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I'm thinking of getting specific tattoos of stars on my neck.

I'm sure most of you are going to think this is stupid, so please don't just say "that's stupid". Give reasons.

I already have many other tattoos and I don't have to worry about a job situatuon.

What do you think ?
 
What does it matter Eris?
It is your body, and your choice as all the other tattoos were.
If you are wondering how others will perceive you - well, everyone is different depending on how they feel towards tattoos.
Some people will like it, some people will not.
Go for it, if you are certain.
 
On a social level, it depends on the tattoo.

Yesterday in the store I saw a guy about my age with an 'Anarchy' tattoo on his wrist and some stupid crap on his shoulder trying to seem hardcore. I barely stopped short of publicly laughing at him right then and there and had to remind myself I still had my work shirt on.

But I also have friends with tattoos that I'm fine with, visible or otherwise. They don't have them to try and get attention or try and exemplify some ridiculous subculture (or a misconception in the case of that kid's anarchy tattoo, as most 'anarchists' don't even know how the anarchist philosophy truly works; it's a cool 'hardcore' thing for them to get attention with). Some of these tattoos are just decorative, or they're in remembrance of good friends who have died, or represent things they love, in the case of my friend with the 'Dodge' tattoo, though I still make fun of it because it came out a bit funny.

Professionally, they're a very fine line.

We had another guy who was a firefighter with us. He had a full sleeve tattoo, wore one of those dopey hats that I hate, and generally tried to act cool/tough. I had a very hard time taking him seriously and I treated him accordingly, because honestly I don't think he was serious about becoming an asset here. Grow up, dress sensibly, come back and try again. If I were Chief or an interviewing officer and he came to try and join my department, I would require him to wear a cover-up sleeve when responding to calls or showing up at my station for any reason. There are people who are offended by tattoos (and they have the right to feel that way based on their beliefs if that is their choice), and his general attire combines with the tattoo to exude a bad stereotype.

Socially, I think it looked ridiculous anyway and it lowered my opinion of him greatly. Also it will look like total **** when he's older and you won't even be able to tell what it is, and I will lol at him.

'Stars on your neck' doesn't sound so bad. Actually those sorts of tattoos are pretty, I think, and I'm very conservative in terms of dress and attire.
 
Luna - Oh, I'm going to do it anyway :)

Brian - I understand that professionally it would be difficult, and I agree "angst-ey" ones are kind of silly. I'll probably have a full sleeve one day.I can't wait to see it when I'm 90. Actually the one on my tits will probably look like a Jackson ******* painting then :)

It looks something like this, only on the side of my neck ,and the stars are slightly larger, and they are arranged differently.

Neck_Star_Tattoo.jpg


I always wanted peircings, but I'm allergic :( Thats probably best or I'd be covered.
 
That's stupid.
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You should get larger stars in bright pink. :p

Seriously, I believe the stars are a hot trend right now for women, IIRC. The neck seems like a generally unobtrusive area... so I don't see any huge problem with it. Just understand that it may impact your ability to get certain jobs in the future, as ANY ink can be grounds for dismissal or refusal in some specific fields of work, as Brian mentioned in his post.

If you're OK with that, then go for it! :)
 
^^^HAHAHA oh my god... that's why you bring a friend when you get tattooed.

"Moral support" does not mean "hold my hand." It means "help me make sure the ******* tattooist doesn't screw up."
 
As long as you do not get a tramp stamp (esp. with any tribal designs) or chest piece you are going to be ok. Those are the most passé tattoos you could get for yourself.
 
I have my husbands initials and our wedding date above my left ****ie, but no trampstamp. I have some standards :p
 
Brian said:
I want a tattoo on my chest that says "Don't Bother".

lol, Brian. You should put something more welcoming there.

To the OP: I've seen a lot of those cropping up on women these days to such an extent that I think that people don't even notice them. I say if it's what you want, then go for it. :)

I toyed with the idea of an ankle tattoo when the ex left me, but really I can't think of a single thing I'd like to have as a permanent feature on my body. Well, maybe a Red Sox tattoo. :p

I designed a tattoo based on a Celtic knot for a friend once. That was fun.
 
Eris--If you love the idea---go for it! :) I think the stars are great! I LOVE most of beautiful and/or exotic, decorative tattoos but am totally turned off by the offensive, angry ones. This whole "Hard-Core" thing leaves me yawning... When folks ARE hard-core...They rarely need someone to draw a picture on their person to prove the point...
 
cheaptrickfan said:
lol, Brian. You should put something more welcoming there.

I just don't want some would-be-hero ******* trying to do CPR on me if the occasion should ever call for it.
 
Brian said:
cheaptrickfan said:
lol, Brian. You should put something more welcoming there.

I just don't want some would-be-hero ******* trying to do CPR on me if the occasion should ever call for it.

Ah, for some reason my mind went someplace else with that. *cough*

Then you should put DNR on there just so there's no confusion.
 
Some time in the next 3 months I will be getting my first tattoo that I cant easily cover up. Well I could if I was wearing half length sleeved shirt. I have 9 already, but all of them I can cover up and a Tshirt and pants.
 
Brian said:
On a social level, it depends on the tattoo.

Yesterday in the store I saw a guy about my age with an 'Anarchy' tattoo on his wrist and some stupid crap on his shoulder trying to seem hardcore. I barely stopped short of publicly laughing at him right then and there and had to remind myself I still had my work shirt on.

