Tattoos and piercings.....do they say something about the person who have them?

Question

psychologically

Answer 1

I think they can, as long as the person who is getting them puts some thought into it. While I disagree with ever putting a spouses name on your body (you never know what the future may hold), I have a tribal- like tattoo that has my children's names connected on my lower back that I had designed for me. It was something I knew nobody else would have, nor would I regret it. Anyone who says having a tattoo is just a way to "be like everyone else" really should come out of their little glass box and open their minds before they judge what they don't know.

Answer 2

Yes, for most younger people today it is a fad. For most older people, it was a rebellion thing. Getting a tattoo today just screams "oooh me too!" If it is visible, it will hurt you in your future career, (getting hired or getting promotions) its a proven fact. Walking around with a tattoo means that people will have preconceived notions about you. These notions can be good and bad, but thats the worst part, theres no way to tell which people will dislike them, or respect them.


one more thought, if you want to get one on your lower back, don;t do it, it looks trashy as hell. The only guys that really think that looks good, are the guys that only want to screw you.

Answer 3

For most of the time is the feeling that you get. You feel special or feel something for someone special and that feeling is really great, like perfect...then you think you would want to remember that and have that feeling all the time...but the real thing i think is that people eventually get bored of anything (that i snot useful in some practical way)...and that is why i think a permanent tattoos doesn't worth it.

Answer 4

different people have different views about this.
some people think it doesn't make a difference but to others it may be rather disturbing and portray a negative 'punk' kind of image... and it also depends on what is tattood or where the piercing is done... most people are fine with nose or ear peircings but not with those along the eyebrows or on the tongue (i personally find that a bit gross) and as for tattoos, as llong as they are not too vulgur they're ok with most people and don't tend to affect they way they see you (:

Answer 5

If a tattoo said "I have Psychological Problems" then yes, it would say something about them psychologically.
If you want to get more obscure about it, if someone had a tattoo with chinese symbol on it then for me that would lead me to believe that that person is an unoriginal idiot with no mind of their own.

So yes I guess tattoos can say something about a person psychologicaly.

Answer 6

I would say that they are a free thinking individual, at least the people I know who have them. Tattoos usually have a significant meaning to the person who has them, each one has a meaning, at least with myself and my family I know this is true. I wouldn't venture to guess about others. I think it's highly individualized.

Answer 7

To me it screams, "I want to be different, unique and express myself... just like everyone else." I don't think it conveys a message of undesirability as it's main-stream now! The question should really be, "Does the lack of tattoos and piercings one doesn't have say something about them?"

Answer 8

The tattoo I have of my husband's name with a small rose over my heart means that I am sure I want him as a part of me for the rest of my life.

Answer 9

i got my first tat to when i was 15 cos i wanted to be in a gang i regret now tattoos now are works of art

Answer 10

Tattooing has been practiced worldwide. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, wore facial tattoos. Tattooing was widespread among Polynesian peoples, and among certain tribal groups in the Philippines, Borneo, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia and China. Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing, the art continues to be popular all over the world.

Tattoos have served as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts.

Today, people choose to be tattooed for cosmetic, religious and magical reasons, and as a symbol of belonging to or identification with particular groups (see Criminal tattoos). Tattoos of favorite bands and football teams' logos are fairly common in the west. Some Māori still choose to wear intricate moko on their faces. In Cambodia and Thailand, the yantra tattoo is used for protection.

People have also been forcibly tattooed for a various reasons. The best known is the ka-tzetnik identification system for Jews in part of the concentration camps during the Holocaust. European sailors were known to tattoo the crucifixion on their backs to prevent flogging (since it was a crime to deface an image of Christ).

Some employers, especially in professional fields, still look down on tattoos or regard them as contributing to an unprofessional appearance. Tattoos can therefore impair a wearer's career prospects, particularly when inked on places not typically covered by clothing, such as the hands, neck or face. It is not unusual for tattoo artists to refuse to tattoo these very conspicuous areas.

In some cultures, tattoos still have negative associations despite their increasing popularity, and are generally associated with criminality in the public's mind; therefore those who choose to be tattooed in such countries usually keep their tattoos covered for fear of reprisal. For example, many businesses such as gyms, hot springs and recreational facilities in Japan still ban people with visible tattoos, in part because of their association in the popular imagination with the yakuza, or Japanese mafia. In Western cultures as well, some dress codes specify that tattoos must be covered.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo

For body piercings:
Some regard the practice of piercing or of being pierced as spiritual, sometimes embracing the term "modern primitive", while others deride this view as insulting, as cultural appropriation, or as trendy. Some see the practice as a form of artistic or self-expression. Others choose to be pierced as a form of sexual expression, or to increase sexual sensitivity. For some people, piercing is part of an S-M lifestyle or relationship, or is incorporated into S-M play.

Some people choose to be pierced for symbolic reasons. For example, some survivors of sexual abuse have said that they experience piercing as allowing them to retake control over their own bodies. Some people choose to be pierced to symbolize certain relationships.

While some people consider body modification to be a sign of non-conformity, others deride body piercing as trendy, but this isn't always the case. This leads to prejudice or cognitive bias against those with piercings or visible signs of past piercings.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piercing