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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Well I guess if "they look stupid, or like criminals" is an uwarranted prejudice, call me unwarrantedly prejudiced.
I don't care about tattoos anywhere else, but in those three specific places (face, hands, head) it means something else.
A guy with an elaborate tattoo of a skull on his neck is, in one obvious way, dumber than a guy without. Why do I make this judgment? Because getting a tattoo with a large, elaborate skull on your neck is a dumb thing to do.
Sure, it's possible that he could be the best damn worker in the world, but the possibility that he could one day make a truly insane, life-altering decision is laid plain right there in front of me. He's advertising it. "I might do something crazy, see? I've done it before".
The other guy isn't saying that.
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I think that is simplifying it too much. There may be meaning behind some of the choices that person makes. There is also a possibility they made a poor decision when they were young, people can most definitely change.
While I understand why neck and hands tattoos freak some people out, it certainly doesn't bother me and I have no problem with it. In a way I'm envious because I would like to do it, but I'd have to find a new way to support myself unfortunately. Which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing I guess!
For me, I look at the tattoo first, if it's, clearly homemade etc I will have questions, but even then, I try to be open minded about it. If it's a well done nice piece of art, I wouldn't think twice.
Maybe in a way the other guy is saying something crazy. I follow what everyone else does, don't think outside the box, and I'm not a creative person. Thats not necessarily the case, but the argument can be spun that way.