But I also have friends with tattoos that I'm fine with, visible or otherwise. They don't have them to try and get attention or try and exemplify some ridiculous subculture (or a misconception in the case of that kid's anarchy tattoo, as most 'anarchists' don't even know how the anarchist philosophy truly works; it's a cool 'hardcore' thing for them to get attention with). Some of these tattoos are just decorative, or they're in remembrance of good friends who have died, or represent things they love, in the case of my friend with the 'Dodge' tattoo, though I still make fun of it because it came out a bit funny.

Professionally, they're a very fine line.

We had another guy who was a firefighter with us. He had a full sleeve tattoo, wore one of those dopey hats that I hate, and generally tried to act cool/tough. I had a very hard time taking him seriously and I treated him accordingly, because honestly I don't think he was serious about becoming an asset here. Grow up, dress sensibly, come back and try again. If I were Chief or an interviewing officer and he came to try and join my department, I would require him to wear a cover-up sleeve when responding to calls or showing up at my station for any reason. There are people who are offended by tattoos (and they have the right to feel that way based on their beliefs if that is their choice), and his general attire combines with the tattoo to exude a bad stereotype.

Socially, I think it looked ridiculous anyway and it lowered my opinion of him greatly. Also it will look like total **** when he's older and you won't even be able to tell what it is, and I will lol at him.

'Stars on your neck' doesn't sound so bad. Actually those sorts of tattoos are pretty, I think, and I'm very conservative in terms of dress and attire.

your some self rightous fool arnt you with your head obviously stuck right up your arse, iveread a few of your posts and frankly think you need to pull your head in and realise that you arent Gods gift like you think you are , your more of a loser than the guy with the tatoo probably why you spend so much time online instead of living in the real world with real people grow up the world would be a better place without stuck ups like yourself
 
OP - I don't think there's anything wrong with that type of tatoo. I've seen a guy who had one large star tatoo on the side of his neck, and that looked great! I've always liked stars, and i'm a guy :p, so in the future I might consider getting one also lol.

@HuggyBear . . . If you haven't realized . . . you are online also . . . you don't know Brian or anything about him. How about keep your negative comments to yourself.
 
huggybear said:
your some self rightous fool arnt you with your head obviously stuck right up your arse, iveread a few of your posts and frankly think you need to pull your head in and realise that you arent Gods gift like you think you are , your more of a loser than the guy with the tatoo probably why you spend so much time online instead of living in the real world with real people grow up the world would be a better place without stuck ups like yourself

I consider myself far from perfect, and I don't believe in God so I don't see how I could be his gift.

I spend a great deal of time living in the real world. I spent last weekend stuffing a guy in a body bag and scrubbing his blood and brains off my boots, pants and arms. A few weeks earlier I had the joy of seeing two little kids off to the hospital, one without a pulse and the other close enough. I've gotten a little 'realer' than that, but I don't talk about that one often. But whatever. It comes with the work and for the most part doesn't bother me.

I put a lot of effort in to my profession and having a clean, respectable image to go with it, because so far in life, work is the only thing I'm really good at besides English. If you've read so many of my posts, you would know that I've admitted to being very judgmental based on how people dress. I even said right there I think very conservatively about attire and appearance. You would also have known that I've been trying to work on that and see past people's clothes, and have had some success. But I still draw the line at degenerates who, themselves, need to pull their head out of their ass and stop living in a sheeple fantasy world.

You would also have known that I can't relate to 90% of my generation and have immense problems connecting with anybody outside of my professional environment. I literally have no friends who are not firefighters or EMTs, or offspring of said friends. The only other friends I had were coworkers at another job and I don't really see them anymore. My free time is spent working on job-related projects, or riding the trails on my bike to blow off stress, stay in shape, and cope with the anxiety that I've had problems with since I was a teenager. If I travel, it's alone, to go test for another job.

So yes. I spend a lot of time online, to talk to people who I can relate to, who I care about because they are decent and have the same problems as myself. I vent a lot of my frustrations here, because the people here are the only ones I know who are intelligent enough to understand the nature of my bitching and provide intelligent feedback. And just like I've admitted to being judgmental about clothes, I've admitted that I am opinionated, for better or for worse. I am passionate about a lot of things. Maybe that's part of why I have trouble outside of work. I'm not as apathetic or willfully ignorant as most of the people my age in my area. It's frustrating.

And yes, I have perhaps an overzealous dislike for drunks. My dad was a drunk for five years, much to the detriment of the family, and I've seen more than a few drunks kill people, or come close to killing people, driving. I've gone in to detail in plenty of other topics, I won't do it here; I'm already tense thinking about it.

The OP asked for thoughts on tattoos. I provided mine and I personally think it was pretty fair and even on both sides of the argument; I didn't suggest she get covered head-to-toe, but neither did I say she was going to hell for a little ink. And I do believe some of that is acceptable fact; tattoos do look awful when people get older, and professionally, they -are- a fine line as things stand today, especially in public service sectors where the consensus desire is for neutral-looking, team oriented, clean employees who will not upset the general public...hence my rant about ******* John who only found his way in here because we're desperate for manpower.

Sorry if I have my head up my ass. It's warm up here.
 

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