I think there is a difference between fad and social acceptance. If Tattooing is a fad, it is a fucking long lasting one with no end in sight. Perhaps you're seeing more tattoos because they're more socially acceptable. People who wouldn't have been tattooed 10 years ago are getting them now.
It doesn't really matter if it is a fad or not. It doesn't really matter if anyone else likes them or not. The only thing that matters is that the person getting the tattoo gets something they like and are happy with the results.
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But this is what I'm saying... have not tattoos as well? Do you know how many cultures have tattooed themselves for thousands, perhaps millions of years? Not a fad at all. And I think you've missed my point about the ipod... the idea of having music in your ears all day, all night - the idea of loving music to an obsessive extent - is not a fad. The ipod is incidental to that. When there's something else out there, I might get it, but only because I love music. I'm going to get another tattoo. But only because I love art.
tattoos have been around for many many years.... but not popular like now.... which is why i believe it is a fad..... maybe in ten years people will be saying they are horrible and nobody will be getting them (except obviously the cultures\people that have done it for all those years).. who knows... maybe they will always be popular like now... i dont know! but to me, theyre a fad lol. and music will always be around ..... but the ipod... doubtful.. because its a fad! i dont think fads are bad... the popularity of things change year to year, decade to decade.... what is in now... will not be in one year or ten years.... its just how it is!
tattoos have been around for many many years.... but not popular like now.... which is why i believe it is a fad..... maybe in ten years people will be saying they are horrible and nobody will be getting them (except obviously the cultures\people that have done it for all those years).. who knows... maybe they will always be popular like now... i dont know! but to me, theyre a fad lol. and music will always be around ..... but the ipod... doubtful.. because its a fad! i dont think fads are bad... the popularity of things change year to year, decade to decade.... what is in now... will not be in one year or ten years.... its just how it is!
OK, I don't know why I'm getting bothered by this, but how can you NOT see that tattooing is only a passing fad in the western world? And the fact that that's what worries you is highly ironic.. you won't get a tattoo because it's a westernised fad - therefore, what your western culture says, governs what you choose to appreciate as an art form. You follow western (American/British) fads. Only you don't think this one will last so you're not interested.
Do you own a television? One day that will be a touch screen, and perhaps a teleportation device too.
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'
Anyone else think that tatts are becoming increasingly lame and cheesy. More and more people are getting them just to get them. Any time I discover a tramp stamp on a chicks lower back it's almost a sign of a girl who can't think for herself.
I do think that tattoos and tattooing is an art form. Like all art though, the ratio of crap to quality is astronomical.
Why are there tv shows about tattooing? I don't get it.
I think you are about 12 years behind in your observation. those lower back tats came into force in 96.
I first noticed them (and I am very observant in these areas) in the UK, oh, around 2002. Wouldn't like my girlfriend to have one just cos of the whore connotations, yet I would like to experience a female............. you catch my drift.
the only difference in regards to tattooing that i see today is it's increasing acceptance for ANYone to have a tattoo. overall, i think that's a good thing.
i think people have always chosen to get them just to get them...some are always lame and cheesy....etc. others put a great deal of thought into it and pick meaningful/beautiful imagery. it is what it is.
For sure it wasn't commonplace in the late 90's for women to have them.
Very young? No.
Why? because of the whore comment or for not having had coital relations with such a female?
I don't think they are whores for having a symbol on the nape of their back, but somehow the link is there, often a visible g-string accompanies the tattoo and I find that cheap.
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'
For sure it wasn't commonplace in the late 90's for women to have them.
oh god, yes it was. I turned 18 in '96 and EVERYONE was just rushing out to get the lower back suns if you were a girl and the arm bands if you were a guy. it was so pathetic. Everyone I know who got a sun on their lower back hates it now.
I love tattoos though. I don't like being covered in them, but one really gorgeous tat is awesome. My brother just got an awesome one that is masterfully done. The only reason I don't have one is because I could never decide on one thing I really wanted (plus, I'm a commitiphobe).
I'm actually kinda depressed because I always said I would get a tat on my 30th birthday, but that is this wednesday (it used to seem really far away!) and I never came up with anything!
Each of them put me a year behind in donating blood so that factors into my decision as well.
That was a big deal to me, too. I actually like to donate blood. After yesterday's beer-a-thon, I would definitely like to generate some new, alcohol-free cells ! But I have to wait until September, due to my latest tattoo.
If I had known then what I know now...
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oh god, yes it was. I turned 18 in '96 and EVERYONE was just rushing out to get the lower back suns if you were a girl and the arm bands if you were a guy. it was so pathetic. Everyone I know who got a sun on their lower back hates it now.
I'm actually kinda depressed because I always said I would get a tat on my 30th birthday, but that is this wednesday (it used to seem really far away!) and I never came up with anything!
Ok, I refer to London in England and for a fact it was very rare for female s of any age to have a tattoo on the nape of their back in the 90's at the very least. This is not a roundabout statement or bollocky conjecture it is the truth. And I'm sorry if it offends but it has grown through whore culture!!
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It doesn't really matter if it is a fad or not. It doesn't really matter if anyone else likes them or not. The only thing that matters is that the person getting the tattoo gets something they like and are happy with the results.
OK, I don't know why I'm getting bothered by this, but how can you NOT see that tattooing is only a passing fad in the western world? And the fact that that's what worries you is highly ironic.. you won't get a tattoo because it's a westernised fad - therefore, what your western culture says, governs what you choose to appreciate as an art form. You follow western (American/British) fads. Only you don't think this one will last so you're not interested.
Do you own a television? One day that will be a touch screen, and perhaps a teleportation device too.
- the great Sir Leo Harrison
I think you are about 12 years behind in your observation. those lower back tats came into force in 96.
i think people have always chosen to get them just to get them...some are always lame and cheesy....etc. others put a great deal of thought into it and pick meaningful/beautiful imagery. it is what it is.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
:rolleyes:
Are you very young?
Very young? No.
Why? because of the whore comment or for not having had coital relations with such a female?
I don't think they are whores for having a symbol on the nape of their back, but somehow the link is there, often a visible g-string accompanies the tattoo and I find that cheap.
i need to find myself a girl who looks like pixie from LA ink. thats a good example of tattoos lookin hot- a proper sleeve!
http://img111.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=43634_0000041835_20070801164508_122_1114lo.jpg
LOL touche
- the great Sir Leo Harrison
oh god, yes it was. I turned 18 in '96 and EVERYONE was just rushing out to get the lower back suns if you were a girl and the arm bands if you were a guy. it was so pathetic. Everyone I know who got a sun on their lower back hates it now.
I love tattoos though. I don't like being covered in them, but one really gorgeous tat is awesome. My brother just got an awesome one that is masterfully done. The only reason I don't have one is because I could never decide on one thing I really wanted (plus, I'm a commitiphobe).
I'm actually kinda depressed because I always said I would get a tat on my 30th birthday, but that is this wednesday (it used to seem really far away!) and I never came up with anything!
That was a big deal to me, too. I actually like to donate blood. After yesterday's beer-a-thon, I would definitely like to generate some new, alcohol-free cells
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By the way, my 30th is on wednesday also!