Who is turned off by tattoos and piercings?

[quinnox]

I find these "decorations" really revolting. I mean, an ear piercing is ok, but in the tounge or nose or god knows where else?

[DarkPhenyx]

1. Definately not me.

I like them. I love them. I want some more of them.

They don't look good on all people, but for the ones that they do look good on.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. It's the "god only knows what else" that really makes me a happy guy.

I hold the same opinion on a lot of thing.

[VelmaD]

37. Good Answer

:-)

Everyone knows how I feel about tats and piercings. Love mine. Love 'em love 'em love 'em. Love 'em on other people too.

[Stone Cold]

2. man....

...women with a bellybutton ring turns me on a lot. And 1 or 2 tatoos don't hurt...but when it gets to be all over like 1/2 the body, it tends to be extreme.

[AquariDem]

50. Or if it covers a woman's entire back

But I agree, one or two small- or medium-sized tattoos aren't so bad.

[GOPisEvil]

3. Like with most things, it depends.

Some people look really good; some people don't. Also, I think tattoos and piercings CAN be overdone. I think moderation is the key. :-)

[La_Serpiente]

4. I have a bellybutton ring

and a tattoo going up my entire arm.

[short bus president]

5. meh - to each his/her own

I like my one and only facial piercing (eyebrow). Also love my tats. I think NWA summed up my feelings on the issue best, when they said "you don't like how I'm living then *#&^ YOU!"

"Clean cut" people creep me out, but I've never started a Lounge thread to tell 'em so.

[GOPisEvil]

16. I thought that was Ice-T who rapped that...

...or maybe he just said it, too. :D

[supernova]

70. You must find me

extremely creepy, then. :P

[Johnyawl]

76. Right on, Short bus!

"Clean cut" people creep me out, but I've never started a Lounge thread to tell 'em so.

Talk about rude, intolerant behavior!

[jonnyblitz]

6. 8 tattoos and eleven piercings here.

of course I remember you basically calling people with tattoos and piercings freaks and on the fringes of society when I first signed onto DU. Maybe not in those exact words but I am paraphrasing.

[quinnox]

9. I can't believe you remember that

That was a long time ago, you must have a good memory.

[jonnyblitz]

12. i dont forget when people tell me i am a freak.

would you?

actually its no biggie to me. I expect all different sorts of reactions and of course there are many things I dont like that others do!! no big deal! :)

[arwalden]

29. What are your tattoos, Jonnyblitz?

And I'm not even going to ask about the piercings. Sometimes that can get too personal. (But I'll listen if you want to share.)

-- Allen

[Blue-Jay]

7. I'll nearly agree with you...

I'm tired of the lower back/high ass tattoo.

Yeah. It was cool when nobody else had them. Now, we just call them "goal posts". Figure it out.

(yes. I'm a pig.)

That being said, I really dig unusual tattoos/piercings/brands. I just have a distaste for the "status quo" type of tattoos. "Hey! Look at ME!"

[toddzilla]

8. they are trashy..

especially on a woman.

be offended.. i don't care.

[ornotna]

10. I'm turned off by

narrow minded thinking.

[Dookus]

11. I have five tats....

and pierced ears, nipples and an eyebrow. I like 'em all!

[toddzilla]

13. how is that narrow minded?

it's an opinion. i didn't say the person with the tattoo or piercing was a lesser person, or imply they were anything else.

[stanwyck]

19. When you call people

"trashy" who are strangers to you, that's narrow-minded. Plus, you're missing out on meeting many interesting people. Try to be open-minded. You'll have more fun.

[toddzilla]

28. i said they look trashy..

I think you are misunderstanding me. i know many people with tattoos, i like the people they are and don't judge them by what they do to their bodies.


I feel they LOOK trashy, i never said the person was. don't assume i go running away from anyone with a tattoo or a ring up thier ass or whatever they need to do to be an "individual". what you do with yourself is your business.

[stanwyck]

34. OK. That's fair.

you explained yourself well.

