why you get a professional skilled person to do it, and research their past work beforehand.

[Frumple]

Skin is boring.

And there's my wtf. Don't get me wrong, I'm down with tats, but calling skin boring is just... have you ever actually looked at skin? That stuff is fascinating and almost infinitely variable. I could stare at skin for, like, days.

I don't, and wouldn't, because that would be more than a little creepy, but I could. Stuff's neat. Just... really neat. Texture, veins, varying smoothnesses, wrinkles and callouses, the fine hairs and distribution of such, the play of muscles and stretching and stuff... so on, so forth, and suchlike. It's like staring at a biological kaleidescope or fractal or somethin'. It needs no improvement to be enthralling.

Which isn't to say it shouldn't be -- tats or whatnot is fine -- but skin doesn't need it to be interesting.

[MaximumZero]

It might look bad when you get older.

So does everything. Have you seen old people? Also, see the word "might" in that sentence.

You might get an infection afterwards

Sure, if you don't take care of it.

or the tattoo could get messed up or look bad.

Sure, if you go cheap or have a friend do it. The tattoo artist draws a design on tracing paper first, markers you up so that you know exactly what it looks like, and then traces it onto you before doing the actual inkwork. Sometimes they will henna you for a week or so as a test run.

Stereotypes about the kinds of people who get tattoos.

People who stereotype are stupid.

Anyway, if you like tattoos, get them. If you don't, don't. Simple as that.

[BlackFlyme]

Stereotypes about the kinds of people who get tattoos.

That they're more interesting than those who don't?

As for looking bad when you get older, I don't think that's the case.
I've seen plenty of older people whose tattoos still look great. There's a guy who runs a record store in the town I used to live in, he must be pushing 70? Anyway, his arms are covered in brightly-coloured tattoos which still look amazing.

Edit: Getting a poor tattooing job done is always a risk, though.
That's why you get a professional skilled person to do it, and research their past work beforehand.

That's why I added the might in there. I haven't seen too many that look bad though. Mostly on people who have gained or lost a lot of weight between getting the tattoos and the present.

Though there are some stereotypes out there about people with tattoos. That they are criminals, bikers, arrogant or untrustworthy, aggressive.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Also, they may more may not accidentally form a pattern that enables cross-timeline translocation.

[Furtuka]

Oh is that what happened between you and MZ?

[MaximumZero]

Maybe. That's classified, though.

[Yoink]

Though there are some stereotypes out there about people with tattoos. That they are criminals, bikers, arrogant or untrustworthy, aggressive.

........

Where are the brainless people who believe these stereotypes? Step aside MZ, I'm gonna do the face-punching this time. Or, rather, I'll facepunch them first, and then you can facepunch them properly whilst they're staring at me in amusement.

Seriously though, if me having tattoos would offend/creep out morons who think such things, that would be all the reason to get them.

[MaximumZero]

Or, rather, I'll facepunch them first, and then you can facepunch them properly whilst they're staring at me in amusement.

That would be absolutely hilarious. You'd have to follow up with the line from Scarface, though. "Say hello to my little friend!"

[BlackFlyme]

Though there are some stereotypes out there about people with tattoos. That they are criminals, bikers, arrogant or untrustworthy, aggressive.

........

Where are the brainless people who believe these stereotypes? Step aside MZ, I'm gonna do the face-punching this time. Or, rather, I'll facepunch them first, and then you can facepunch them properly whilst they're staring at me in amusement.

Seriously though, if me having tattoos would offend/creep out morons who think such things, that would be all the reason to get them.

I remember a bunch of old ads that ran off the theme of "having tattoos doesn't make me a criminal."

Plus in Sociology class we did an exercise of "what do you think of when you hear X" as a way of pointing out how subconscious stereotypes can be.

The closest thing to positive when tattoos came up was "people with tattoos are physically strong".

[mastahcheese]

I imagine Yoink will end up getting a full-body tattoo of him wearing a classy suit and tie, and just walk around naked and stare awkwardly at everyone.

[MaximumZero]

The closest thing to positive when tattoos came up was "people with tattoos are physically strong".

My ex-wife is proof positive that this is not true.