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In reply to the discussion: You sound like my mother or my grandfather or some grouchy older person I know [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)111. You're usually kinder than this. The age-ism alone isn't your usual style
beyond the judgmentalism you yourself are demonstrating in your OP towards those who don't share your opinion of body art.
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You sound like my mother or my grandfather or some grouchy older person I know [View all]
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
OP
This response is not about tattoos or about people who judge others with thattoos.
Jackpine Radical
Oct 2013
#1
..."cut your hair", "lose the earring", "wear looser pants, nobody wants to see that"...
Iggo
Oct 2013
#35
The baggy pants thing has been commonplace for decades. But it does seem to come and go
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#120
Some of those skinny jeans are really TMI. When you can tell someone, to the penny, how much
MADem
Oct 2013
#160
Absolutely. They can end up looking just as silly as pants sagging below the knees. n/t
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#163
FWIW, I have no tattoos and I didn't find the OP the least bit offensive.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#122
and look how much they hate it. i guess people can really dish it out to women with tattoos
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#152
i think people read things the way they want to. plenty of others read it
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#147
I had a back and forth with a person that said he avoids people with tattoos and piercings.
Neoma
Oct 2013
#180
who you donate to or who you say you donate to, is none of my business
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#49
i think there is a third type, people who think other people's bodies
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#22
Let's not kid ourselves, in terms of the finished look they aren't much different than cartoons
1-Old-Man
Oct 2013
#20
they are very different from cartoons. longevity is not the only measure of art
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#25
Wow! Man.. there's just a bunch of really, really amazing artists in tattooing these days.
opiate69
Oct 2013
#121
this is something that i am glad to never have personally witnessed
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#26
it was big in the bronx too. i think the plastic stayed on till the kids grew up.....
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#125
My grandfather talked about being a young man and going to see "a pretty ankle."
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#31
don't get me wrong, tattoos can hinder careers and people should be strategic
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#41
same principle really. its ok to not want to listen to whatever kids are listening to
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#37
you're assuming your poor decision making is anything like my decision making
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#43
in that one thread which i think was the original i'm pretty sure one was a right winger
JI7
Oct 2013
#39
in my LONG ass time of being on DU, there have been quite a few of these
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#42
some of us find those who consider tattoos self mutilation to be relics
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#55
i am comfortable being rude to people who are so judgmental of others
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#56
I haven't ever alerted. I'd rather the posts are allowed to stand for all to see nt
riderinthestorm
Oct 2013
#70
You're usually kinder than this. The age-ism alone isn't your usual style
riderinthestorm
Oct 2013
#111
The last time I checked, it is completely under a person's control, how they decide to decorate or
madinmaryland
Oct 2013
#82
It sure sounds like you do, based on the way your OP is written and that you actually
madinmaryland
Oct 2013
#93
no, i just read another tattoo thread and this is literally what came to my mind
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#94
Somehow this reminds me of my kids acting out from boredom at their greatgrandparent's funeral
HereSince1628
Oct 2013
#83
i dont know about you, but i can hold MULTIPLE thoughts at the same time
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#90
Well, since you missed the "and" I do think you are showing signs of failure under stress.
HereSince1628
Oct 2013
#95
My personal opinion has been steady for my entire life. I always saw tattoos as something that
madinmaryland
Oct 2013
#98
i think thats perfectly fair. to be fair, i dont judge people because they don't have tattoos
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#115
Is it possible to not have a tattoo, and not be judged? yes, definitely. nt
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#118
Well, pierced nipples and privates are all the rage - just like great- grammaw had
REP
Oct 2013
#113
yes, young people can. i also think people are vastly underestimating how young i am
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#151
sure of course you can find anything "unclassy" and "unattractive"
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#150
absolutely nothing but when mom nags me about some fashion related stuff
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#149
I like flowery wallpaper. I like Victorian furnishings. Don't judge me because of that.
MADem
Oct 2013
#159
ya. and over 40 doesnt have sex either. i mean... wtf? can you be more insulting and judgmental
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#175
darlin', the stupid made me laugh. but i gotta wonder about the person that will insult a whole
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#195
And you sound like someone who can't appreciate that others don't share your love for something.
Sheldon Cooper
Oct 2013
#177