[stanwyck]

14. My 20-yr old twins

both have tattoos. Son and daughter. And my daughter has ear, nose, and tongue piercings. It doesn't bother me. My son is a Marine and my daughter is a junior at a small liberal arts college. I told her when she got her first tattoo (she has 3) not to get anything that would show in a bridesmaid dress. We'd just been to an elaborate wedding and one of the bridesmaids had this big tattoo on her back. What was particularly distracting was the way the dress cut across the tattoo so you couldn't figure out what it was. I wasn't thrilled about my kids getting tattoos but, as a liberal, progressive person, I believe I don't own their bodies. They do. And I truly believe there are more important issues in life. They're both kids who work hard, are kind to people, and are self-reliant.

[Stone Cold]

21. your daughter goes to a small liberal arts college?

which one? I go to a small liberal arts college here in MN, the University of MN, Morris.

[stanwyck]

25. She's at Berry College

in Rome, Georgia. She's the coxswain for boys and girls varsity crew. The requirement for coxswain is to be tiny and bossy. She's perfect.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

54. OMG, I went to Berry Acadamy....

A long time ago in a land far away.

I may end up sending my own daughter there in a couple of years.

[stanwyck]

57. It's been a very positive experience

for my daughter and for us. It's a very contained, safe, idyllic environment. Personally, I preferred the diversity of a large state university. But Berry is the school my daughter chose. She likes knowing everyone (she went to a very large high school) and taking part in many activities. Also, the students do much of the work at Berry, continuing the school's original tradition of being for the "mountain" kids who wanted higher education. My daugher worked two years in food service at the snack bar and is now working on the grounds crew.

[phrenzy]

15. Go figure

Oh yez. Belly rings, back tattoos and tongue rings are slut-a-licious. They can be hot as hell.

Some times they are over done / just not right - I generally think a small symmetric back tattoo is a turn on.

[Don_G]

17. I Am

Some people look good, others don't and it's "just not me."

I'm not critizing, but I'm older than most here and I personally don't find it attractive.

[liberalmuse]

18. I like them.

I think piercings are lovely, and have seen some gorgeous tattoos. My daughter has her belly button pierced, though I haven't given her the okay to do a tongue piercing or tattoo. She'll have to decide that for herself when she's 18, being that these are more permanent and intensive procedures.

I've seen people with their entire face pierced. To each his own. Many people seem to feel that piercings and tattoos are a very important part of self-expression. I admire a person who doesn't run with the pack and does something different and even a bit edgy in order to show his/her individuality.

[OldSoldier]

65. A tongue piercing is the *least* permanent one

The tongue is the only tissue on the body that will heal without a trace.

A little Ould History: Ancient Medicine Men used to "prove" that they had Magick Powers by pulling a rose, complete with the thorns, through holes they'd made in their tongues. Said their advance men, if the Medicine Man's tongue is completely healed in three days, he is a Magical Man.

Under those circumstances, anyone could be a Magical Man--three days is a little on the long side for minor trauma to the tongue to heal. If you remove a tongue ring, it will completely heal within hours.

A navel piercing, OTOH, is a very permanent procedure. Your navel sits at one of your body's hinge points, so it's always in motion--exactly what a healing piercing does not need. A year is about what it takes to heal a navel piercing.

[JanMichael]

20. They don't bother me at all.

Hell I've been debating whether to get a tatoo for like 15 years...Just can't commit to an image, that Celtic stuff might be about it.

[lovedems]

22. I have 3 tattoos

I have a permanent ankle bracelet of flowers and last summer I finally got the courage to get a "wrap around" on my left arm (around the bicep). It is up high enough that if I need to cover it, I can. I get alot of compliments but as the mother of 4 there are some parents who don't find it "fashionable". I will not get anymore as I don't want to over do it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

23. Depends...

I personally have 5 tattoos and 6 holes in each ear (no big gauges, but not standard ones). They're all well-done. I'm attracted to people with other well-done tattoos & piercings.

However, if it's a faded out piece of flash crap tattoo of a heart or something or a nasty looking piercing then it's unattractive.

[Vogon_Glory]

24. I'm Pierced

I have nipple rings and a PA. :)

[arwalden]

27. VERY HOT!

Thanks for sharing. :-)

[arwalden]

26. When it's excessive I'm not crazy about it. I remember this one photo...

... of some fellow from uglypeople.com who had hundreds of facial piercings and smudged tattoos all over his face. Now THAT was excessive.

