I personally wouldn't get tattooed because they are so permanent. But I never judge people because of how they look. Now bad hygiene I'm less tolerant of. Have you guys ever seen the henna tattoos ? They can be a good alternative.

Here's one

How about this I don't one on me......but I'm a tattoo on someone!! LOL

I like henna, a lady I know does my hands all the time. This sort of stuff...

I love it. You have to be careful with black henna though, some people's skin reacts very badly to it and it causes a burn, which scars. The lady who does mine mixes her own paste so she knows how strong it is and what's in it, but thats the brown henna.

I LOVE tattoo's. That said, I only have one, on my pelvis, its just visable if I have low rise jeans on.
I think they can look amazing. But theres nothing worse than a bad tattoo or people being tattoo'd just for the sake of it.

I am getting another one and this one will be able to be hidden too...lower back...or a tramp stamp as my dear Aussie friend calls it

I love Kat Von D, I think she is one of the coolest, hottest looking chicks around, but me being a mum and having a normal life I think I would look a bit dodgy walking around Asda tattoo's to the hilt.

I think he actually said "trout pout" it just means she pouts and makes her lips stick out in a way that looks similar to a fish (a trout). I don't know the girl personally but she does pout a lot!




Do a google image search on "shaved head". I shave my head. I hate Ska music. I am not a racist. I don't wear braces. I own a pair of DMs. I like the film Romper Stomper. I think Nazis are silly. I do sometimes laugh at racist jokes. I have never "rolled" a paki. Labels are so pointless.

Oh and as for tattoos, I have 6 of them. I would not get any more as I have sort of run out of room and I prefer them to be in places that can be easily covered if necessary.

I love maori moko . an ex of mine lived there a few years. I would if I could , something light and delicate. but no guts here. All my tattoos ( not many = 4 and small) are hidden except for a delicate one under my ear on my neck - and no one ever notices it unless it's pointed out.

I'd get something light

Her lips (Jolie's) were always like this and she used to get beat up & teased as child because of her "fishy face". She mentions how ironic it is,that this is her trademark now.



Her baby beautiful baby girl has her lips

Same here ,I like the fine lacy lookin stuff. Celtic or Moroccan style for myself

I would like a tattoo on my chest of my name and zodiac sign

Personally I wouldn't be able to look at the same piece of art for the rest of my life.
If I was to get a tattoo (which I'm going to) is has to have meaning. I'm going to get one in memory of my grandma and grandpa when they pass. As well as my mother.
So instead of looking at it, and seeing artwork you've seen a million times. You'll have the memory of the lost loved one instead, a reminder of how much you cared for them, and for anyone else who sees the tattoo.

I ahve two,I hope to get my third by the summer

ooohhh very nice . If I were to get one I'd have to spend a few months thinking about which. I'd like something very delicate facially but I'm not there yet.

I'll be getting two this year, one on each shoulder. My son on my right shoulder and my daughter on my left, with they're names underneath.

i like this one it look HAWT

this one too

I thought about getting one, but I've known too many people who caught hepatitis this way. No thanks. Aesthetics ain't worth it.

My thought is that they probably went to amatuers (non-licensed, no actual place of business), or shops that weren't following strict sanitary guidelines. I don't know where you're at exactly, but the state of Oregon has strict guidelines and rules as to cleanliness, etc; that if the shop is repuatable, they will adhere to, so as not to be closed down. The place I go to was listed as the best place to get a tattoo in Portland by Tattoo magazine, and they are really concious about keeping everything sanitary. The needles are one-use, and they open the package in front of you, so you know it's new. They have one-use ink 'pots', and only use paper towels once to clean stuff off. The shop itself is also really clean, and not cluttered. That's what you should be looking for when searching for a shop. I don't care how good the artist is, if they're not using common sense and being safe, you shouldn't be going to them. Period.

I don't, personally.. I think it's pretentious... oooh oooh 'moroccan' oh exotic...
or 'look at me' 'look at me everyone' I'm a (long pause) a Maori everyone.

your such an unhappy boy. didn't mamma keep you at the teat long enough ?

or may that have been too long and had to rip you off making you so mean ?

lol^....

