Ethnic festivals in St. Louis not only have entertainment and food, they also have marketing. Anyone who wants to sell something to the attendees and can pay for a booth might be there. The Hispanic Festival had people trying to sell newspaper subscriptions, cellular phone service and home remodeling. This mannequin with all-over tattoos was trying to draw people's attention.
Tattoos seem to be a generational thing in the US. I'm in my late 50s and middle class. No one I know in my category has any. My 30 year old daughter has a bunch of them and my 27 year old son says he is giving it serious consideration. I find them unattractive and disfiguring. A good-looking human body is fine the way it was delivered. Obviously many people feel quite the opposite. It's one thing to have a tattoo on a young, fit body but quite another thing 30 years later. What's your attitude about tattoos?
Tattoos seem to be a generational thing in the US. I'm in my late 50s and middle class. No one I know in my category has any. My 30 year old daughter has a bunch of them and my 27 year old son says he is giving it serious consideration. I find them unattractive and disfiguring. A good-looking human body is fine the way it was delivered. Obviously many people feel quite the opposite. It's one thing to have a tattoo on a young, fit body but quite another thing 30 years later. What's your attitude about tattoos?
9 comments:
J'adore regarder les tatouages, je trouve cela superbe, mais deja que je tourne de l'oeil quand on me fait une simple prise de sang ;o).
I adore to look at tattooings, I find that superb, but already that I turn of the eye when one makes me a simple blood test; O).
I don't mind a tatoo on someone here or there but not totally covering the whole body. But, it's up to them, it's their body. My two son's each have one. I have thought about one once or twice by the ankle but have never did it.
I think in this point of view I agree with you. I don't find tattoo is apealing to me. But in the other hand I have to give credit for people who have endured such pain with their body with tatto.
The only tattoos I ever enjoyed were military and held on the forecourt of Edinburgh Castle.
(Every bit as colourful as your picture though)
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I'm with you - can't stand them. I especially hate when they appropriate other cultures - eg Maori - and have them done without any understanding and completely culturally inappropriately. Grrrr.
An interesting debate always, and most people usually have a definite opinion on tattoos.I certainly agree with Sally about culturally inappropriate tats.However, i am a 50-something woman and I have a tat, as do several of my 40- and 50 -something female friends. Many of us had them to mark a milestone of sorts.They are mostly in fairly discreet places too ;)
I definitely LOVE tatoos ! My boyfriend's got tatoo, many of my friends too and I've even have a friend who's became a tatooist. I've been thinking about getting one (well, 2 actually) myself for a few years now.
I love tattoos! I do tattoos! I think the more tattoos a person has the more interesting they can be. A full body suit tattoo is not only a great acheivement but also tells alot about the person wearing it.
Wow the tattoos are amazing.. Isn't that what we call as body painting? I do like to have some of like that. i thought the lady with the tattoo is true, its just a mannequin.
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