But... in general, I have nothing against them.

I think tattoos are sexy. I love body art that's done well. I've seen some nicely done tattoos that looked so precise and delicate as though they were airbrushed on. BUT... I'm partial to the monotone one color, black ink tattoos. The Polynesian or Pacific Islander style of traditional tattoos are my favorite.

If I ever got the nerve, that's what I'd get for myself. (Easy to say... but harder to do.)

-- Allen

[tridim]

30. I prefer my mate naked

Nothing but skin baby!

It's just my first preference, a few tasteful tats and piercings are fine though.

[grannylib]

31. don't mind in moderation, for me....for others...to each his/her own...

I have no piercings but my ears, but do have 2 tattoos and planning a third.
I personally don't care for tongue, lip, or eybrow piercings, but nose and bellybutton ok (just personal opinion.)
Usually like tattoos, particularly unique or personal ones -
standard flash that "everybody" has not for me...

[emulatorloo]

32. Imagine how they will look at age 70. . .

cool still? great
saggy flabby faidy maybe not so good. . . .

[stanwyck]

33. So? You're 70!

What the hell are you going to care? Let's hope at 70 we're not showing off our butts, groins, and breasts to the general population, anyway. And, really, are you going to care that your doctor or an orderly or nurse sees your tattoo? If so, you've got a lot of rough time ahead.

[AquariDem]

49. Who says older people don't have the right

to celebrate their sexuality?

[stanwyck]

58. Well, sexuality is

one thing. Showing lots of skin at 70....I don't think I'd be comfortable with that. But, if you are, fine. Tattoos might actually help at that age, though. I'll tell my parents to break out the thongs and the tube tops.

[grannylib]

68. I considered that before I got mine...

and I put them in places where:
1) I would never care if anyone else saw them (mine are on my calves and shoulders)
2) where they have LEAST chance of getting saggy and wrinkly
3) once the rest of me is saggy and wrinkly, big deal
4) I use sunscreen on them religiously to keep them from fading
5) I did not go with anything "trendy" or "cutesy" - I wanted things that meant something to me now and still will years down the road.

[Richardo]

69. "Starland Vocal Band??? They suck!!"

Homer J. Simpson

[jonnyblitz]

56. when i am 70 i will look like crap anyway so who cares.

I always thought that comment (which all anti tat people ALWAYS say)was always silly ....

[Johnyawl]

77. You've obviously never been to a tattoo convention

I've seen old people with great looking tattoos. Tattoos can be recolored, touched up, and completely redone, they don't have to be left to become 'saggy, flabby, faidy'.

[jonnyblitz]

78. these people don't have a clue....

not worth educating them. let them rant. it's all subjective anyways.

[1a2b3c]

35. You wanna know what i have tattooed on me?

[1a2b3c]

48. I was hoping someone would bite on this question

I got a good one that would really get the prudes going. All prudes drop me a line if you wanna read the craziest tattoo ive ever seen.

[alwynsw]

36. I prefer ANY unintentional mutilation to tattoos or piercings

Ears, I can deal with (probably because I've seen that all my life), otherwise as nature made it suits me fine.

Ever seen a 50 or 60 year old tattoo? Yuk!

[noiretextatique]

38. not for me, but they can be quite sexy and attractive

on some. definitely not my cup of tea, but would date someone with tattoos or piercings.

[mbartko]

39. I'm with you.

Can't stand them. Never could. I've seen many an otherwise attractive female just ruined by of those goofy things above the rear end. How utterly non-unique and boring they've become, too.

[Nikia]

40. If they are excessive

Many piercings are distracting. When someone has their tongue pierced, I cannot help but stare at their tongue the whole time when they are talking. I generally think more than one face, non ear, piercing, is unttractive and distracting. I don't think that I would have had sex with someone with genitel piercings. I would be afraid of getting hurt or hurting them. Small tattoos on any part of the body except face are alright as long as they are in good taste. They should not cover ones entire arm or leg though. That's just my opinion. Personally, I don't have any tattoos and I let my ear piercings that I got when I was four grow shut.

