But, as one woman in Wales will attest, it's difficult to get acceptance when you have more than 800 tattoos from head to toe.
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I'm fairly heavily tattooed - arms, chest and neck - but everything I have can be covered with a long sleeved shirt with a collar for job interviews and court appearances.
I have lost a job because of them, though. Back in 1991 I had a temporary lay-off at the warehouse right after I started there, so I went looking for another job.
I interviewed at a machine shop, everything went great, the foreman who was in his 60s or 70s told me "Welcome aboard" and reached out to shake my hand. I reached out, my shirt sleeve slid up and I could see his facial expression change the second he saw the ink on my wrist.
I never heard another word from them.
IMHO, nuthin' sez crazy as well as a face full of ink...that bitch has 10 foot pole marks all over her face.
ReplyDeleteBeing a fat cow gives her quite a bit more acreage for the ink. One of the few benefits of being fat.
ReplyDelete"Hey Sweetcheeks, have you thought about applying for a job at the tattoo parlor?"
ReplyDeleteI don't have any tats, but I don't see them as a problem like some old farts do. However I'd prefer a hot babe with smooth, silky skin refrain from using it as a canvas..
ReplyDeleteUs old farts could always get a haircut to hide our rebellious nature. I hate to contemplate what a future generation will do to sow some outrage.
DeleteAnd as you note, it's the skin that's attractive, not the ink. It doesn't matter what a young woman decorates herself with because it's her teen skin the guys want. When the teen skin goes away no ink can bring that allure back.
There's going to be a lot of grannies walking around soon simply looking awful.
Its true, sadly.... a guy I worked with in Nashville was absolutely the nicest, sweetest, kindest, most hard working SOB I've met in a long time. Was supervisor in a transportation dept. Shirtsleeves, neck tats, even had some under his hair, he would shave once a year in the summer. Talking with our boss at the time (we were both supers), he'll never get into the office with all those tats. Never. Sad but true. Consider that before you ink up!
ReplyDeleteI always figured people who get tattooed from head to toe are just plain not happy with what God provided....it's a personal choice....I choose not to....I have noticed, though, that these ladies who choose to get "sleeves" and complete leg coverings, some how look.....dirty....I understand the military tattoos and the people who commemorate dead relatives, but for the most part, I guess it's an attempt at art?....
ReplyDeleteI have 4, 2 fairly large, and all can be concealed by a polo shirt, so nobody knows I have tattoos unless I want them to know.
ReplyDeleteMy doctor's a good shit. He asked about the maritime tattoos I have, since I'm a merchant seaman, and said he had to turn down a potential partner in his practice for her forearm tattoos, knowing he was being an asshole, and also knowing that in the real world, people would question a family doctor who relies on trust to do her job.
You just made me realize something. My Dad was a merchant seaman his whole life. Grew up during the depression, sailed gasoline tankers in WWII, retired working on tugs and was engineer on S.F.'s only fireboat at the time. He had zero tattoos. I never even thought about that before now.
DeleteThe only explanation I can think of is that his only concern his entire working life was to provide for his family. He must have figured every penny he spent on tattoos was money his family wouldn't have. That's the kind of guy he was. Supporting his family was #1 priority. He was driven that way.
Wife was absolutely insistent upon getting tatted for her nth birthday a few years back (hello, midlife crisis) but fortunately I talked her out of either the tramp stamp or the barbed wire anklet that she was mulling in her unimaginative way. Instead, I convinced her to get a small spray of roses on her front hipbone, just beneath the bikini line. Easily covered up, but available for display if she dares wear something appropriately revealing. And it was just enough ink to satisfy her lust to "join the crowd".
ReplyDeleteOur son, on the other hand, is a veritable walking billboard of seemingly random graffiti, toes to earlobes. No corner office in his future, sadly.
TBC
Heavily tatted buddy of mine set his "furthest on the wrist" distance by putting on his dress shirts and reaching out his arms to see where the sleeves hiked up to. No tats lower than that.
ReplyDeleteOur son has full sleeves but he's an ex-heavy metal guitar player, now an employed citizen with kids. I had a fit when he had the first tats though because we were fully supporting him and I thought the money could have gone for something needful. Also, I don't like doing things that can't be undone. Yeah, I know, but realistically.
ReplyDeletereligion of self-mutilation
ReplyDeleteFunniest interview of on of these types - she said I'm "telling a story", it's art!
ReplyDeleteInterviewer then asked any regrets?
Her reply was fking irony on meth
A: I hate when people stare at me"
No shit - well hon, they're reading the story you have inked & pierced all over your body - dumbass
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I get that guys in the military and various occupations will get unit/commemorative tatts. I still think it's a waste of money, and that anyone who gets highly visible ink done needs to be prepared for being judged by those who don't care for it, whatever their reasons. That's just how the world is. Actions have consequences, so choose wisely or learn to accept the downside.
ReplyDeleteAs for women getting tatts, every girl I've known who had any done had emotional/psych issues, and that's especially true for the heavily covered one's. Considering what that kind of work costs (even if done over time) and that most chicks who got done up that heavily couldn't really afford it without foregoing other - usually more important - expenditures, it just reeks of typical female implusivity, like buying another bag or pair of shoes when the rent is due and she can't pay for both with the funds she has on hand. Then the boyfriend (or simp) gets hit up to cover the shortfall. Fuck that noise, learn to spend wisely, sugartits.
Besides which, there is nothing individualistic or unique (which is the off repeated justification) about doing something that has become ubiquitous. They are just doing what everyone else they know is doing for the sake of fitting in. Such rebels.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and we are all entitled to disagree. When I was young tattoos weren't mainstream, military, sailors, bikers and such were the majority of tattoo fans. Somewhere it became the must have fashion statement and it all went to hell.....
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I designed one for myself when I was in the Navy, almost got written up for defacing government property.
ReplyDeleteWhat I told my son way back when he wanted his first was look at where you want to see yourself 20 years from now. Plan on putting them where you can cover them if your job requires, none on the face or neck and probably not the hands either... well he's 41 now and has a bunch of them but not where they can't be covered by clothing so 😎👍
ReplyDeleteToo late to the party, I guess. Well, anyway... tattoo culture is fascinating, especially Japanese and Pacific Islander. At least, I think so. I'm duly impressed by the artistry and skill employed by the best artists. But I've always wondered about the motivations for getting them, in most cases. I know people who have ink that's particularly meaningful to them, but I've also seen a lot of flash and trash tatts. It's especially that latter kinds that make me scratch my head.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't the first such story I've seen, and the same question always comes to mind: where does an unemployed person get the money for all that ink?
- Mr. Mayo
Have you checked your wallet lately?
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That's more face ink than a Maori warrior - but not nearly as well done. Any person hiring will think two things on seeing that face: She's a fool, and no one is going to like seeing that face at work all day.
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