Anyhoo. I has them. I likes them. They're posted somewhere else on the other 23 tattoo threads. My next one, which I hope to get soon, is going to be a dino. Not sure how big I want it, though. Thinking a whole dino on my ribcage, should fit nicely there, plenty of room lol. The other spot would be on the front of my shoulder but just the head with his teeth baring and all gnarly and stuff. Should be splendid

Ripley,

I have a couple girlie tattoo's from my teen years. I do not have a tramp stamp, which I'm happy about. As Melly said, they're pictured in one of the other tat threads.

Lt Ripley

I don't have any tats.

Oh sorry....for having a different opinion and not being so cliche... sorry ripley, but getting a few maori tats doesn't make you a maori.
You can only be a maori via bloodline.. I know, I know... it's a tad racist... and I thought you hated racists..
Just another one of Lt Ripleys double standards.



So, you're bitter... [/size]

I think tramp stamps are mouth-wateringly hot.

For me, the tattoo that I got at age 19 (15 years ago) is a reminder of who I was and what I was at that time. I don't regret it at all.

I think large pieces on women are very attractive.

Only a few people have shown their work. Anyone else want to show their tattoos?

I'm partial to large pieces that cover a lot of skin. I like sleeves where there is virtually no uncovered skin, or pieces that cover a lot of square inches, not necessarily large themselves. For instance, a tattoo of a butterfly is nice, but a tattoo of a butterfly sitting on a flower in a field of daisies that covers a whole section of skin is more attractive to me.

by the way, the tattood convict that Billy Hill posted was an escaped felon who killed some people in the states and then was recaptured. At least that's what I recall.

I've never had a tatoo; however, I have always loved this one...

I've always liked that one - Robbie Williams isn't it? I'm planning one a bit similar but with a different song and in a different place as my next but one tattoo.

kanji sign on the back of my right arm

What's pretentious about liking things that are unusual & beautiful to me ?

I don't have tattoos myself. I just get bored easily, I guess .

I don't think that someone with a Maori tattoo is trying to look or be Maori. I think they probably like the design and the way it looks on their body part.

I agree, I also don't think anyone could look like a Maori unless they actually are them.

However, I think only the genuine Maori's can pull off the face tattoos and still look cool - face tattoo's make you look, well - slightly barking really.

Who cares where the art comes from? My partner is part-Maori (although admittedly he looks more like that escaped convict sans facial tats!) and he has Pictish symbols, japanese art and movie references. Life is too short to worry if you have the cultural heritage to pull off a tattoo.

I hate them especially on women

You know perhaps i was a bit harsh in my earlier messages, i do infact have a tattoo, i did it in my crazy youth.....I was part of a movement called the South London Jedi's........

We were a protection group, certainly gave me strength & protected me during the Brixton riots, and my millwall days..



I got the Tattoos done to celebrate my promotion to Spiritual & tactical combat leader of the group.......


I guess my point is that tattoos, if done to celebrate say, your time in the Army, Team etc, is acceptable

otherwise they just look cheap and tacky.... specially the modern fad of Maury tattoos......

God people with Maury & other tribal designs are so unoriginal........its as if everyone under the age of 35 has them....
specially these tribal tattoos women get done on their lower back......they walk around as if they are the only one in the room with one.....I cringe for them

I agree......Don't get one on your face Lt Ripley. Seriously. Don't....

nothing wrong with an opinion but yours are hateful ...............

I've never gotten a maori tat , I don't think I could. I love them because an ex lived there and lots of her friends are Maori. Plenty
of people who married into the culture are not blood but do end up with facial tats.

see , here's the thing with you.

you don't like anyone who doesn't fit into the square box of life as you see it. I can see your type of peers .... overweight , gootee.
your 'different' tatts ( which are very common) your crew cut to hide your thinning crown , your dark thick framed glasses which
you may change for contacts , once into bands like smashmouth and the like , own a bass but can't play , sleep in moms basement
and once tried to have dreadlocks. Believe white is better but secretly crush on the cool black chick you can't have. I may be pushing
it there - I don't see alot of females in your life but 'good buddies' which explains your obsession with gay men.

or something very close to it. so since you can't be unique you point out how everyone else isn't either ( not exactly
rocket science).

so someone like Mauri tatts - so what ? you had to come in and spew about it. How much of the life your living comes from
other influences ? probably most. Someone sees another culture as beautiful and you hate that ? get a life dude. find a wave.

I couldn't . I don't live in a culture where it's deemed beautiful and I don't have the guts too . I think it's lovely ! not a whole face but a part.

but I love them on others ! I have a few photos of some mauri women with light chin and partial face muri. just beautiful ! 2 of them
are in thier 60's and still it looks wonderful.