[AquariDem]

47. I get this unpleasant image of my tongue

getting snagged in another person's tongue piercing. I also sometimes wonder how one can eat spaghetti, or a similarly stringy noodle, with a stud in one's tongue.

[PapaClay]

41. Tats are forever

life is not,
get one now
before you rot.

As spoke by my artist (who moved to another city...bastard).

He did me a custom... twin dragons with a celtic interleave. Four hours to outline; another 4.5 to fill.

:evilgrin:

[Bake]

42. I like the belly-button ring, but not the nipple rings

All things in moderation. Can't say for sure about some of the more "intimate" piercings.

[TrogL]

43. Tattoos stretch and fade, piercings get infected

They're both gross.

[HuckleB]

44. However folks want to decorate themselves is fine by me.

But I have to admit that piercings and tattoos do nothing positive for me. I love skin in all its natural colors, but "human improvement" of it just doesn't get it going, again, for me.

[Diogenes2]

45. Tattoos

The thing I would dislike about tattoos for myself is their permanence. How much does someone's taste in art change over time? Would you decorate your house in the same way when you're 39 as you did when you were 19? I used to have some really silly psychedelic posters on my walls when I was 16. I thought they were "cool". I'm glad I'm not WEARING them on my body. Just a thought.

[DoNotRefill]

46. I find them disgusting.

they are physically repellent to me. To each his own, however.

[rppper]

51. 10 tats here...more to follow.....

my back.....


right shoulder....


left shoulder....


left calf......

[Xithras]

52. I agree, but it's their body.

I'd object if my wife or kids wanted a piercing because I have some control over that, but its other peoples choice what they do to their own body. Personally, I find it unappealing and unattractive.

I also know that it can hurt your career. I've sat on hiring boards that specifically passed people over for jobs simply because they had a brow ring, tongue stud, or visible tatoo. I've objected in every case (I typically interview for backend technical jobs where looks don't matter), but I've always been overruled. Most people don't like them and mistrust people who would "mutilate" themselves like that. I think it's ugly, but wouldn't think about denying people employment because of it.

[Piperay]

53. UGH, can't stand anything but ear piercings

other piercings and tattoos are just so over done with people who are trying to be cool that they are now merely common. :spank:

[onebigbadwulf]

55. I hate tats

because they're so cliche now.

I love piercings tho. I have two cartilage piercings, and my eyebrow piercing got ripped out, but it left a sweet scar.

[bleedingheart]

59. I saw a fellow with facial tattoos... it was like he had a rose garden

with satanic symbol drawn all over his face. Now that is his decision, but I think that it will rather limit his options in life.

[trof]

60. Me. Tacky and low class. eom

[youngred]

61. If its done well no, and they can be a huge turn on

but too often they're not done well and make you wish they hadn't

[ArkDem]

62. Eyebrow piercings are the worst

it makes me wince to look at them. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[MissMillie]

63. Lessons in moderation

I like a guy w/ a pierced ear, and even a tatoo or two, but I can't get into genital piercings or entire backs and arms covered in tatoos.

[mac56]

64. Quite so.

nm

[Richardo]

66. Me. Can we move on the next stupid thing already?

Ooooo how cutting edge. Tatted or pierced just like millions of others. :boring:

[jus_the_facts]

67. I am.....never have thought they were attractive....

....on anybody....earrings are okay...but tats and the rest are just not my cup'o'tea by far! x(

[supernova]

71. Moderation is the key

so sayeth GOP, and agree. When they get to be, you know, 90% of a person's body, it's too much for me. I love the au naturel body, myself.

Some tats and piercings are quite beautiful. I just don't want to see piercings in any place that looks painful to acquire because I feel it when I look at them. Not a turn on there.

edit: This is an academic debate for me anyway. I do have plenty of surgical scars. So, I'm not anxious to experience pain in a fun way.

[LynneSin]

72. I quit dating a guy cause he told me his thing was pierced

I don't mind Tattoos or Piercings provided that they are enhancements and not a way of life (Enhancements being a few here or there whereas a way of life is having a bulk of your body either pierced and/or tattooed).

