“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.

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    2 months ago

    I agree with you that people shouldn’t be discriminated against for body modifications. I was speaking strictly about a particular kind of people with a particular kind of mindset who think their tattoos make them interesting. The fact I’ve touched a nerve and offended you (you’ll probably say I didn’t, but eh) tells me I’m on to something. Someone who values originality and individuality truly wouldn’t give a shit. Only a conformist would be afraid of losing status because their tattoos aren’t as popular as they think. But we’ll just have to agree to disagree. ✌️

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      2 months ago

      Prime example of “moving the goal posts” cause you got called out for being a little shit.

      Get your head out your ass, simpleton.

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        2 months ago

        Sorry to tell you insults don’t really work on me, but feel free to continue if it feels meaningful to you.

        What does bother me, however, is the way you misapply random internet jargon. You did it before with “touch grass,” which I was nice enough to ignore, but you’ve stumbled anew with “moving the goal posts.” Next you’ll accuse me of gaslighting, probably. I know I should be pleased since it kind of proves my point about tattoos correlating with conformity and lack of original thinking, but this is one of those “disappointed to be right” kinda deals.

        Just to calibrate your definitions, “touch grass” is for people who are chronically online and have no real-world experience (like a virgin who picks up derogatory opinions about the opposite sex, for example). It doesn’t apply in this case because I know lots of people with tattoos; some of them are even good friends. I never said you were bad people. I simply pegged you as conformists.

        Think about it honestly for a minute, if willing. You didn’t get your tattoos because you’re interesting. You got them to be popular. You got them because you saw other people with them and you thought those people were cool and you also wanted to be cool. But now you’re coming to the uncomfortable realization that tattoos don’t make you cool. Once upon a time, interesting people were the only ones who could get away with having tattoos. Nowadays only boring people get tattoos because they want to appear interesting.

        Tattoos are mainstream. And, like it or not, you are mainstream. The most mainstream, frankly. If I were you I’d just own that instead of feeling butthurt over it. For one such as you, there is no other path to redemption. 🙏