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[Old Campaigner]

That site makes the ramblings of the HTB look sane.

Welcome to how a depressingly large number of people think.

 

[BomberFan355]

I am happy with my comments - Some things are never publically released because its too sensitive.

What happened exactly?

 

[Beerfish]

Saw a young girl with a tattoo across the top of her back yesterday that said "From my rotting body flowers will grow and I will be in them and that is eternity". Apparently a quote from Edvard Munch and while I'm very much an each to his/her/its own kind of guy as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else, what kind of person in their right mind wants something like that plastered across their back for the rest of their life?

 

[BrewSmackerVeiny]

An image cultivator.

 

[Beerfish]

An image cultivator.

Well I want to be there with my shares in a tattoo removal joint when she decides she's had enough of that image and wants a new one. Why not just get it on a t shirt? Doesn't make me think she's anymore passionate about it. Just makes me think she has too much disposable income and/or has no hobbies or interests and/or is mentally challenged. What is it with kids today?

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[BrewSmackerVeiny]

I mean the image she is cultivating is the image of herself she wants others to see. This is her motivation for getting the tattoo. The sentence may or may not hold any level of significance for her, but the act of getting the tattoo is not in paying homage to it, it's an attempt to have others interpret her in a certain way.
I would argue that if there is a particular quote or symbol that has any genuine significance to a person there would be no need in getting a tattoo, that person knows what it is and understands its significance to them, having it embedded in their skin for others to see will not change it's meaning or significance to them, it merely acts as an attempt to influence how other people perceive them.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

No ink, I take it?

There's no denying most are little more than expressions of fashion, with the only difference from clothing, haircuts or less-extreme piercings being permanence, and even that's rapidly retreating.

They don't all fall in that category though, or at least not entirely. Once you move beyond picking a total sweet celtic dragon out of a book, many are legitimate acts of artistic self-expression, while mine serves as a daily reminder of something I'd rather not forget.

 

[BrewSmackerVeiny]

No ink, I take it?

There's no denying most are little more than expressions of fashion, with the only difference from clothing, haircuts or less-extreme piercings being permanence, and even that's rapidly retreating.

They don't all fall in that category though, or at least not entirely. Once you move beyond picking a total sweet celtic dragon out of a book, many are legitimate acts of artistic self-expression, while mine serves as a daily reminder of something I'd rather not forget.

Are you the guy from Bogan Hunters who has his kids birthdays in ink so he won't slip up?

But seriously no I don't have any, don't plan on it. You say they are acts of artistic self-expression, which I won't argue with, as they are still in essence being made to be appreciated by other people. Art is made to be experienced by other people, and in that experience they are influenced.

Don't get me wrong, I am not a person who 'dislikes' all tattoos, I make an effort to ask people with tattoos about them(Because they want to asked), but I have no desire to have one.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Art is made to be experienced by other people

Not necessarily.

 

[Drummer_19]

Yah, I would have thought a lot of art is just a selfish thing (not in a bad way) in that it's just for that person, if other people take an interest in it well that's cool. I know I'm def not that person that likes to talk about my tattoo, in fact I was having some beers on cup day at my mates apartment and some girl asked me about it and I tried to steer conversation away from that, then she got all ancy about it so I just simply said it was mine for me not for other people. Maybe I'm just a jerk, yeh it's probably that.

 

[doug85]

A lot of people say it's for them, but they display it in public.

I don't get that.

Also, it's on her back.

She can't see it

 

[Drummer_19]

I mean, they can get it where they want, whether that be in a visible public spot or hidden and it still be for them. Seems like it's mostly people without tats who see some reason to kick up a stink and look down on people who have rather than people with them caring whether ppl have them or not.

 

[Beerfish]

I mean, they can get it where they want, whether that be in a visible public spot or hidden and it still be for them. Seems like it's mostly people without tats who see some reason to kick up a stink and look down on people who have rather than people with them caring whether ppl have them or not.

I have no ink but I don't want to give the impression I'm anti-tattoo. I certainly recognise it as an art form and some of the ones you see are incredible and people can do what they want with their body etc. I'm not trying to kick up a stink (would've posted in the what shits ya thread if I was), it's just that when I see a perfectly normal, happy looking young girl in a summer dress who has the words "from my rotting body" plastered across her back I can't help but privately question how much thought went into that decision.

