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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
I got my first in 1986 when it was not at all fashionable or accepted everywhere.I would be refused to be served in pubs,asked to roll my sleeves down in restaurants,followed around shops by security or staff,stopped by Police,pulled to one side at passport control or customs etc,be asked what I was in prison for or how long I had been in the Navy/Hells Angels.Nearly every day someone told me "they are for life".Well I fucking hope so because a lifetime guarantee is what I paid for.The moment they became popular and "mainstream" I stopped getting ink.Most of the people I've spoken to with ink in let's say,the last 15,have no reason for their ink other than fashion,their mates had one etc,that's sad.In ancient cultures they were a right of passage to manhood or warriorship,a mark of battle participation,sign of a shaman,in later times a slightly different right of passage,with a story to tell,then imagery personal and with meaning to the wearer,"a diary of my life" as one put it.Now it's largely meaningless fashion,be part of the crowd,just a permanent sticker of no significance.I'm not having a pop at anyone,if you have a design you like and the only significance it has for you is you like the design,that's a reason in itself,I have just seen a huge change over the last 37 years and I suspect there will be proportionately more people with regrets from the modern era than pre 2000. |
I have tattoos but keep them off my public pics for obvious reasons - I have a very distinctive one on my chest/neck area hahah xx
lol 
Tattoos are not something I would really view as a barrier for a fuck though 
