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57. I have no problem with tattoos, but I think many people overdo it.

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 12:27 AM

Nov 2025

There are lots of people out there whose bodies are literally cluttered with tattoos; so many that it just doesn't make any sense.
It makes them look like a graffiti wall that bears the brunt of dozens of disparate expressions by many competing "artists".

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what is your opinion about tattoos? [View all] CTyankee Nov 2025 OP

Lots of them here in the AZ borderlands too Attilatheblond Nov 2025 #1

my daughter may have done some of them! She is a tattoo artist in Phoenix yellowdogintexas Nov 2025 #70

Lots of folks love tattoos Alice Kramden Nov 2025 #2

I wouldn't pollute my body Coldwater Nov 2025 #3

Some have amazing artwork/designs. I suppose that is "wearable art" and I'm wondering about tattoos in other cultures, CTyankee Nov 2025 #5

I remember when they discover the remains of Otzi Coldwater Nov 2025 #10

Lots of maga have them, quote Leviticus about gay men, never read Leviticus about tattoos. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2025 #35

Mixed Ligyron Nov 2025 #4

my daughter does beautiful florals in pastels, in the Japanese style yellowdogintexas Nov 2025 #76

There are some really talented artist that do tattoos, for sure. Tikki Nov 2025 #81

On a gut level, I perceive them as flesh wounds. Mister Ed Nov 2025 #6

My grandkids snowybirdie Nov 2025 #7

I think they're hideous, but to each his own... Ocelot II Nov 2025 #8

I like some more than others. multigraincracker Nov 2025 #9

Wanted one...have none...why? MiHale Nov 2025 #11

I never heard of a back tattoo....that seems strange to me, for some reason... CTyankee Nov 2025 #12

It was some kinda dragon ... MiHale Nov 2025 #15

How about an above the buttocks tat (aka tramp stamp)? quaint Nov 2025 #17

GASP! CTyankee Nov 2025 #23

You should read Parker's Back, by Flannery O'Connor Tanuki Nov 2025 #28

Roger Stone has a giant face of Richard Nixon tattooed on his back. Now that is strange. Midnight Writer Nov 2025 #38

I have a Celtic cross on my back bottomofthehill Nov 2025 #39

So it is your cross to bear? CTyankee Nov 2025 #40

Proudly, a believer that I am my brothers keeper. bottomofthehill Nov 2025 #42

Back tattoos are generally large and detailed. yellowdogintexas Nov 2025 #71

I can't feature myself getting one. When I consider the changes the decades have wrought on my skin, I can only Dorothy V Nov 2025 #13

I really dislike them. To me they are uglier than ugly. Polly Hennessey Nov 2025 #14

tattoos should not be buried or destroyed at death rurallib Nov 2025 #16

Continuing in your vein, ... Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2025 #34

Sure - whatever the family feels is an appropriate commemoration. rurallib Nov 2025 #41

OMG Srkdqltr Nov 2025 #51

When I see a person with tattoos, my first thought is bif Nov 2025 #18

I like them fine. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #19

I don't have any but sometimes people go overboard. debm55 Nov 2025 #20

I'm not a big fan of tattoos PghTiny Nov 2025 #21

To me, most of them look like ugly graffity on a once beautiful human body. Intractable Nov 2025 #22

a good way to put it, but if it is an art form, I have to consider it as such... CTyankee Nov 2025 #24

To each their own! I have a few. My daughter has full sleeves both arms. Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2025 #25

Are they words or artwork or both? CTyankee Nov 2025 #26

Not sure I'd call it artwork, but no words! Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2025 #27

Preface by saying taught high school for 20 years -- be careful what you get JT45242 Nov 2025 #29

I think that there are going o be a lot of really ugly tats on older people in coming decades... Moostache Nov 2025 #30

I'm verifiably OLD John Coktosten Nov 2025 #31

It's not for me either. But I wonder if that is just a prejudice I have leftover from my upbringing. CTyankee Nov 2025 #36

in Texas you have to prove you are over 18 to get a tattoo, even with parent present and giving permission nt yellowdogintexas Nov 2025 #72

Face and neck tattoos let you know about the intelligence of the bearer. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2025 #32

Many cultures in world history practiced body modification. Americanme Nov 2025 #33

If a culture feels it is a form of art, I think we have to respect that. However, tattooing seems not to be that because CTyankee Nov 2025 #44

Don't really think about them , none myself dweller Nov 2025 #37

I always wanted a smallish one MuseRider Nov 2025 #43

I'm fine with them as long as they're not on me. Talitha Nov 2025 #45

Not a fan. Xavier Breath Nov 2025 #46

mixed. AllaN01Bear Nov 2025 #47

My friend says she hate hers and tried to sand it off. When she got it the person who did it signed it. She efhmc Nov 2025 #48

I don't care for them, to each their own Skittles Nov 2025 #49

Fine for you. Not for me. Iggo Nov 2025 #50

I support people being themselves and their self-expression. Tattoos are a part of that. Ol Janx Spirit Nov 2025 #52

I have been in a nursing home in Missouri for the past 17 months. Almost all of the employees have tblue37 Nov 2025 #53

But you can change your clothes or your hairstyle. tblue37 Nov 2025 #54

Personally... choie Nov 2025 #55

Nope Bayard Nov 2025 #56

I have no problem with tattoos, but I think many people overdo it. patphil Nov 2025 #57

I think they are fine, if well thought out and applied in moderation DBoon Nov 2025 #58

They look good on some people and terrible on others. Middle-aged men who have gotten elaborate tattoo "Sleeves".... FadedMullet Nov 2025 #59

I have a small one on my back oberle Nov 2025 #60

not for me RainCaster Nov 2025 #61

I don't care for them. bamagal62 Nov 2025 #62

Tattoos are not for me. LudwigPastorius Nov 2025 #63

Don't like them. I think they're trashy-looking. (nt) Paladin Nov 2025 #64

My opinion is that it's none of my business. malthaussen Nov 2025 #65

I don't care for them, and I have one. Emile Nov 2025 #66

Certainly Not For Me ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #67

Well, yes. But then I hear a similar argument made about black folks spending money on their hair... CTyankee Nov 2025 #68

I Get Your Point, But... ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #69

I don't like to spend the money any more. Hubby wants my hair long and I just want it chopped (artfully) off. CTyankee Nov 2025 #73

My Wife Goes Back & Forth ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #85

If find an interesting art subject I print it, frame it and hang it on the wall. Tikki Nov 2025 #74

Well, that has a bit of just about everything... CTyankee Nov 2025 #75

Because my adult child has several, I think they're beautiful. chia Nov 2025 #77

That is wonderful, chia. I am glad for him/her and you. As I said, it is art (that you wear on your skin). CTyankee Nov 2025 #78

❤️ chia Nov 2025 #79

I like them on young people but after seeing doc03 Nov 2025 #80

Hate them. Sibelius Fan Nov 2025 #82

I'm mostly ok with them. I have one CanonRay Nov 2025 #83

Never wanted one, however.... LLC Nov 2025 #84

It seems when I was young, tattoos meant something, more than they do now FullySupportDems Nov 2025 #86