The human body is not a painting canvas

[Mansoor]

I am speaking about tattoos; this inappropriate choice of some people.

Sadly, in recent years, I have seen some people decorating their bodies with various shapes or words in the form of tattoos that remain permanently.

In recent years, the number of people interested in tattooing has notably increased, especially among young people.

Previously, only a few outcasts and criminals got tattoos, but now it has become somewhat of an epidemic in societies.

Why do people do this?

Why do they imprint shapes or words in different parts of their bodies using ink and a needle?

(of course this one is among the same outcasts)
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I bet, even this leopard is surprised by what human do

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People put away such the actions that are unlike the value of human


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[Majestic]

Mansoor, my friend, this may be one area where we are in agreement. I have to admit I very much dislike the current trend to tattoo every inch of your body, particularly neck tattoos (and face tattoos goes without saying).

A tattoo on your arm? OK, if you must.
A tattoo across your chest or your back? It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my bone, so, again, do it if you have to.
A gazillion tattoos peeking out from your sleeves or your pants or your collar...and my mind flicks a switch that says, "here is a person who has no sense".

Sorry, it is just one thing that I am unable to accommodate.
Moving from Japan to the US, I was, and still am, amazed and annoyed by the volume of tattoos that people have and display.

This is one of my most conservative, reactionary views. I am not proud of it, but I can't change it.

 

[thomas]

Gentlemen, I am in agreement and extend my dislike to certain types of body piercings.

This is one of my most conservative, reactionary views. I am not proud of it, but I can't change it.

I feel exactly the same way.

 

[Lothor]

I don't like them much either.

 

[nice gaijin]

While I might have opinions about the aesthetic choices others make, and the permanent nature some of them have..."really, you want THAT on your face forever?" kind of reactions... it's their body and their choice, and my opinion doesn't--and shouldn't--matter much.

I learned a phrase while helping out at a local children's arts school, meant to teach kids (like 9 and under, I think) to measure their words when they express opinions to each other: don't 'yuck' someone else's 'yum.'

 

[johnnyG]

I've heard that tattooed japanese girls are not at all stuck up...

 

[Mansoor]

Mansoor, my friend, this may be one area where we are in agreement. I have to admit I very much dislike the current trend to tattoo every inch of your body, particularly neck tattoos (and face tattoos goes without saying).

A tattoo on your arm? OK, if you must.
A tattoo across your chest or your back? It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my bone, so, again, do it if you have to.
A gazillion tattoos peeking out from your sleeves or your pants or your collar...and my mind flicks a switch that says, "here is a person who has no sense".

Sorry, it is just one thing that I am unable to accommodate.
Moving from Japan to the US, I was, and still am, amazed and annoyed by the volume of tattoos that people have and display.

This is one of my most conservative, reactionary views. I am not proud of it, but I can't change it.

I am happy the article affected you .

 

[Mansoor]

I thought for a while to find out what the reason for tattoos was in ancient history and why some ancient people tended to use this method of imprinting shapes or words on their bodies.

I have finally reached this theory:

Those ancient peoples did not do it for makeup or aesthetics, but rather they used tattoos as identification signs. Perhaps they tattooed simple small circular shapes with specific numbers to represent their family or tribe, allowing them to be recognized in different areas or within their own society. Based on my findings (through my thoughts and talent), it seems that these signs were often tattooed on their faces or hands to be obvious.

Today, that individual action with identification purpose has been changed into this extreme and inappropriate use of tattoo that seems disgusting.

 

[mdchachi]

I thought for a while to find out what the reason for tattoos was in ancient history and why some ancient people tended to use this method of imprinting shapes or words on their bodies.

I have finally reached this theory:

Those ancient peoples did not do it for makeup or aesthetics, but rather they used tattoos as identification signs. Perhaps they tattooed simple small circular shapes with specific numbers to represent their family or tribe, allowing them to be recognized in different areas or within their own society. Based on my findings (through my thoughts and talent), it seems that these signs were often tattooed on their faces or hands to be obvious.

Today, that individual action with identification purpose has been changed into this extreme and inappropriate use of tattoo that seems disgusting.

Why do you feel that today's tattooing is so different from ancient peoples? Tattoos of today also allow people to be recognized in different areas or within their own society.

 

[dracuella]

To me, tattoos could be a way of eternalising something that had lasting impact on you. To some, that is the birth of a child, the death of a loved one, or some significant event in life. To others, it's a quote or saying, or a place or person. I don't think there's anything wrong in decorating your body with any of that. As said

don't 'yuck' someone else's 'yum.'

You do need to be aware that some will judge you based on those tattoos so be mindful of that when you make drastic decisions, such as having neck and face tattooed.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

I personally don't like tattoos. I think they look tacky and are a waste of money.

However, to be fair, I used to have long hair, and it caused many people offense in the small town in which I grew up. The form of "expressing oneself" has merely changed, I suppose. Whatever my opinions on tattoos themselves, tattoos don't make for bad people. Just like my long hair didn't make me a bad person.

I feel for people who later decide to remove their tattoo(s), because it's much more difficult to remove a tattoo than it was to cut my hair.

 

[thomas]

In my grandparent's generation, only "convicts and sailors" had tattoos. While considering them tacky or trashy, I believe none here would go so far as to claim tattoos make bad people. Like Majestic stated above, they are just hard to accommodate.

 

[Mansoor]

Why do you feel that today's tattooing is so different from ancient peoples? Tattoos of today also allow people to be recognized in different areas or within their own society.

The difference is due to different purposes. Those ancient peoples did not do that to show themselves off or to deviate from societal norms and customs.

 

[Mansoor]

I personally don't like tattoos. I think they look tacky and are a waste of money.

However, to be fair, I used to have long hair, and it caused many people offense in the small town in which I grew up. The form of "expressing oneself" has merely changed, I suppose. Whatever my opinions on tattoos themselves, tattoos don't make for bad people. Just like my long hair didn't make me a bad person.

I feel for people who later decide to remove their tattoo(s), because it's much more difficult to remove a tattoo than it was to cut my hair.

Having long hair has always been an ordinary choice, and some people prefer not to cut their hair, perhaps for beauty or as a ritual custom. Such a choice is not to be blamed.

However, extreme tattooing, like what I showed in my first post, is not a natural or usual thing in a normal society and cannot be compared to different hair styles (not odd styles like the one below).