Post #556798 by woofmutt on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 11:56 PM

"As far as all of the people without tattoos... is it weird? Do some feel like they're missing out? Are people still repelled? Is there a certain pride in not having them? I have no judgment... I'm just trying to increase conversation."

Is it Weird?

It does sometimes freak me out to look and see my bare arms, but after a while you get used to the lack of tattoos being there and don't even notice.

Do some feel like they're missing out?

Oh crap...Is there some sorta benefits that come with tattoos that I don't know about? What am I missing out on?

Are people still repelled?

Yes, but to be honest I doubt it's my lack of tattoos that repels them.

Is there a certain pride in not having them?

Not really. I personally don't care for tattoos, byt it's not a point of pride that I don't have any, no more than the fact that I don't wear the latest trendy shoes.

In certain circles (rockabilly) I just expect that pert near everyone is gonna have at least a half dozen tattoos. So I do notice when rockabilly people (and to a lesser extent Tiki peoples) don't have tattoos. In fact this lil thread was dreamed up at a party Saturday night where a small group of Tiki peoples were talking about lofty subjects (such as burlesque tassels for men) and I noticed bare arms and asked if any of them had tattoos. After an unexpected rising of a full moon upon which could be seen Mickey Mouse sporting a fez, smoking a cigar, and saying "Ya sure ya betcha!" we concluded that everyone in attendance (except Mr Moon-in-his-pants) didn't have tattoos.*****

*****Some details of this story may be entirely untrue.