But some piercings I'm just simply won't tolerate especially guys who pierce their, um, ah, penis. Maybe you're a guy with one and you love it. Maybe you or your partner enjoys the feel of it. But I am simply NOT interested in experimenting with something like that.

BTW - I knew he had the piercing in his penis because when I didn't believe him he showed it to me. Talk about a major major turnoff!!!

[slackmaster]

73. The movie Pulp Fiction solidified my attitude about piercings

Particularly tongue piercings.

A Lesbian co-worker got some fancy big wavy chunk of gold piercing through her tongue. It gave her a significant lisp, and I could hardly keep from cracking up every time she spoke.

[SiouxJ]

74. I don't mind a small tat here and there

but when it gets out of control I lose interest.

I don't like obnoxious piercings either; especially on the face. I find them so distracting. I've found I just can't take a person seriously who is all mutilated. I don't listen to what they are saying as I'm constantly thinking about how uncomfortable it must be to have all that shit stuck in your face.

[chefgirl]

75. I'm noncommittal....

...about other people, that is. A tattoo or two doesnt bother me, nor does a piercing or two.
For myself, its a different story though. I have no tattoos or piercings (except for my ears) and I never would.
Mostly, I just dont understand the desire to decorate yourself that way. My ears were pierced when I was a baby, but if they hadnt been, I dont think I would ever have had it done.

Funny piercing story:

I hired a chef once. Young guy, fresh out of culinary. I kind of liked his attitude - a real live wire - which is usually a huge plus in the frenetic pace of a busy restaurant. On his first day I handed him over to one of the other chefs for training and the two of them were having a good old time, laughing and getting along famously. I began to get the feeling there was a bit too much fooling around going on, so I took a walk down the sautee line, just to see what I could see. Everything seemed normal, they were getting their work done, etc., so I kept on going into the walk-in fridge. When I came out, the new guy was standing right in front of me and said, "Hey Kath, look what I can do" He lifted up his apron to show me that he had the head of his penis pierced with some sort of rod thing, and he had hung a saucepan on it and was swinging it back and forth. :wow:
I wanted to laugh, but I just smiled and said "Very impressive. I hope thats a skill that they find necessary at the job you're going to be looking for, because I'm afraid you're out of here"

I gotta give the guy points for creativity, but none for brains. :dunce:

-chef-

[Kamika]

79. i had a belly button piercing last week

i think it looks pretty nice.. will beeven betterwheniremove the stud and have a jewel or something.

Too many piercings are a turnoff though especially if they are in some weird place..


Tattoos are cool on guys with alot of muscles..

[geniph]

80. Who is turned off by social conformists who are judgemental,

narrow-minded and rude? What earthly business is it of ANYONE else's what I do with my body?

I have six tattoos. They are all artistic, meaningful to me, and well done. I got the first one when I was 40 years old; this is not some juvenile fad. I am personally very offended by this thread and some of the extremely judgemental posts on it; I thought for a minute I was on lucianne.com. Social conformity is fascism. Should we all look identical, as if we were cut from the same cookie-cutter mold?

What if I started a thread saying, "who is turned off by people who wear suits" or "men who shave their faces"? Wouldn't that be judgemental, divisive, and rude? I think it would.

I find conformity for its own sake frightening and revolting.

If you don't like tattoos and piercings, don't get any, and MYOGB. Our entire society would be a better place if people would learn to stop judging others on appearances. How shallow and childish.

[GreenArrow]

81. It Used to be when someone had a tattoo

that you knew they were a bad ass, maybe in prison at one time, or in the service. Now, everyone seems to have them, so how do you keep the badasses straight? I work around rich kids in Medical School. Not having a tattoo seems to be the exception. It's a fad and a fashion statement. There is always a ritual element in traditional societies when getting pierced or tattooed, which scarcely exists in USA 2003. In this groundless culture, it's all about putting forth the right/popular/cool image.

They ain't my bag. Tattoos can be okay, (those tattos above the butt can be really hot, but they are extraordinarily commonplace) but I generally find peircings hideous. But to each his or her own. They're harmless.

[BiggJawn]

82. Not my cuppa....

I'm just not into that stuff.