Are tattoos the latest version of council estate gold.
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mildmannered said:
shakotan said:
Thankfully, most respectable tattoo'd folks couldn't give a f
k about you, whereas you give a fk about them.
Odd response? its not about "giving a fk about you, whereas you give a fk about them.k" as you so eloquently phrased it. It is about tastes and life choices as far as I'm concerned.In my opinion, tattoos are tasteless and have very negative associations, however, it would appear, that my character is being questioned for having this opinion?
kwit.You're judging people purely on their appearance and making a sweeping generalisation.
Unfortunately it appears to be a trait of so many in society these days to cast aspersion on the many for the actions of the few.
So every single mother on benefits is a work-shy scrounger, every Muslim is a terrorist, and every tattoo'd person is a chav scumbag.
You should actually be ashamed of yourself, but I suspect your moral blinkers forbid it.
thismonkeyhere said:
Supported by the evidence in this thread, my opinion is that tattooed people are overly defensive.
Oh do behave!Someone starts a thread about how all tattoo'd people are chavs, wasters, criminals, mentally ill and gawd knows what other baseless accusations have been cast in here, and no-one is allowed to respond to this nonsense unless there are 'overly defensive'.
Ridiculous.
SickFish said:
You are quite correct, nothing past collar and cuffs.
No, I do not think you are snobbish.... I think you are an idiot who makes inflammatory remarks about the way people look, when in reality you are just a jumped up little tt with less dress sense than my bloody mother, who would be happy wearing a table cloth if it had flowers on it!
Lets be honest, the day I want to look like this....
Is the day I feel it necessary to commit social suicide
You don't like someone casting aspersions about you but are happy to cast those same aspersions, based on a look? Don't get so bent out of shape and personal if you want to maintain the high moral ground.No, I do not think you are snobbish.... I think you are an idiot who makes inflammatory remarks about the way people look, when in reality you are just a jumped up little t
t with less dress sense than my bloody mother, who would be happy wearing a table cloth if it had flowers on it!Lets be honest, the day I want to look like this....
Is the day I feel it necessary to commit social suicide
BTW, tattoos don't bother me at all; live and let live. I don't have any though. I did, however, have a fetching look going on in the 80s; two earrings in one ear, one in the other. The kids find it highly amusing to remind me of this!
shakotan said:
thismonkeyhere said:
Supported by the evidence in this thread, my opinion is that tattooed people are overly defensive.
Oh do behave!Someone starts a thread about how all tattoo'd people are chavs, wasters, criminals, mentally ill and gawd knows what other baseless accusations have been cast in here, and no-one is allowed to respond to this nonsense unless there are 'overly defensive'.
Ridiculous.
Sorry, I know it's irrelevant but I like to drop that line from time to time in arguments. As you were.
Sheets Tabuer said:
We all know the ultimate symbol of a chav is a trampoline in the garden.
In fairness - you can't possibly have kids and make this statement can you? 
Pretty much everyone I know (country folk - Volvos-a-plenty, professionals, minimal body art etc...) has a trampoline - it is an even better child-distracter than Minecraft!
ChemicalChaos said:
What's arguably worse than huge glaring tattoos, is the recent trend for wearing half of Screwfix's stock through various bits of one's face. Especially those fking ridiculous ear stretching plugs.
Hopefully this will be a passing fadking ridiculous ear stretching plugs.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2868265/...
singlecoil said:
There's no doubt that tattoos are rare among the professional classes.
That's simply not true. I work for one of the Big Four accountancy firms and myself and most of my colleagues are chartered accountants. I have a tattoo and I would estimate that something like 10-20% of people at my firm that I know well have one. Ok, we're not talking face and hands (although back of the neck is quite popular with the girls) but a fair proportion have been inked somewhere.
shakotan said:
thismonkeyhere said:
Supported by the evidence in this thread, my opinion is that tattooed people are overly defensive.
Oh do behave!Someone starts a thread about how all tattoo'd people are chavs, wasters, criminals, mentally ill and gawd knows what other baseless accusations have been cast in here, and no-one is allowed to respond to this nonsense unless there are 'overly defensive'.
Ridiculous.
