[Lewis.]

Didn't think it was serious enough for the 'Serious Debates' forum.

I'm pretty much impartial to them (like most things in life really! I'm so boring ). I think that a lot of them look very cheap and tacky but if you go to a good tattoo artist then you can get some really good results. I'm not really a fan of people who get random one's that mean nothing to them, I think that if you're going to have your body permanently altered with one then you need to be doing it for a good reason. I've always said that If I were to get a tattoo I'd get my children's names somewhere and I'd quite like some traditional Cornish language done somewhere too as even though I want to live somewhere a little bit more accessible (a city basically) when I'm working on my career I never want to forget where I'm from and how many great memories I've had in my childhood from living in such a beautiful county. I quite like tattoo art too but would never have it done as when I'm old and saggy it would just look odd!

[Ramsay]

Meh if its a persons choice to get one its their body so i dont really mind
Me and a friend of mine have been supposed to get a tattoo on our arms saying Selllout for years now but never get round to it

[Marsh.]

I think they can look good in the right place, and a good design but I think it looks awful when you have people with just random pictures all over the place.

My neighbour has a random lion head on his upper arm, then a bunch of stars and half a rainbow to the bottom of his arm. Just looks ridiculous.

[Joelle.]

Personally I wouldnt get one myself, but I dont see any problem with them. If people want to get a tattoo, its their choice.

[Ninastar]

love them

dont like loads of them though, and I dont like how common they are

[Smithy]

I think they can look pretty cool, but sometimes if you go OTT like david beckham has done, or you get a tramp stamp or something, then they're just tacky

[Niall]

I like the smaller ones that aren't so in your face. But I don't like the huge ones that people get that extend down their arms. They just look awful and pretty damn chavvy imo.

[Kerry]

Got one. But don't like to see many on people. They lose their meaning if you can't tell whats what

[Lewis.]

This one is awesome

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[Zippy]

totally depends on the person

some have the swag to carry off lots of tats. But if you're just a normal everyday guy then keep it subtle. Discreet tats are classy. Avoid names of BF/GFs.

[Vicky.]

I have 4. So obviously I like them.

[MTVN]

I like them, I'd get one myself but I'm too worried that I think it will look good but then once it's actually done it'll look sh*t or I'll get bored of it and will just be stuck with it :/

[Jords]

I really like them and in fact want 1 but Id only have the 1 or maybe 2, I dont like people covered in them.

[King Gizzard]

Don't see the point, won't ever have one

[InOne]

Won't get one, would rather spend my money on booze

[Maia]

I'm not a fan of them and definitely wouldn't want to get one.

[LemonJam]

I've thought about getting a sleeve, but I'm too much of a pussy to properly consider it.

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by InOne

Won't get one, would rather spend my money on booze

[Kerry]

I think I'd like one more. On or next to my hip bone

[Twilight]

I love them, and will probably get at least one when i'm older, i want them all to have meaning though.

[Patrick]

I like them sometimes.

It's weird because all of a sudden every Tattoo place in town seems to not give a damn about age - like I went in with my friend who's like 14 and she got a Tattoo the other day.

Then my mate's brother is 12 or 13 and he got one aswell.

And they're real.

Dodgy stuff.
If I get one I'll get it when I'm like 20 - I love how all the chavs I know getting one are getting like JLS logos and stuff on their wrists, that would be like me getting a Big Brother eye on my arse and then Channel 5 axing it or something.

[Livia]

Every time I see someone with a tattoo on show, I think of the indistinct, greeny-gray splodges on my grandfather's arm. They may look good now, but in a few years time they're going to make you look like a retired merchant seaman. Lovely...

[joeysteele]

I don't mind the odd name ones, or one of a small design but I personally would never ever have one or advise or encourage anyone to have one.
I don't really like them.

[Boothy]

I like them, but I don't think I'd get one myself. I always change my mind about stuff and a tattoos permanent so I think I'd probably regret it in the future. We'll see though.

I don't understand the arguments against them, though. You always here people say 'Oh, I don't like ones that mean nothing'. Why? Tattoos, like other artwork, don't need to mean anything. Fair enough if you've got one that does, but I don't see why meaningless ones are looked down on. Surely just liking the design of it is meaning enough?

The 'they'll look crap when you're old' argument is a bit daft too. All wrinkly skin looks crap when you're old, a tattoo won't make much different.

[Ninastar]

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