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Julia9054

Julia9054

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Cycleops said:
Don't do it @Electric_Andy . He's too young and I'm sure the school also has rules about this.
Just tell him it's illegal at his age and that's the end of it
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Hmmm - because no 12 year old has access to Google nor do they talk to their friends
 
AndyRM

AndyRM

XOXO
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North Shields
Punkawallah said:
IDK.
My opinion is that those who indulge do so out of a need for an identity, a sense of belonging, a tribe if you will. The only difference between them and other fashion trends being you can change a hairstyle in a visit to your hairdresser, a tattoo or piercing not so much.
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I don't agree with you there. Sure, there's a certain "look" which goes with being a goth/punk/skater/metalhead or whatever but there are plenty of un-inked and un-pierced people. And nobody judges anyone in any scene for not having tattoos or piercings.

As this thread demonstrates, it's the un-inked and un-pierced that have an issue with it, not the other way around. Which is fine, I've just always found that interesting.

Personally I was proud of my son when he continued the tradition that me and his mam started of getting a tattoo at 17 at one of the local biker shops. It's actually pretty good too, as is mine. His mam's? Not so much!
 
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Electric_Andy

Heavy Metal Fan
Location
Plymouth
I agree with the above; my parents were of the opinion that tattoos and piercings made people look "rough" or "weird". Apart from women getting their ears pierced though, that was ok. I got my eyebrow pierced whilst away at Uni when I was 18. They didn't mind actually, which was a surprise. I think if my son is allowed to wear it at school then I'll not say no. He's a very good boy
 
AndyRM

AndyRM

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North Shields
Electric_Andy said:
I agree with the above; my parents were of the opinion that tattoos and piercings made people look "rough" or "weird". Apart from women getting their ears pierced though, that was ok. I got my eyebrow pierced whilst away at Uni when I was 18. They didn't mind actually, which was a surprise. I think if my son is allowed to wear it at school then I'll not say no. He's a very good boy
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It would be interesting to know the reason if the school don't allow him to. At mine it was fine for the girls as long as they were just basic, plain studs and nothing hanging. It was the same for the lads, but woe betide anyone who got their right lobe done as for some weird reason that means you're gay in the UK.
 
Dogtrousers

Dogtrousers

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AndyRM said:
As this thread demonstrates, it's the un-inked and un-pierced that have an issue with it, not the other way around. Which is fine, I've just always found that interesting.
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I don't know this for a fact, but I'd hazard a guess that it's a generational thing.

When I was growing up tattoos were so that rare it wasn't so much prejudice as fact that they made you look "rough" or "weird". The only "legit" way to get a tattoo back then (70s) was to have been in the navy or merchant navy or maybe the other forces (or you could be a weirdo). There was a massive turnaround in attitudes in ... I dunno ... the 90s?

I'd guess that people of the next generation down from me who didn't grow up in that milieu and will be much more chilled out about it than we are.

My wife's son was tattooed, as is my niece and many of my friends' kids. It's normal now. But the only tattoo I can think of in friends of my generation and above is an ironman tattoo, and that's another kettle of fish.
 
T.M.H.N.E.T

T.M.H.N.E.T

Rainbows aren't just for world champions
Location
Northern Ireland
AndyRM said:
It would be interesting to know the reason if the school don't allow him to. At mine it was fine for the girls as long as they were just basic, plain studs and nothing hanging. It was the same for the lads, but woe betide anyone who got their right lobe done as for some weird reason that means you're gay in the UK.
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I must be gay then, having 9 piercings in each ear. 5 in one lobe and 3 in other

Oh 🏳️‍🌈
 
AndyRM

AndyRM

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North Shields
Dogtrousers said:
I don't know this for a fact, but I'd hazard a guess that it's a generational thing.

When I was growing up tattoos were so that rare it wasn't so much prejudice as fact that they made you look "rough" or "weird". The only "legit" way to get a tattoo back then (70s) was to have been in the navy or merchant navy or maybe the other forces (or you could be a weirdo). There was a massive turnaround in attitudes in ... I dunno ... the 90s?

I'd guess that people of the next generation down from me who didn't grow up in that milieu and will be much more chilled out about it than we are.

My wife's son was tattooed, as is my niece and many of my friends' kids. It's normal now. But the only tattoo I can think of in friends of my generation and above is an ironman tattoo, and that's another kettle of fish.
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I have no problem with what you've said at all and I agree there are elements of it being a generational thing.

The 90s probably popularised what is a pretty ancient form of self expression, or ritual in many cultures.

Part of the problem with it being seen as a "fad" is that people don't realise the messages they might be sending out. Or how generic their ink might be.

That said, there's always a story and telling it is part of life's great tapestry.

On the Iron Man ones, completing an Iron Man was a helluva lot harder than any of the ink I've sat through. Or am I missing something?
 
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