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SonofZ3:
Although I completely agree with the sentiment that you shouldn't get something written on you in a different language if you don't want it on you in your own, I do think there are some exceptions. All languages have words and phrases that have special importance, and they generally lose something in translation. Whether or not someone outside of that given culture can truly relate is another topic. The easiest examples I can think of are Bushido and Seppuku. I don't think, being an American that won't like likely ever get a chance to spend any large amount of time in Japan, that I'll ever understand to the fullest either of those concepts. Bushido, in english, would be something close to warrior code, but obviously something is lost in that translation, as the two words do not cause the same ideas and response. I guess what I'm basically trying to say is that some things, to be properly expressed, should be left in their original language and characters, in which case foreign language tattoos might be acceptable.
costacide:
The best tattoos don't really mean anything.
Though in all seriousness...we've all seen alot of shitty tattoos, no doubt. And I don't necessarily mean badly-done, just vaguely stupid ones that are chock-loaded with cliches and no real meaning beyond "this is for my bro who TOTALLY sketched this original design back in 8th grade and wanted to get it before he died in a drunk driving accident that he caused doing 110 while drunk on stolen Jager in his dad's car". Most of them I ended up watching on those kinda dumb "Miami Ink"-style shows (man, God bless cable TV).
I guess my main "beef" is with people trying to associate these incredibly deep but really stupid-sounding and not entirely sincere, but they just don't want to sound stupid saying "I thought it looked really pretty". Which is, to me at least, a perfectly acceptable reason. I mean, we're all adults here and well-meaning or semi-dickish jokes to each other come with the territory of sharing information about ourselves, including tattoos.
I got this a few years ago;
It's from a collage that was in an issue of TransWorld Skateboarding I read when I was like 14. There really isn't much meaning beyond that it's a cool saying from a cool little piece of art I saved for years just because I liked it and it vaguely reminded me of the style of an artist I dig, Scott Sinclair (SINC). I'd like more if I can stop being so lazy, and they'll probably not necessarily always mean something, I'll just think it's a cool piece of art I somehow connect with and want to wear on my skin.
BrittanyMarie:
I'm sort of with you. Mine, way back in this thread, was because I found the image compelling enough to somehow make me do a double-take when I first saw it. It's like it punched me in the gut and said "Brittany! Look at me Brittany! Somehow I seem important to you even though I am just a creepy-assed monster! Put me on your skin permanently!" and I says I says "lol ok".
David_Dovey:
My personal tattoo philosophy is to make the first one you get all significant and deep and shit, and then after that you're free to get a bunch of dumb tattoos. I think people are way too worried about what they're gonna think when they're 60 that it stops them having fun when they're young. I know I'll feel completely different in forty years time, but if I look back on my youth with no regrets, that's gonna be a big thing to regret, because it meant I didn't take risks and I didn't do stupid shit. And let's face it, stupid shit is always the most fun, right?
A lot of the concepts behind my tattoos and the tats I plan to get may be pretty dodgy, but they'll always at least be aesthetically pleasing. Plus I plan to have so many tattoos that it'll make it hard for anything to just pop out as idiotic anyway.
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