Discrimination against tattoos

[Antiriad2097]

I'm surprised there have been no major developments in temporary tattooing. I wouldn't mind having something I could live with for just a few years to see how it fitted me, then I could either change it or get it done permanently.

It would save a lot of mistakes.

[DPrinny]

^even permanent ones fade over the years.
As a wrestling fan these days its rare to see a mainstream "grappler" with out them.
Unless they are Japanese, to them tats mean Yakuza or bad guy

[psj3809]

I feel I'm discrimated against for having no tattoos, bloody everyone seems to have them theses days.

Well remember you are a teacher, cant have tattoos, have to be square etc

[r0jaws]

.....I don't mind tattoos but don't they all turn green as you get older?

Mine's over 20 years old and it's kinda grey and a little blurred but definitely not green. But then, seeing as it's on my upper arm, and usually well out of sight, seeing as I rarely wear a spandex singlet, it may not have been exposed to the elements enough, or something.

[Nemesis]

Tattoo equals "chav" to me so not really surprised that people get fired for having them on display. They look particularly bad on women IMO. Seeing an attractive women and then realising she's got a large tattoo is instant turn off territory. They don't look professional and just give the wrong impression to me. However, different strokes and all that.

[nakamura]

No interest in tattoos myself, they can look tacky or pretty damn good. I do cringe when I see names of people though tbh, it just feels tacky, especially kids or a since separated lover.

I wouldn't discriminate taking someone on regarding tattoos at all though. Unless they were absolutely extreme and personally I've never seen that anyway.

[Son_of_Shinobi]

I think in this day and age it's completely acceptable and the norm to have tattoos. The whole "craze" has taken off since early 2000.

However, I think (personally) that unless you a butch lesbian, girls/women shouldn't have them as they make them look trampy and very unfeminine. Fine if it's a small tattoo, but a horrible tramp stamp on the lower part of your back is just wrong. Cheryl whatever-her-name-is now looks laughable stupid with that large flower thing - reeks of desperate attention seeking.

Tattoos were always meant to be a man's thing, they were used to identify soldiers/navy types in the war, if they were found dead and didn't have any I.D, family and loved ones would be able to identify them.

I am toying with the idea of getting a tattoo, but I don't want it to be a burden in later life, they do tend to make you look quite common and a bit rough when you are in your later years.

[psj3809]

I am toying with the idea of getting a tattoo, but I don't want it to be a burden in later life, they do tend to make you look quite common and a bit rough when you are in your later years.

Ha ha see that sounds bad, so if someone has a blueish faded tattoo and they're older theyre probably 'common/bit rough' ? There is that stereotype but in 20/30 years time there'll be loaddssssss of 50 or 60 year olds with tattoos from when they got them in the 00's

Again i would rather have a blueish tattoo when i'm 60 then heart disease or liver disease due to smoking/drinking. I do laugh when some 'non tattoo' friends say similar things about 'imagine what its like when you're 60' and they're sat there on their 5th glass of wine or smoking like a chimney, hello ?! Pot kettle black ! Imagine what that craps doing to you and what your inside will look like when you're 60 !

[r0jaws]

By the time I'm that age, I think I'll be too distracted by crapping in my shreddies.

[JoeNTMY]

My friend is working on a building site where one of the site rules is you have to wear long sleeved clothes at all times. One of the reasons for this was to keep tattoos covered up, so as not to offend the public....

I've not heard of this happening before on a site... What do they do?

[crusto]

My friends install air conditioning systems, so nothing out of the ordinary. I used to do it myself until about a year ago. I think it's a Balfour Beatty site, but I will check tonight. One of the other rules that they have told me is that all scaffold towers have to be manufactured by Betaguard. I reckon that is probably illegal tbh as there are lots of companies out there whose equipment would meet the same standards. Are they getting kickbacks from Betaguard or what?

[Son_of_Shinobi]

I am toying with the idea of getting a tattoo, but I don't want it to be a burden in later life, they do tend to make you look quite common and a bit rough when you are in your later years.

Ha ha see that sounds bad, so if someone has a blueish faded tattoo and they're older theyre probably 'common/bit rough' ? There is that stereotype but in 20/30 years time there'll be loaddssssss of 50 or 60 year olds with tattoos from when they got them in the 00's

Again i would rather have a blueish tattoo when i'm 60 then heart disease or liver disease due to smoking/drinking. I do laugh when some 'non tattoo' friends say similar things about 'imagine what its like when you're 60' and they're sat there on their 5th glass of wine or smoking like a chimney, hello ?! Pot kettle black ! Imagine what that craps doing to you and what your inside will look like when you're 60 !

your argument is kinda flawed as what you look like on the outside and inside are two very different things, when people look at you and they see tatts, they are almost certainly going to have an opinion and/or judge you. However, if you have heart disease or cancer, that isn't going to be visible like a tattoo and therefore you are not as likely to be judged. You know what they say about first impressions. Laughable argument, and so chalk and cheese its not even funny.

[Dam]

I am toying with the idea of getting a tattoo, but I don't want it to be a burden in later life, they do tend to make you look quite common and a bit rough when you are in your later years.

Ha ha see that sounds bad, so if someone has a blueish faded tattoo and they're older theyre probably 'common/bit rough' ? There is that stereotype but in 20/30 years time there'll be loaddssssss of 50 or 60 year olds with tattoos from when they got them in the 00's

Again i would rather have a blueish tattoo when i'm 60 then heart disease or liver disease due to smoking/drinking. I do laugh when some 'non tattoo' friends say similar things about 'imagine what its like when you're 60' and they're sat there on their 5th glass of wine or smoking like a chimney, hello ?! Pot kettle black ! Imagine what that craps doing to you and what your inside will look like when you're 60 !

your argument is kinda flawed as what you look like on the outside and inside are two very different things, when people look at you and they see tatts, they are almost certainly going to have an opinion and/or judge you. However, if you have heart disease or cancer, that isn't going to be visible like a tattoo and therefore you are not as likely to be judged. You know what they say about first impressions. Laughable argument, and so chalk and cheese its not even funny.

If you drink and smoke a lot your whole life, its going to be very visible by the time you hit 60....