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Originally Posted by mccoyred
I have to disagree with both of you. ANYTHING can be tasteful or tasteless. Nothing is by definition all good or all bad.
For example, supposedly, being an unwed teenage mother is bad right? What if that mother was legally married (18 or 19 years old) when she got pregnant but is now a widow because her husband was killed in the war in Iraq? Immediately, this person is transformed into a law-abiding, patriotic citizen, right?
Give me a break, holier-than-thou  |
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If a young woman was legally married and her husband was killed in Iraq that would make her a widow, NOT an unwed mother.
If a young woman found herself pregnant by a man she loved and he failed to stand by her then I would look down on him, not her.
I would argue that there are some things which are of their very essence good or bad. If you think about it for a moment I am sure you can come up with quite a few. However, this has little or nothing to do with tatoos. My question was about why, not about good or evil. My observations over the past several years lead me to conclude that tatoos add extra baggage to those who have them and send a message that does not play well in professional and other circles.
I don't think pointing out a simple fact of reality is being holier-than-thou. Rather, I think this falls under my original question about the lemming-like following of a transitory fad and then the predictable need to defend this action. Knee jerk defensiveness suggests a need to justify a questionable action. "Methinks the lady doth protest too much"!
I am sorry if you think I am being holier-than-thou. My purpose was to present my observations and experiences, identify the simple fact that tatoos are viewed rather negatively in professional circles, and to ask why their current popularity particularly among women who are arguably much more savvy about appearances and the images they project.