I personally have never really gotten into tattoo's. I don't currently have one but have been thinking about getting one. Our little girl was born on australia day and she will be 2 this weekend. I was thinking of getting the australian flag blowing in the breeze and her name and date of birth below this. Still not too sure though!

oh dear, like...er why don't you read the title of the thread Tattoos..who has them?, who hates them?

All I said was I think people (non maori) who get maori tattoos are pretentious. Which obviously struck a nerve with you, cause you like them.
Or know people who have them.. big deal. you're so much of cliche I could've predicted that before I even commented on the thread.
"wow man, they're such spiritual people, at one with the earth and the earth goddess" yep, Ripley anything ethnic and you have to elevate in a Pseudointellectual patronising way; while lacking the requisite background knowledge and experience to have an informed opinion.



She's sound right up her own ass. see, funny how.. you excuse the maori culture for having views such as keeping their 'bloodline pure'
mmmh.... isn't that racist... no, wait they're an ethnic group..(twist it around ripley)' ooh they're beautiful people.. a beautiful culture..everything's beautiful... er not like those white racist...with blond hair and blue eyes and Nazi tattoos ."
In my book.. they're both the same. People are people.



Sounds like your ex-girlfriend. I can almost visualize her pretentious... "Lesbianonic delusions" in thinking she has a spiritual affinity with the maori people. Like those sad middle class Americans who try and join native American tribes.
Funny thing is though they never really 'get in' do they.....mmmh...something to do with being the 'wrong blood type.'
Still, nice tattoos...beautiful people, beautiful culture.



Exactly... so what...
Oh, but it's not 'so what' with you... everyone has to love them... or face the wrath of Ripley's amateur psychological profiling..

i have too many to count, grafitti ones, a few dragons, tons of egyptian ones witchcraft ones ahhhh too many to take photos of

Help! I'm trying to upload pics of my tattoos and the files are too big. How do I make them small enough to work on here? I'm technologically-challanged, so tech-stupid-speak would be appreciated. lol

download the gimp imaging program, open the pic with gimp, and click image then go down to scale image

if you need help pm me or you could send the pics to me and i can do it for you

~kashshaptu~

HA, I agree totally with this. BUT, I think the Mauri can get away with it, I think they're really beautiful with or without tattoos.

I don't think some granny walking around Tesco with her facial tattoo at 70 would look nice anyway, but the Mauri's can pull it off.

Now, they're beautiful tattoos and with meaning...I agree tattoos should have a spiritual significance to the person.
Also I can't believe you were a member of the South london Jedi, wow their daring exploits are legendary!

Well, I think it's lame, but if a person wants to put star wars characters on their body, what do I care?

Billy you need to get back on the teat and quick.

your spewing garbage at others for sounding pretentious when that is all you are ! you couldn't define yourself without it ! your the poor whoa is me I hate life everyone sucks persona is boring and overdone !

do us a favor - do try and find something that makes you happy without making someone else unhappy. I don't think you could do it.

Honestly, if you don't mind, could I send them to you and have you do it for me? I have the pics on the computer at home, but it's my friend's, and she hates when anyone downloads stuff cause she's freaked out it'll have a virus..... Besides, knowing me, I'll still mess it up. Thanks for the help, and I'll send them your way when I get home tonight.

This is what I think of your post...





There you go Ripley, another one for your 'private' collection
Hey, whatever floats your boat... it's alllrrrright.

You know what? I kinda agree with Billy here. Just in a much nicer way.

SO many people get 'tribal' tats, chinese or japanese characters, maori ink --- whatever - some design from a culture not their own. I know a woman with "Mom" in chinese character on her arm. Obivously Mom means a lot, but why in Chinese? She is not Chinese, her kids are not Chinese, her Mom is not Chinese ... the only thing she knows about chinese is chicken chow mein and rice noodle with extra duck sauce please.

Tribal or culturally specific tattoos are another thing. From what I understand about Maori ink, different families/clans have different designs specific to them. It is a status and identification thing. So a white guy from the suburbs (who has no connection to the culture) getting a Maori tattoo is like disrespecting their culture and what the tattoos mean.

I agree, although I don't fault anyone for having something not from their culture. I look at is evidence that we are all becoming a planetary culture, slowly but surely. And that can only be good, I imagine.