There's a level of vitriol shown by many here, that you just wouldn't see if you were to discuss other foibles, attributes, fashion statements or defects.
But what do I know? Feel free to call me a 'raging f
kwit'.Tats don't really bother me.
Some are good. Many more are awful.
But the fact that they are currently so fashionable rather dilutes the justification for getting one.
If I have a problem with tattoos, it is this:
They are generally a statement of one's individuality. They are usually something personal.
But they are inked onto your skin by a perfect stranger. So the reality is that they are a statement of the skill (or incompetence) of the artist.
Ok, you might pick what sort of design you want, but you just end up being the canvas for another person's art.
I had a more positive opinion about tattoos before they became the latest fashion statement, but hey, it's a free country, so if they turn you on then go for it.
But I'm not sure that I accept that they remain uncommon amongst the professions. I am a lawyer and know several colleagues who are discreetly tattooed. Two that spring to mind are fat middle aged men with incongruous tribal designs on their shoulders. Another is a 45 year old woman who has a flower on her bum. In fact, the woman who was prosecuting my case this morning has a rather fetching bird (of the feathered variety) adorning her stomach.
So I certainly don't subscribe to the view that they are the domain of council house dwellers and benefits scroungers.
Each to his own, and all that. But they certainly aren't for me.
Some are good. Many more are awful.
But the fact that they are currently so fashionable rather dilutes the justification for getting one.
If I have a problem with tattoos, it is this:
They are generally a statement of one's individuality. They are usually something personal.
But they are inked onto your skin by a perfect stranger. So the reality is that they are a statement of the skill (or incompetence) of the artist.
Ok, you might pick what sort of design you want, but you just end up being the canvas for another person's art.
I had a more positive opinion about tattoos before they became the latest fashion statement, but hey, it's a free country, so if they turn you on then go for it.
But I'm not sure that I accept that they remain uncommon amongst the professions. I am a lawyer and know several colleagues who are discreetly tattooed. Two that spring to mind are fat middle aged men with incongruous tribal designs on their shoulders. Another is a 45 year old woman who has a flower on her bum. In fact, the woman who was prosecuting my case this morning has a rather fetching bird (of the feathered variety) adorning her stomach.
So I certainly don't subscribe to the view that they are the domain of council house dwellers and benefits scroungers.
Each to his own, and all that. But they certainly aren't for me.
lauda said:
singlecoil said:
There's no doubt that tattoos are rare among the professional classes.
That's simply not true. I work for one of the Big Four accountancy firms and myself and most of my colleagues are chartered accountants. I have a tattoo and I would estimate that something like 10-20% of people at my firm that I know well have one. I work in law and the same sort of ratio probably applies to your own observation. More often than not it's the support staff with the ink and frankly they could be working in any industry.
FWIW - I really like tatts and think they can look incredibly hot when done well.
Shnozz said:
If the UK average is 1 in 5 and your own straw poll is 1 in 10 in an accountancy practice it's arguably rare at being half the national average.
I work in law and the same sort of ratio probably applies to your own observation. More often than not it's the support staff with the ink and frankly they could be working in any industry.
FWIW - I really like tatts and think they can look incredibly hot when done well.
Sure, one in ten is a lower ratio than one in five (can you tell I'm an accountant?) but I'd hardly call it 'rare'. I work in law and the same sort of ratio probably applies to your own observation. More often than not it's the support staff with the ink and frankly they could be working in any industry.
FWIW - I really like tatts and think they can look incredibly hot when done well.
thismonkeyhere said:
shakotan said:
thismonkeyhere said:
Supported by the evidence in this thread, my opinion is that tattooed people are overly defensive.
Oh do behave!Someone starts a thread about how all tattoo'd people are chavs, wasters, criminals, mentally ill and gawd knows what other baseless accusations have been cast in here, and no-one is allowed to respond to this nonsense unless there are 'overly defensive'.
Ridiculous.
There's a level of vitriol shown by many here, that you just wouldn't see if you were to discuss other foibles, attributes, fashion statements or defects.
But what do I know? Feel free to call me a 'raging f
kwit'.If you don't think that a measured response to judgemental pricks then you have a very skewed view of how the world should work.
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