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[+] -29 points 22 hours ago* (16 children)

That looks bad. But original.

Of course she has tattoos.

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  • [–] 20 points 21 hours ago (7 children)

    I know plenty of boomers with tattoos or that don't mind them. This notion of "women ruin their bodies with tattoos" feels more like some incel/christian-conservative shit.

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  • [–] 10 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

    I remember when my mom (boomer got upset with me for getting my first and only tattoo. “Just think what you’re going to look like when you’re sixty!”

    “I’m probably going to just look like everyone my age.”

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  • [–] 6 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    God I always hated that shit. You're going to be wrinkly and old at 60 no matter what. No one is going to be drooling as you walk down the beach, tits/balls dragging in the sand, why would a bit of ink matter?

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  • [–] 6 points 20 hours ago

    And like, if a ton of people my age have tattoos then we’ll all have the same blotchy inked extremities and no one will think anything of it. We’ll all wind up at the nursing home telling each other “I think this used to be a bird.”

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  • [–] 1 point 13 hours ago

    Ha! I am nearly 60 and don't think I can afford to be wrinkly and old for at least 15 more years. But on tattoos, I worried that I might not like mine in my 40s but knew that I would love being a tattooed old woman. And this was way before they got popular - I certainly didn't expect that!

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  • [–] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 child)

    That christian conservative shit is basically boomer culture. I also know some boomers who eschew that dumbassery, but they are definitely an exception to the rule.

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  • [–] 2 points 20 hours ago*

    Fells very US centric. We have plenty of boomers in Europe that don't really fall into the christian conservative group. They were still really bad on things like climate change, but associating an opinion towards tattoos for the entire generation just feels wrong.

    I'm generally not a fan of generalising things onto generations. It's a stupid way to divide people.

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  • [+] -19 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (6 children)

    You’re getting a ton of hate, but I feel the need to get hated upon too. Call me a boomer, I don’t care. Not all people with tattoos are trashy, but all trashy people have tattoos.

    edit Ahh, there it is, mmmm

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  • [–] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    I personally dislike tattoos and would never get one. Most of the ones I see on people I personally think are trashy or shitty. But do I say that? No, because people can do what they want. A lot of tattoos mean a hell of a lot to the people that have them. They have ever right to them.

    And there are a lot that look kickass.

    And even the ones I don't like? :shrug: I wear greek fishermen hats almost all the times I leave the house and some internet people say I look like wossname that does Game of Thrones because i'm not skinny and I have a beard. They can judge me if they like and I don't give two fucks.

    But you walked into a stupid subthread and begged for downvotes, and so you got them. Brilliant work there, bud.

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  • [–] 1 point 16 hours ago

    People have every right to do what they want. I also have the right to dislike it, and I have the right to do that here. Downvotes affect nothing, I’m not hurt by that. I just know what I’ve seen and I expressed it. Some people disagree and think I’m a shithead, that’s ok.

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  • [+] -16 points 20 hours ago* (2 children)

    I've been on Lemmy since the start and I'm used to downvotes for opinions people don't like. :)

    Large tattoos on women are definently a warning sign. Same with pink or purple hair, and nose rings.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    A warning sign for what specifically, though? You might be right, but pushing you away might be as helpful to them as it is for you.

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  • [–] -3 points 9 hours ago*

    For a chaotic and unstable personality. The tatooing and nose rings and strong hair colors are just signs of it. You can find a lot of research on this if you google on it.

    Not every woman is going to show these problems but it's obvious that it's a warning sign.

    How we dress in this world depends on how we feel inside. For managers, it's important to wear suits and look clean. For women with emotional issues, they will often express this in their clothes, tattoos, nose rings, etc.

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