Why do so many American women have tattoos nowadays?

[Mangus the Red]

1. Because they are non-conformists, just like everyone else.
2. They are clowns with the mentality of retarded pit bulls.
3. They are crass, immature, and hollow.

[StarzDust]

Well I might agree with you if your statement can be backed up by research. I do agree with those who say that tattoos on a woman, especially the larger ones covering all of a part of the body like an upper arm are ugly and can be hard to hide in professional settings. I'm distracted when my therapist dresses so that her upper right arm is exposed showing a tattoo covering the entire upper right arm.

StarzDust

[adam917]

I was surprised to find out of my younger cousin having a tattoo a few years back (her dad noticed it for the 1st time by accident & he got an angry look, but didn't tell her anything during the holiday event they were at). Both sisters, 4 years apart & born during the early & late 1980s, were never treated even remotely equally. This one who got the tattoo got away with a lot of stuff & was quite spoiled & got her way a lot growing up while the older one was called out on every little infraction & had to ask for permission for many things the younger one once she reached the same age got fine without any issue.

I hate when families do this & impose such different standards on their own off-spring. If anything, it reminds me of how in the NHL, some nights they let all kinds of stuff happen without penalising but the very next night they penalise every tiny infraction.

[Disillusioned_American]

What is it with bitchy american women who all seem to have these ugly, multiple upper ear cartilage piercings, and also the obligatory nose piercings? Even going to a doctors office in the US, you will find stuck-up young female nurses and staff wearing this filth; it's especially revolting when you're in a setting where you'd expect a bitch to try and look somewhat clean cut and professional, lol. I always get a kick out of seeing these jaded female dental hygienists and nurses, with their scrubs, clogs, nose and/or eyebrow piercings, superfluous ear piercings, and perma-scowl bitch attitudes. In anglo countries, nice guys can expect to get treated like shit by these kinds of women, even when we're spending lots of money in establishments which employ said bitches.

[ExpeditionSailor]

Tattoos are usually an expression of lower-class values.

[Adama]

Tattoos are a sign of evil. Once again I find myself agreeing with Fschmidt. It makes perfect sense. The mark of Cain.

[Renata]

I wanted a tattoo a few years ago ... I actually went in to the tattoo parlour & my cousin he got one & I backed out ... it just seemed to much of a permanent thing/scar to put on my body. It looks good on some people though.

[Tsar]

I don't see the appeal because usually...

It is a "Slut Stamp" which is likea Neon Sign saying "Slut"...

Or...

Body Graffiti that is not feminine or respectable or ladylike...

...

Usually it is both of the above...

[jamesbond]

I think a lot of women regret getting tattoos later in life. A lot of them got them when they were young and very impressionable.

[Contrarian Expatriate]

I am glad girls are marking themselves as deranged with tattoos. It is a great means of screening out mental health misfits.

[gsjackson]

Monkey see, monkey do. Agree with CE's assessment that they are a useful screening mechanism.

[Taco]

NPD

[kangarunner]

I am glad girls are marking themselves as deranged with tattoos. It is a great means of screening out mental health misfits.

At least crazy girls are good at sex.

[Natural_Born_Cynic]

I am glad girls are marking themselves as deranged with tattoos. It is a great means of screening out mental health misfits.

At least crazy girls are good at sex.

Not if they are over 300 pounds and they crush you during sex..