opinions on tattoos

serenity - 9-4-2005 at 10:06 AM

so, what are your opinions on tattoos? i myself does not have any tattoos, but i will probably be getting some soon. the question is though, does tattoos has to have some sort of meaning? take the full oriental sleeve for example. is it ok to do them, just because you think they look pretty good?

xsharpx - 9-4-2005 at 01:53 PM

I think that it depends on the individual themself BUT I fully believe that every tattoo has to have some kind of meaning to the individual kind of like an open diary to what is in that person's heart. I know that all of mine has meaning... i.e. my pow/mia crest on my forearm represents my father who was a pow during vietnam, my crest on my left hand is my scottish family crest, the skinhead guy on my calf is just that because I am a skinhead, etc etc

serenity - 9-4-2005 at 02:01 PM

my point exactly. but, if we go back to the full oriental sleeve, what is your opinion on that?

KyleOz - 9-4-2005 at 02:25 PM

As much as I you'd like the tattoo to have meaning, at the same time it is the person's body, time and money. As long as they are happy with it, more power to them. When it comes down to it, it only matters what you want.

JawnDiablo - 9-4-2005 at 06:47 PM

i dunno...none of my tattoos have any meaning...i just did a bunch of drugs in my teen years and thought it was a good idea at the time....

Killthehumans - 9-4-2005 at 10:13 PM

i just have the uber original black flag tattoo, because they are broken up and cant disapoint me

XHonusWagnerX - 9-4-2005 at 10:46 PM

Theres a few tattoos that I want and they all have meanings to me. I want them based on the visual apeal, but I think its a bonus that they mean something to me.

I dont have any of them because Im a wuss and Im scared! (I know I know.... Im a fag!)

XnMeX - 9-5-2005 at 08:31 AM

The 2 tats I have are band logos (BFB and Sinners & Saints) and I plan on getting a Ramallah tat real soon (when I get the money). It makes me look like some obsesed Rob freak in a way but as logos, I LOVE them and it's the music that I love as well.

I also want to get a Maiden tat since thats what my brother had me growing up listening to (and the fact that Eddie looks badass!)

BDx13 - 9-5-2005 at 09:00 AM

some of mine have meaning, most do not. when it comes to traditional tattoo work, i prefer accurate and authentic pieces. like with japanese designs, most kids these days are like "i want a dragon and a lotus and some wind bars and..." and in actuality, traditional japanese tattooers won't put elements together that don't belong.

clevohardcore - 9-5-2005 at 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by Killthehumans
i just have the uber original black flag tattoo, because they are broken up and cant disapoint me

^^^ Thats is very true and funny in 1 sentence.

newbreedbrian - 9-5-2005 at 11:44 AM

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Originally posted by Killthehumans
i just have the uber original black flag tattoo, because they are broken up and cant disapoint me

must not have heard the family man album then

JawnDiablo - 9-5-2005 at 05:50 PM

XHonusWagnerX - 9-5-2005 at 08:50 PM

This is what I want. On the outside of my calf. I just gotta get over the 'fear of the unknown'.

Voodoobillyman - 9-5-2005 at 09:11 PM

I have been tattooing for over ten years now, both professionally and as an "outlaw" and I have come to find that it dosent really matter. People like what they like, whether it has meaning to them or not. Some people just like certain designs and decide to get them, others have deep feelings about the design and make it an important event when they are chiseled. I personally have quite a few and they all mean something to me, they represent the way I have felt through the years. Some dont fit my personality anymore but I wouldnt get rid of them.

godabandonedme - 9-6-2005 at 04:51 PM

All of mine have some meaning to me on eway or the other. i really like all of mine because they where my ideas and had them drawn up(becasue I can't draw for shit). But still my ideas. I wanted a full sleeve but to be honest I don't want to fill my arm with crap that doesn't mean anything. I just have a big enough idea for my whole arm. I had seen a painting I always wanted on my forearm but never found it again. Oh well.

tireironsaint - 9-6-2005 at 05:13 PM

Most of the tattoos I have mean something to me, they may not look like it to people that don't know me, but only a couple are just for the look of 'em.

sinister - 9-6-2005 at 07:13 PM

Just get whatever you like and feel comfortable with, there's no rules about tat's having to have meaning or whatever.

Mine are split about 50/50 between stuff I have for a specific reason (bands logos which mean a lot to me, or other personal stuff) and others which are purely decorative... must admit though, of the few bits I'd go back and change or re-work if I could, it's the ones which don't have any personal meaning.

defstarsteve - 9-6-2005 at 07:17 PM

most of my ink has meaning, and some of it I sat in the chari, my artisit drew in on and we went....
someday I'll take good pics of my work, in my free time

Killthehumans - 9-15-2005 at 10:28 PM

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Originally posted by XnMeX
The 2 tats I have are band logos (BFB and Sinners & Saints) and I plan on getting a Ramallah tat real soon (when I get the money). It makes me look like some obsesed Rob freak in a way but as logos, I LOVE them and it's the music that I love as well.

I also want to get a Maiden tat since thats what my brother had me growing up listening to (and the fact that Eddie looks badass!)

i was on my way out of my house to get a ramallah tattoo and my mom saw the image and said "whats that?" i said nothing. she says "i didnt say anything when you got your other tattoo, but i dont want you to get this one" ...it looked sick, it was the dynamite with the clock on it with the religous symbols(see tshirt) she told me she couldnt stop me, but then she started crying, so i decided against it. I guess she didnt want her half arab son with a bomb on his arm. I now regret not getting it, but if i did shed probally make me feel bad and cry more.

godabandonedme - 9-16-2005 at 02:47 AM

damn, I was thinking about getting that.

beaner - 9-16-2005 at 05:46 AM

i have a full tribal sleave on my right arm, i got a 'bugs-evil from the needle' tat on my left, a full-sized face hugger off aliens on my back and a moauri tribal tat on the top of my left. even though they're differant to each other, they all have a meaning in one way or another cuz it reminds me of what was goin on in my life at the time i got inked.

GabeTexasGAMC - 9-16-2005 at 09:16 AM

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Originally posted by serenity
so, what are your opinions on tattoos? i myself does not have any tattoos, but i will probably be getting some soon. the question is though, does tattoos has to have some sort of meaning? take the full oriental sleeve for example. is it ok to do them, just because you think they look pretty good?