Tattoo and social class

[Kyanimal]

Mine is very personal to me. It's a little logo from a guitar company. So that is my why.

-d-

THANK YOU! for explaining that so well!

You have certainly expanded my own limited understanding, and I Truly do Appreciate that!

Keep Smilin'!!
Chaz

 

[Kyanimal]

It was definitely a social class phenomenon at one point.

Here's my take:
http://www.justusboys.com/forum/thr...t-of-Tattoos?p=7065287&viewfull=1#post7065287

The thread you've noted, from 2011, was a fascinating read.

And, with this current discussion, it all reminds me of a comment I once heard, "I want to get a full body tattoo, of myself, only Taller!"

Keep Smilin'!!
Chaz

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

invisabull tattoo any class a apes world ova
_ tittatatatars _
ans planet tattoos

ans so on

thankyou

 

[The Fly]

I grew up on a Res. Most men had ink, military, prison, or both. Got my first ink at 19 in the Army, Airborne Wings. I now have both sleeves, across my chest, and a back piece that goes from the base of my neck to the top of my beltline.

My ink is very personal to me. It incorporates my heritage, and my life................my uncle Buddy described it best....It's like my personal Totem.


I haven't added any ink since '90....................but.

 

[RaKroma]

There is a push back in the military on tattoos. There are new guidelines that limit certain types of tattoos to specific body locations. It looks like the generals are not liking their troops in full arm sleeve tattoos. You won't find visible tats in many corporate settings still. I'm surprised Steve Jobs didn't sport some tattoos as the software/tech world has been rebellious to the clean-cut suited corp atmoshpehere in general.

 

[nycguydowntown]

the biggest challenge is to find something meaningful and artistic that you will like on your body for the rest of your life---name of a boyfriend or girlfriend is not a good idea.

 

[Kahaih]

Somehow I get the impression that men that get tattoos are from poor neighbourhood. If you look at young teens in poor area or in porn. Marines or prisoners or gang members get a lot of tattoos.

Do you agree? If it does, why advertize? I would rather hide my social class

So, where are the 'parlors' located, these days?

The movies usually put them in unsavory neighborhoods.

 

[medic1]

Well, my artist is located on The Royal Mile, not exactly "unsavoury".

 

[Alnitak]

Class no longer depends on money, though it often does.

Tattoos are not a death sentence for a good job today.

Yes they are more common among some subcultures.

 

[blackbeltninja]

THANK YOU! for explaining that so well!

You have certainly expanded my own limited understanding, and I Truly do Appreciate that!

Keep Smilin'!!
Chaz

My pleasure. It's great to have a captive audience!

-d-

 

[Alnitak]

But, conversely, in 53 years, I have yet to see one publicly displayed by a manager or executive.

There is room for them in some industries, but they are by no means broadly accepted in business or professional circles.

Certainly a tattoo on the hands, neck, or face is ill advised unless one is in the sort of industry where it is acceptable or even encouraged.

 

[blackbeltninja]

What company is it?

Epiphone.

Lifted directly from a photograph of the logo:

When the prototype electric guitar was designed by the legendary Les Paul, it was made at Epi. To this day, Epi and the company who own them, Gibson, both produce guitars called the Les Paul as shown. For the purists, that's a Les Paul Standard in Heritage Cherry sunburst.

Of course, nobody knows this. Most people assume the tattoo is a Euro and make a joke about it being my price-tag.

-d-

 

[bankside]

No, the € has two bars...and preferably a number after it. Maybe even a number with multiple digits!

 

[Kahaih]

I grew up on a Res. Most men had ink, military, prison, or both. Got my first ink at 19 in the Army, Airborne Wings. I now have both sleeves, across my chest, and a back piece that goes from the base of my neck to the top of my beltline.

My ink is very personal to me. It incorporates my heritage, and my life................my uncle Buddy described it best....It's like my personal Totem.


I haven't added any ink since '90....................but.

But, you know, one of the things I find most puzzling and unsettling about 'mainstream' tattoos is how casually many people will tread on other cultures - other people's traditions.

Looking back at images from the '60s, there almost seems to be this over saturation - turning point - where 'Tree hugging hippies wear beads and fringed leather in admiration of the Native Americans' respect for Mother Earth' to 'Indians look like hippies'. It's quite like Native Americans were, to some degree, robbed of their identities/their culture.

And, sure, tattoos have been around for thousands of years, but traditionally, in most cultures, they were earned. The tattooed didn't have much of any say in the what, where, when of his tattoo, all of that was decided by community elders and/or spiritual leaders.

Even in more recent times, military tats have had an aura of 'earned' about them, but that's all fading away as more soccer moms sport 'Hello Kitty' or, the footprint of the latest newborn and that particular baby's daddy's name, on their shoulders.

 

[suckpoppet]

There is room for them in some industries, but they are by no means broadly accepted in business or professional circles.

Also not a very good thing for actors...I think.

 

[GreyUnderscore]

Also not a very good thing for actors...I think.

If we're talking movie actors maybe but I see actors who have tattoos on TV quite often.

 

[The Fly]

It's quite like Native Americans were, to some degree, robbed of their identities/their culture.

Not at all. Someone emulating a caricature of my people doesn't rob me of anything, just makes them look lame. Look at Beiber.

And identities evolve. We respect our roots, but that's where we came from, not who we are.

 

[dereperez]

Like anything with aesthetics, it has to be tasteful and have meaning. So many shitty tattoos out there.

This.

Though I'm not about to get tattoos on myself (not my thing), it can look great on the right person with the right design. One of my best friends had a small eagle tat on the right side of his chest and I thought it looked great...until he added the zoo that ran down the right side of his torso and his right arm...

 

[pat grimshaw]

..We respect our roots...

And do you give equal respect to each of your roots?

 

[Kahaih]

I grew up on a Res. Most men had ink, military, prison, or both. Got my first ink at 19 in the Army, Airborne Wings. I now have both sleeves, across my chest, and a back piece that goes from the base of my neck to the top of my beltline.

My ink is very personal to me. It incorporates my heritage, and my life................my uncle Buddy described it best....It's like my personal Totem.


I haven't added any ink since '90....................but.

Not at all. Someone emulating a caricature of my people doesn't rob me of anything, just makes them look lame. Look at Beiber.

And identities evolve. We respect our roots, but that's where we came from, not who we are.

OK . . . seems contradictory and confusing, but I'll leave it be.