The tattoo you love, the tattoo you hate

[Vannie]

I'd have thought your favorite would have been one of a cabbage!

Im thinking about it.

 

[NotHardUp1]

I remember seeing him in one TV show: The Big C. (A show about Cathy, who has cancer that will prove fatal.) But he looked a lot different then--he played the role of Adam, Cathy's teenaged son. One memory of lighter plot line: in one episode Cathy discovers that Adam has been viewing porn on-line.

I suspect he is making the transitions from child start to teen to adult very well. He looks poised to be a leading man.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Being a racist hurts other people. Having a tattoo does not.

Being a homophobe closeted politician hurts people. Having a tattoo does not.

A cop abusing his power hurts people. Having a tattoo does not.

Do I need to go on?

Being a squatter on public spaces and shitting on the sidewalk hurts people.

Being an addict and stealing your mother's car and driving high or drunk and killing the unsuspecting hurts people.

Scamming the government and getting relief and SNAP and rent subsidies costs the taxpayer AND consumes resources intended for the needy, not the fraudulent.

And, to my point, you've conflated being accused in a group with being the guilty in a group, so avoided the point that judging the individual is perfectly fine on JUB as long as you judge in the direction of the bias of the group.

And, as stated, different tats send different messages, hence the choices. Criminals can and do choose tats associated with gangsters versus art tattoos versus mementos. You're basically condemning onlookers as somehow wrong for simply reading the billboards.

 

[NotHardUp1]

I have several. None that can be seen when I have clothes on. Don't regret any. My favorite is an old French Chef in a fighting stance not far from my groin.

And a guitar going up in flames with my first true loves name underneath.

C'mon, share the stories Those are not run-of-the-mill. "Underneath" the guitar, the chef, or do you mean taint?

 

[USEDCAR]

I don't have any tattoos i am not really a fan of tattoos. I seen cute guys ruin their body with too many of them and neck throat and facial tattoos.

 

[smokeshadow]

my take on tatts depends on the style. The full sleeve that Al posted on Sunday is an excellent example. Or, the chest & sleeve tatts that James Hinchliff has (see redheads thread). Tribal tatts similar to what actor K. J. Appa has adorned is arms with, or porn model Brent Everett, are good examples. The hog-pog, devil-may-care, anything goes tattooing like model Mickey Taylor or Bo Sinn are just a turn off. Even one of my favorite models, Turk Mason, has taken his tatts to the extreme, IMO.