“Do you think my tattoo is cool?” No, I don’t. There are no cool tattoos. “Check out my sleeve!” Oh god ew.

Tattoos themselves are stupid. Doubly so if it’s some media IP. “I put Batman on my body!” “Look at this image of Goku on my calf!” I can’t think of many things I’d want to do less than that.

There are a few narrow exceptions. Chances are yours isn’t one of them.

If you personally like tattoos, fine. I’m not saying nobody should get tattoos because I don’t like them. I’m stating my opinion that tattoos are stupid, and I am stating it here because it is probably not a popular opinion.

  • AA5B
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    11 hours ago

    The problem is being cool and edgy was the only positive for tattoos, and that’s no longer true.

    One of the problems is the quality of art. Tattoos are permanent but they do fade and your skin does stretch and sag over time. It’s great to appreciate improved art for a few months but the rest of your life has a misshapen fading blob of ink

    Then there seems to be an increasing number who just can’t stop. No that misshapen faded blob of ink discoloring your entire arm is not cool