Body Art?
 

Where do you stand on this? By body art I mean tattoo's, piercings, implants etc. It's getting to the point where so many people are getting tattooed it's rare to see someone WITHOUT them. I think that having tatoo's has lost a little of it's mystique. People are getting covered in them but is it for the right reasons? I have two myself but for a reason-my Celtic band was taken from an ancient design which reflects my love for dark age British history and my tattoo that is on the back of my neck is a friendship tatoo.

If people have them for the right reasons then fantastic but already I have friends who regret many of them. I have to say though that a select few or even one tattoo on women can be highly attractive and if there is a belly button peircing then WOW, but again too many just does'nt look good or does it?

I used to have 7 facial piercings and came to the conclusion that it just did'nt suit me, so now i only have my eyebrow but do you have lot's of piercings? Are tatoo's body art or have they lost a certain mystique?

My father does the whole 'when your under my roof..' thing, but once I move out I plan on getting the man in the moon tattooed on my inner arm.

Jackhammer, I must disagree with tattoo's losing there "mystique". There is a clear line between someones tattoo that was just random or looked cool, and one that really relates to the wearer. To me at least, I find it is an easy spot when someone picked a tattoo without thinking, and when t has an air f mystery and meaning surrounding it. Also I think the more people that have piercing and tattoos the better. It means that society is opening up to non conventional ways of living.

I have a lion on each forearm because I am a Leo. (birthday is 8/21) Right now I believe I have 6 piercings all of which are in my ears. I plan on getting D J M R put across my back when the money comes my way. Each letter standing for a member of my immediate family.

Whoa, 7 facial piercings. That sounds pretty intense actually, haha.

I really think tatoos should mostly be kept small, the more obtrusive ones generally end up looking a bit tacky.

I think i've given up on the idea of a tattoo, i'd like one but it takes a certain person i think an i'm a skinny shit.

I don't have any piercings, and I don't ever plan on it, really.

Tattoos are a big fat no for me.

I'm not saying completely at all, a lot has to do with the reasons behind them and how relevant they are. Years ago a full tattoo sleeve was a complete no no, now so many people are wearing sleeveless tops with hundreds of tattoo's and it just seems so ordinary now. Damn I love tattoos and want more but only for the right reasons. I mean; the one on my neck is not visible unless my t-shirt has a low neckline.

As for the seven piercings:

3 in ear lobe
1 in ear pinna
1 in ear tragus
1 in nose
1 in eyebrow

I have nine hoops in my ears, that's it. It used to be eleven but one got got ripped out and one got infected from a little touch of frostbite. No tats, I've never been able to think of anything I'd want permanently on my body.

I can't find something that's important AND unique enough for me to get it tattooed. Even if one day I do, I wouldn't know where to put it. It's also too damn expensive to get anything worthwhile. I went through a "lets get a leg tattoo" phase until I found out it would cost me my balls to get it.

I can see why tattoos would be nice, but they're just too expensive, and I just have better things to do than plan for one for now.

As for piercings, I think they're bs. They don't mean anything. People get tattoos because its art on their bodies, or they signify something. Nobody gets a piercing because it signifies something.

Or maybe it's just me. I can't find a single logical reason why I would want to mutilate my body in such a way. Would anyone care to enlighten this ignorant mind?

I'd rather have a piercing, because if I end up regretting it, it's not like I have to wear the thing for the rest of my life (unless you get one of those huge loop things where you can see right through your ear (don't remember what they're called)).

If you look after a piercing they rarely scar after removal. Sometimes the lobes stay open but it's hardly noticeable. Perhaps I just like a bit of pain lol

I was the first kid in junior school to have more than one piercing in my ear.

I was the coolest kid in my school for almost a whole week.

Lol, yeah, except for that guy.

I would explain it that same way, with the "liking a bit of pain" thing, but I knew I would come off as an ignorant bastard.

I've always heard those referred to as "gauges". I'm sure there are probably other words for them too.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of pain. :D I got what I got just because I liked the way they looked.

I tried gauging my ears a few years ago, they smell worse than they feel.

Well gauging is different from piercings although they initially start off the same. That's not for me personally although I know a guy who's a chef with them and he loops the lobes around the top his ears @ work. Not very attractive I have to say.

Oh yeah, just what I needed to hear.:yeah:

I'm pretty sure I'm going to think about this comment every time I see someone with gauges from now on.

I'd like a tatoo at some point in my life, but I'll need some meaning behind it. Perhaps a song lyric with a future wife's initials under it or something...

And I've always wanted to get the Radiohead lyric 'Immerse your soul in love' on my back.

yea a friend of a friend of mine was gauging his ears... he told me to smell them cuz they smelled like vag

said i'd pass

The smell of such is not a particularly attractive smell, as all things that tend to smell in the human body are. Don't know why many men consider it attractive. Guess they must be the same dudes who will one day gauge their ears and get a boner.

... i crossed the line.

1. For everyone who thinks they will always be stuck with a tattoo. Now entirely true. 10 years ago a moderately sized tattoo was 10,ooo dollars to remove. Today its anywhere from a couple hundred to 2,ooo. The success rate of the new laser removal is almost 95% removal of your body. (depending on colors) So in another 510 years they expect it will be a simple removal that will only take one session.

2. In the near future all tattoo ink will be made from different materials. This new ink will be permanent, but can be removed by laser removal in one cheap single session.

Point being, tattoos are not even close to being as permanent as they once were.

But I don't want 95% of my body removed! :eek:

:D

I have both my ears peirced. i had them gauged for about a week then couldn't stand it. It wasn't anything major though, they have different sizes if you don't want to be obnoxius.
My cousin has a tatoo acroos his neck of a EITS song title. It's pretty sweet.

The worst is when non-religious people get crosses and such on them. I just facepalm so hard when they do that.

Maybe they just appreciate it for it's value as a torture device?

I don't think there's THAT many sadistic people in the world.

Maybe they just really like the letter "t".

Or they were misinformed about +.

same here.

I've got one tattoo. It's about 2x2 inches or maybe a little larger. I get given hell for it all the time, because I'm a girl and apparently it's unattractive for girls to have tattoos... but it's feminine and simple and I like it and so do most males so meh!

I also have 3 ear holes in each ear and my bellybutton is pierced.

I don't have a problem with most body art so long as it is safe and tasteful. I have to admit however, I don't like the stigma that is attached to it most of the time, and this has sometimes made me regret my tattoo :(

Where is your tattoo located?

Middle upper back... sort-of between my shoulder blades.

Whoever told you it's unattractive for women to have tattoos is smoking crack.

Sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't. The 'tramp stamps' always make girls look terrible IMO.

Well, yeah, any cliched tattoo is going to look bad on the person, male or female.

Tribal Arm Band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ive always wanted something to represent my heritage because it means something to me. I want to get something for Canada, Poland, and Scotland. I havent thought about much right now other than the polish eagle that I want to get first.
http://i37.tinypic.com/3520msm.jpg
I havent found even anything I want for the canadian part, but maybe one day if I go through with it..I'll get my Mackay coat of arms for Scotland.

My doctor told me I wont live to be 528 though:(