Why does nearly everyone have tattoos these days?

[***JP***]

Wow, what more can I say? Yes, tats on women are disgusting and a deal-breaker for me.

To other members and myself included here in this site we think tats on women are pretty much tramp stamps and that those are the women to stay away from.

[Winston]

I talked to fschmidt today about why tattoos are now mainstream in America. His explanation makes sense. He said the reasons are:

1. The mainstream American soul is now corrupt and evil. Since the exterior reflects the interior, people wish to show their inner corruption on their exterior body with tattoos.
2. Corruption is sexy in America, and thus tattoos are sexy in America. So people get them to look sexy and attract the opposite sex.

But in spite of this, the Bible forbids tattoos:

"Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD."
- Leviticus 19:28

[gibraltar]

I talked to fschmidt today about why tattoos are now mainstream in America. His explanation makes sense. He said the reasons are:

1. The mainstream American soul is now corrupt and evil. Since the exterior reflects the interior, people wish to show their inner corruption on their exterior body with tattoos.
2. Corruption is sexy in America, and thus tattoos are sexy in America. So people get them to look sexy and attract the opposite sex.

But in spite of this, the Bible forbids tattoos:

"Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD."
- Leviticus 19:28

Great point, Winston. If every man could understand how evil and corrupt America is, he would run for the airport and demand a better more natural life.

All your corporations, non-profits, congressmen are so corrupt and money hungry. It's unbelievable. Men are dying in the streets everyday while women party it up. I plead men to save their money and energy to find a decent escape. Take your children and family with you. Demand a better future for yourself and your loved ones.

Once the stock market crashes, we will experience one of the biggest wealth transfers in history. And with a black president, millions of people will die in this upcoming war. Last time we had a black president, the North and the South fought in the civil war. and Abraham Lincoln was black. They called him "Africanus" while running for president. He was mulatto or "mixed". We are in dangerous times so be prepared.

[Winston]

fschmidt also said that the reason evil presidents get elected in America is because they represent evil people. A man like Abraham Lincoln or Thomas Jefferson could not get elected in modern America. They were elected by people with morals, principles and virtues. Today's Americans would not elect such men.

I think this is true to some extent, but then again, the two party system is corrupt and only gives us candidates that represent them, so there is no real choice in voting anyway.

[In2dadark]

Why doesn't TV talk about it? Hopefully most on here have stopped watching american TV? They encourage this kind of thing..

[Sarita]

Interesting topic.

I have never been fond of tattoos. They're painful to acquire, they're permanent, and I've never found the concept attractive. And for all that aggravation you have to pay. Go figure.

Once you have a tattoo, if you ever reach a point at which you seriously grown to dislike it, your options aren't many, and they aren't great. You can go visit the friendly dermatologist and pay for a removal that will leave a mark anyway, or go back to the tattoo artist, pay, and hope the image can be changed.

For a while I though the tattoo craze here in the U.S. was similar to the past craze of wearing famous, expensive brands with the logo visible and explicit on the item, or that fad of wearing t-shirts with a comment on them. Were those desperate calls for attention and individuality? A sort of, "Please notice me! I'm a person!" Maybe? After all, American life is pure emotional isolation. Anyway, now, I'm not so sure the tattoo fad is the same as those other fads.

Your suggestion that it might be a display of our inner life is an interesting theory, and a scary one if one looks around at the tattoos people are getting.

[somedude]

Put me in the minority camp as I do not have tattoo's or piercings. I don't care for tattoo's either. As far as others getting them, to each their own... it's their body, their choice.

It's hard to not date a woman with a tat as there just aren't many in the US that don't have them anymore. A little butterfly on the woman's ankle or something like that wouldn't bother me too much, but a full on body paint I just don't find attractive at all and looks trashy to me.

[droid]

"Like, OMG let's go get tattoos!"

[The]

Yeah I was getting ready to rap to this petite white girl at the game the other night.....nice petite frame.....she had a small booty...and as she turned back you could see some of her shirt was short enough to show skin and her back was some weird red and yellow designed tramp tattoo.... i was like WTF is that!?!?! and i quickly walked away.....why is it that every girl now has these? And black women have taken the tattoo thing way to far....they have beast stamps on there breasts, face stamps on and all that....i feel like im the only person in the world that doesnt have some "trendy" tattoo.....

[IraqVet2003]

I don't have any tattoos or body piercings. I have never had a desire to do such things to myself!! Plus I've once heard that people who did get tattoos, had a hard time gaining employment. Not to mention they are permanent (except removal by laser). And in the past only folks such as outlaw bikers, street gangs, or even military guys (Marines, Sailors, and Special Forces) had gotten tattooed.

But nowadays, I've even police officers in uniform have large tattoos on their arms. And now I have seen more women get FULL BODY tattoos on their backs and legs. Which I find to be a big TURNOFF and VERY UNFEMININE!!! Although I wouldn't mined if they had a small one of a butterfly, heart, or a rose on the ankle or a place on the body where it is not easily seen.

[Tezcatlipoca]

For some reason I find tattoos attractive at least usually depends on the woman though. I guess I like more rebellious types.

[Winston]

Not everyone. I would say that about 30 or 40 percent of young people have them. That's a large percentage of course. But it's not everybody.

It seems that women have them more than men do. I guess it's because women are more conformist and into trends and also they corrupt more easily too.

It also varies among cities. In Las Vegas it looks like everyone has them. But in Dallas, they aren't very common, according to Steve Neese.

[Cornfed]

It seems that women have them more than men do. I guess it's because women are more conformist and into trends and also they corrupt more easily too.

Also, tattoos traditionally have been worn by sleazy and degenerate lowlifes, and since essentially all young Western females are sleazy and degenerate lowlifes it makes sense that they should have tattoos.

[Winston]

Wouldn't it suck if you got a tattoo and then regretted it? lol

I don't understand something. When someone is about to get a tattoo, doesn't the thought enter their mind that, "What if I regret getting this tattoo? What then? I'm screwed."? I asked Rock this question and he was wondering the same thing. Maybe we should ask someone with tattoos about it.

I would think that logically, the benefits of getting a tattoo (cause it looks cool, expression of art on my body, etc) are far outweighed by the risks and consequences of getting one. So the act of getting one is inherently illogical and unnecessary.

I mean, if you regret getting your tattoo or change your mind about it later, or even if you wish you had a different tattoo, then you're pretty much screwed right? What can you do? Moreover, many employers will not hire people with tattoos, so having a tattoo could make you a lot less employable as well.

Don't people who get tattoos consider all that? Why or why not? Anyone here with tattoos wanna comment on this?

Btw does laser removal of tattoos completely remove the tattoos with no scars?

[Moretorque]

Because they are stupid Winston, I live in a college town that is all college PERIOD ! UF, these gals here are going nuts and look like bill boards and as that great video posted by James B " Why Women Destroy Nations " basically stated the women are the canary in the coal mine and are a indicator when to get out of a society before you're dead.

The US society is dead, and how young women treat their bodies now is proof of it. I am just waiting for it to totally collapse, it's the peoples fault for signing up on the socialist game plan. A PRINTING PRESS!!! to herd cattle into the slaughter gate.

There is a fairly attractive 40 year old in town who did the tat thing big time when she was in her 20's and realized later it was a big mistake and had them removed. It scared her good and she said the removal was very painful. This is a very pretty women that is permanently mucked up because of it. THEIR STUPID! and can't see beyond the society conditioning programmed in front of them....