BS: Tattoos on Women

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 11:01 AM

My children seem to be watching what their friends have done as far as tattoos and piercings and opted to avoid them for the most part. My daughter has several earring holes and one nose piercing for a small gold stud.

When they were entering the years when they were thinking about this I suggested that they look at the things they liked a couple of years ago, games, television, etc., and would they want those characters or games or whatever as tattoos now, or would they have moved on? You have to live with the decision, so make it something you're pretty certain won't bother you later. Their bodies are temples, and they're both over 21. Any decisions are theirs, I've had as much input as I ever will. Personally I hope they eschew tattoos, but I won't be shocked if they add any.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Musket
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 10:06 AM

"And tattooed on her fanny
Was Al Johnson singing Mammy"

One of those lines in a song that don't quite translate the same when crossing the pond.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: GUEST,Sid Boggle
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 09:49 AM

I am an older Gentleman with a very healthy long standing daily enthusiasm for looking at pictures of nudey ladies:

[thank you Mr Internet - modern technology now saves the age old embarrassment
of monthly trips to the newsagents for latest editions of "Escort" & "Razzle"].

So speaking as something of an expert on the subject;
it is dismaying that so many lovely knockers and bum cheeks
have been permanently defaced with the most ugly rough looking cheap artless tattoos.

I despair of any culture that even remotely considers the grotesque silicone & collagen 'enhanced'
over-tattooed on-screen telephone-chat sex-workers of late night multi channel satellite TV,
are desirable role models for a generation of under-educated celebrity fashion obsessed young women.

Nothing at all like the Japanese tradition of female body tattooing,
which is a true fine art.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 07:22 AM

My first wife had a small, maybe 1 1/2" long, abstract blue horse on her left ankle which I didn't care for when she brought it home but soon I encouraged her to get more tats in hidden places. A small, tasteful, strategically positioned tatoo can be very sexy. I never cared for tramp stamps, they kind of seem like sleazy billboards no matter how well executed.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 07:19 AM

When my girls wanted tattoos, I told them they had to first wait a very long cooling-off time, and find a woman over 60 who had one that still looked attractive, and that she was still glad she had.

They eventually both did : ) but they also did wait a very long time, until they were older and not as impulsive.

Funny thing is, I went first: that's a story for another time. I'm not really 'the type', but I'm daily glad I did it. There was that awkward moment when my teenage daughter's friend said, with all due respect, "Hey Mrs. ___ show us your new tat!!"

I do think it's a personal thing, and not too much unlike what you decide to do with your hair. Whose business is it how short or long you like it, or how much money you spend on it, or if you (gasp!) dye it. Sure, we all have an opinion, but we keep them to ourselves because it's none of our *@&%$#^ business : )

Dani

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: GUEST,CS
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 06:58 AM

First off, what other people choose to do with their own bodies, is of course none of my business - so there are no 'shoulds' here. However from a purely aesthetic perspective, I must concede that the majority of generic tattoos which get picked out of a catalogue, don't impress or interest me in the slightest, in fact I find them pretty pedestrian. A decent piece of real body art however, is great to see, and I absolutely love seeing other women confidently sporting large impressive tattoos.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Jack Campin
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 06:53 AM

The leading expert on ta moko (traditional Maori tattooing) and its use on women is Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, who was a friend of mine when I was a student. She really knows her stuff and has a traditional tattoo herself; her work is easy to google for. The Maori traditions behind this are deep and complicated.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: GUEST,vectis
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 06:29 AM

Down here in New Zealand women and men have loads of tattoos, usually just black ink. Many are cultural and denote specific talents, responsibilities or place within the tribe/family/society.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: bubblyrat
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 05:42 AM

My "other half" turned 70 in June, and she has recently had a dragon tattoo done (by a nice Polish lady called "Kinky Angel ") .Strange but true !

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 05:14 AM

Their daughters are going to infuriate their mothers by remaining entirely vanilla, with unspoiled pristine skin!

≈M≈

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: TheSnail
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 05:12 AM

Every generation has to do something to outrage their parents. Before tattoos it was piercings. Now I see perfectly normal young mothers with both tattoos and piercings. What are their daughters going to do?

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 04:30 AM

I'm with Richard on this. Whatever people choose to do to themselves is their business. I don't like it but don't want to stop them. I always think (sign of age!) "What are they going to look like when they are old?" Both my grandfathers had tattoos on forearms that were faded and didn't look good with liverspots and wrinkles!

RtS

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Musket
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 03:57 AM

Generally speaking I was never turned on myself, but others see them as jewellery so live and let live.

One girlfriend had a rather nice dolphin on her back and I often thought it looked good as tattoos go, but her rather nice back didn't need it.

When I was "playing the field" last, tattoos tended (not always..) to go on the same category as cigarettes and weed. Thanks but no thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 03:23 AM

When (if) I see a tattoo that is a real work of art, then maybe I'll change my mind. Until that happens, I would no more allow someone to tattoo my body than I would hang a cheap print on my wall.

[Though possibly, when I get older and more frail, I might consider a small notice saying: DO NOT WITHDRAW LIQUIDS.]

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Ebbie
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 03:07 AM

I keep picturing 80-year old women with sagging tats.

I used to think that tattoos were a fad that would fade (no pun intended) away but I think now that they are here to stay. Thank the gods that tattoos that cover practically the whole body, including the face are still somewhat rare but I suspect that a very high proportion of both sexes have at least some small ones, covered and out of sight, somewhere on their bodies. For the people who get them on the basis of commemoration or other meaningful reminder I figure it's not my business to have an opinion.

That said, I still don't care for them and I don't have any.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 02:54 AM

All people are perfectly entitled to have tattoos, but mostly I fail to see how they improve appearance.

Subject: RE: BS: Tattoos on Women
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 02:42 AM

Hi, Janet - I moved you down here to the non-music section, with no intention of offending Lydia the Tattooed Lady. I'm sure she's quite attractive...

I don't know that I've seen any standard, blue-and-red tattoos that look good on anyone, particularly women. I have seen temporary, henna-based tattoos that look very good - they're usually drawn with much slimmer lines and more original designs, and I like the brownish-black color.

-Joe-

Subject: Tattoos on Women
From: GUEST,Janet - Guest
Date: 08 Aug 14 - 02:09 AM

I am a middle-aged woman and I see more and more women (all ages) with various tattoos. Some women have only a few, maybe a small flower or object and others have a LOT of tattoos everywhere!

I myself have never had any desire to have a tattoo of any kind but it just amazes me that in the last 10 or 12 years I have seen a tremendous increase in women getting tattoos.

So I was just wondering what others think about it? I really (personally) don't like it at all and not even too crazy about men with a lot of tattoos, but especially don't like to see them on women.

I guess a person could say, "Well, if men can have tattoos and have been getting them for a very long time, then why not women?"
I understand that thinking but....I still don't like to see them on women. Yet everywhere I go, the post office, supermarket, buses, malls, restaurants - I see so many women nowadays with tattoos.
You rarely saw women with tattoos in the 60's & 70's & even not too much in the 90's. But now it is so popular.
I actually think that more women these days are getting tattoos then men.

So I was wondering what you guys think about it? Maybe you don't mind seeing them on women you don't know but would hesitate for your wife or girlfriend to have tattoos.
Maybe you are more open minded and have the attitude, "Well, if that's what she wants to do, then it's fine with me."

I'm just curious though what other women and guys think about tattoos in general on women?