Body Art or Style statement or Absolute foolishness !

The only place visible would be the face. But honnestly, i am not sure if someone would want to make it on the face. I am going to work in an office later one and there is a sort of dress code. Then if a tattoo gets visible, it would be even more difficult to work with clients. At the bank for example, I've never seen an employee with a tattoo unless it is under the clothes. You would probably know the yakuzas as well. They are japanese mafia and it's an obligation for them to get a full body tattoo. It's a big tattoo that takes years to finish and certainly not in a few hours of appointment. Those big tattoos can be easily covered with normal clothes. i am sure that there are other culture who make tattoos for different ppurposes than just being stylish.

I like tattoos and body piercings. Have two tattoos and four ear piercings on either side. I think the body is a canvas and would encourage tattooing provided it is tastefully done. I've seen people get a tattoo just cause they think it's cool to get one. It would be badly done from an artist you is new/inexperienced and charges a low sum to get it done!! I mean this is something permanent, not something that you can erase after a few days. People need to think through it before getting one done. Also I like a few small, well done tattoos on girls. Guys can go for the bigger ones. For instance this girl at my office, got a huge tattoo on her arm of an angel. Sure it looks nice now, but what about 10-15 yrs down the line. What will she think of her tattoo then? In that ways getting a tattoo in a place which you can cover at times,is a wise decision. Yea if your a punk or goth (no offense meant) , they are covered with tattoos and piercings but that how they'll stay for the rest of their lives so people accept them that way. But that's not true for everyone, especailly in the case of this girl, I would say. Also I do not like people with tongue piercings. I like the subtle way of tattoos and piercings that look beautiful long with making a style statement. Not tacky tacky tattoos or piercings that make you look gross like a walking torture device!! Use your body as a canvas as a work of art, not to gross out people and abuse your body!!

well, i wouldn't say that body piercing/tattoo are absolute foolishness because it is really very subjective... it really depends on individuals... just like a painting/piece of art... i can never understand why somebody would be willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions for a piece of painting/art... i will never willing to spend that much even though i have the money... but people who appreciate painting/art will be willing to spend that much money because they love it... it is the same with body piercing/tattoo... for some people (like me) who don't like it, we might see it as an absolute foolishness... but for other people who love it, it is a beauty and art... take care and have a nice day...

Well I personally have my tattoo on my back and unless I am wearing a belly shirt or a two piece bathing suit, you can't see it. I know that the reason that I got mine in that area is because the place I was working at the time, didn't allow it's employees to have piercings or body art in areas that were visible to customers. I also know a lot of people that have done the same because of work. I think that just because it is hidden doesn't mean that it is a waste. I know that my tattoo is there and that is all that I care about. I personally think that it is all a matter of personal choice.

Hi, friend. Neither body art nor body piercing art is not wrong in the modern society. The difference is what view you hold. Personally, I am not against body art because after all it is one type of the arts.Since it exsists in society,it is reasonable. Although sometimes body art or body piercing art seem to be disgusted or uncomfortable to someone,at present most of youth can accept it and it is becoming more and more popular among them. Of course tattooes or body piercing were put on sensitive areas on the body. But if you dislike it, you don;t get it.Otherwise you can. That is good. For most young people who like tattoo or body piercing all love showing their own personalities as well as being cool for themselves. That is their tastes. But for me, I won't risk doing that,though I am not against it. I just like appreciating not doing that. That is my views. tks!

I have a few tattoos, and they are all covered when I wear "normal" clothing. When I decided that I wanted "a" tattoo I also decided to get it in a place where it would be covered while I was at work. Many people look down on people who have body art, and I didn't want to "brand" myself as some sort of degenerate to the general public that I would be interacting with on a daily basis. Why then, would I get a tattoo at all? I think I wanted some sort of "dirty little secret" some sort of rebellion against the norm. (Of course nowadays EVERYONE has tattoos!). I know that on warm summer days, when I wear a tank top and my tattoos are visible it gives me a mental boost. Makes me feel tough, beautiful and sexy. In regards to the piercings in "delicate areas"... NO WAY. I have an ear piercing or two more than the normal person... but I could never pierce a more sensitive part of my body! That wouldn't make me feel sexy... it would probably make me walk funny! OUCH!

Foolishness and an abuse of your body all the best urban

I think body arts or tattoo or piercing is really a foolish decision. That's only my point of view and I don't meant to insult anybody or offense anybody with my remark...and if you were offended by it please forgive me. I just can really bear to have those in my body because my body is not a canvass or something. There were times that I will see some women had tattoo and body piercing and I kind of having that whats is she thinking attitude. Especially the piercing in the tongue or nose which I really find ridiculous. Just a waste of time.

Tatoos or body piercing , is not only for style but it also gives a boost to ones attitude. It might be hidden under some clothes but your inner self feels good about having a design that one believes in or want to resemble to. There are many people who do expose it also ratio is quite high to the people who don't like to show it.. i love body art its beautiful and very expressive..

I'm into body piercing, and have many friends into body mods, so I can understand pretty well why some people decide to get their bodies modified. You don't get pierced or tattooed to show off, but because you want your body to become like that. Most of us do it for ourselves, to like our bodies even more, so that's why many people get tattoos or piercings in places that usually they don't show. Unfortunately many people don't understand that concept and will do it just because of being fashionable, and go to places without hygiene at all and get infections. I wish people would take more care before getting into body mods, as it's something that will turn into part of your body

I wouldn't get a tattoo only because I don't think I'd be able to stand the pain of it all. But there are a lot of people I know who've gotten tattoos and some did choose to get them in pretty obsure places, but I think they mostly did it for themselves and not because they wanted to make some kind of statement. I do know some people who got it in a pretty visible place, though, and they said they only got one because a lot of people they knew had one! I personally don't think they make a statement as such, but to each their own right? :)