 

[Harlequin]

My daughter has 2 tattoos. One at the back of her neck that you generally can't see due to her long hair the other on her ankle which is an Audrey Hepburn quote 'I'm Possible'
I'm not crazy about the one on her ankle but as she's over 18 and paid for it herself I can't do much about it. The tattoos do not define who she is.
People will judge her but then again they would judge her even if she didn't have the tattoos

 

[Drummer_19]

I have no ink but I don't want to give the impression I'm anti-tattoo. I certainly recognise it as an art form and some of the ones you see are incredible and people can do what they want with their body etc. I'm not trying to kick up a stink (would've posted in the what shits ya thread if I was), it's just that when I see a perfectly normal, happy looking young girl in a summer dress who has the words "from my rotting body" plastered across her back I can't help but privately question how much thought went into that decision.

Yea I didn't even see your post tbh so it wasn't directef at you, just skipped to the last page and added more of a general thing.

 

[Beerfish]

Yea I didn't even see your post tbh so it wasn't directef at you, just skipped to the last page and added more of a general thing.

Yeah no worries. I didn't think it was. I was going to stipulate that but didn't want to ramble too much and just hoped you would realise it was a general response.

 

[Jab]

I'm not a fan of tattoos, I admit that openly.

I think they look ugly.

But my point here is that I just highly doubt people that get them don't have any thought of what others think of it.

And that's fine. I wear my hair a particular way because I want to look a certain way, and because I want people to think of me a certain way.

Just be honest about it. My issue is with people that claim they do it purely for themselves. I don't believe that.

If many are honest, there are a lot of things in life that we all do that we gain some acceptance or recognition from others that we enjoy. We pick a group that we like and conform, generally speaking.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

I'm not trying to kick up a stink (would've posted in the what shits ya thread if I was), it's just that when I see a perfectly normal, happy looking young girl in a summer dress who has the words "from my rotting body" plastered across her back I can't help but privately question how much thought went into that decision.

As much as it seems morbid at first glance, and I wouldn't get it on me, I think that's a somewhat superficial interpretation of the quote.

 

[Beerfish]

As much as it seems morbid at first glance, and I wouldn't get it on me, I think that's a somewhat superficial interpretation of the quote.

I'm standing behind her in a line at a shop. It's not an interpretation of the quote at all. It's just an observation which is as much as she could expect from anyone I would've thought.

 

[monty1104]

I have a tat on my back. I got it after my grandpa passed away. I hate visiting cemeteries, so this is a way I can keep him close to me.

Some people might say that it's an odd reason for getting a tat, or that I shouldn't need a tat to keep him close to me. That's their opinion and I respect that.

There is a certain double standards when it comes to stuff like this though. If someone with a tat is asked why they have one "because I wanted one" or "because I like it" isn't usually a good enough answer for people and they'd push their point. But if I was to ask a cleanskin why they don't have a tat, the conversation would usually end with "because I don't like them" or "I don't see the point".

 

[eth-dog]

I don't have a tat, but if I play in a flag this season I said I'd get a tat for that. I'll probably get one for the previous flag as well.

 

[Old Campaigner]

I don't really have an opinion on tattoos, but it seems like a good time to post this gem:

 

[Beerfish]

42.7°C here at the moment.

 

[Pweter]

I don't have a tat, but if I play in a flag this season I said I'd get a tat for that. I'll probably get one for the previous flag as well.

That's the tat I have, a premiership tat on my right shoulder blade.

After playing in 2 drawn and 3 losing GFs, all for the tigers (across 2 different clubs/towns) I was entitled to a lasting memory. Turned out to be my only flag too.

Just for the record I played in 2 draws across my entire playing career, both in GFs and both times we lost the replay.

 

[eth-dog]

That's the tat I have, a premiership tat on my right shoulder blade.

After playing in 2 drawn and 3 losing GFs, all for the tigers (across 2 different clubs/towns) I was entitled to a lasting memory. Turned out to be my only flag too.

Just for the record I played in 2 draws across my entire playing career, both in GFs and both times we lost the replay.

My GF record to that point was 0-5. 3 basketball losses, 1 cricket and 1 football. Now it's 1-5.