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How long until tattoos arent “cool” and mainstream/accepted anymore?

Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:36 am
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
131335 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:36 am
Obviously us enlightened OTers understand that tattoos are trashy but the general public does not

Everything that becomes popular goes out of style eventually. How long until tattoos suffer this fate?
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
35949 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:38 am to
When laser removal gets really good and fairly inexpensive.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
74919 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:39 am to
Another tattoo thread. Such an original topic.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
74583 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:39 am to
RIP in peace, little man

Too soon brah.

Posted by Duke
Dillon, CO
Member since Jan 2008
36494 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:39 am to
About the time people with all the tats are the OTs age and things they like are uncool at that point.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
59068 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:40 am to
They were never cool

They weren’t ever accepted either

It’s more of a marker for trauma that was understood by society except back then it was sorry you went to jail or thank you for going to war

Nowadays it’s “sorry your dad wasn’t around” or “wow you must be really mad at your parents for bringing you to church”
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
17582 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:41 am to
quote:

Everything that becomes popular goes out of style eventually.


What about boobs? I think they are going to be around for a while.
Posted by wileyjones
Member since May 2014
2715 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:43 am to
quote:

What about boobs? I think they are going to be around for a while.
I'm guessing you haven't watched miss America recently
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
33400 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:44 am to
When young people start to see tons of nasty old people covered in gross shriveled tattoos
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
65551 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:45 am to
They've never been cool.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
9220 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:45 am to
Seems like they are only growing in acceptance. Any time I’m around 20-30 somethings in my professional field, ALL of them have visible tattoos and don’t bother trying to cover.
Posted by Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2014
1173 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:47 am to
quote:

It’s more of a marker for trauma that was understood by society except back then it was sorry you went to jail or thank you for going to war

Nowadays it’s “sorry your dad wasn’t around” or “wow you must be really mad at your parents for bringing you to church”


Bingo. It's this generation's version of cutting. Walking billboards of trauma.
Posted by braves21
Member since Sep 2022
1284 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:48 am to
They’re ok if it’s one or two but a bunch of small tattoos all over the body just doesn’t look good. Either get one large or one or 2 small ones. With meaning.
Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
26819 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:48 am to
When their kids see their aging parents with them and decide they'd rather be bigender and get a penis or a vagina instead.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
131335 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:49 am to
quote:

They’re ok if it’s one or two


No
Posted by Jesco
Houston
Member since May 2022
282 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:49 am to
I’d say about now. At least the heavily tatted up woman fad has faded out. I feel sorry for the ladies who rode that trend wave. For a couple of years of being “cool”, they have permanently disfigured themselves. I hope it was worth it to them. But now it looks so dated and try hard. Classy seems to be making a come back, and tattooed women are out.
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
19908 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:56 am to
A good 20 years probably.

If there is a way to painlessly do away with them or to permanently cover them up.

If not, then people are just gonna have fun with it and doodle on themselves
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
56219 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:00 pm to
My tramp stamp I got in 2000 will never go out of style.
Posted by BeachTiger2018
Pinellas County FL
Member since Aug 2022
1388 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:00 pm to
quote:

When laser removal gets really good and fairly inexpensive.


I recently went in for laser removal for a tattoo I got as a teenager over 20 years ago. For a smaller tattoo or lighter ink they can have them erased in as few as 2 sessions for $100 - $150 a session. They have a laser for red ink now that they used to not have. I mentioned to the specialist that she is going to have tons of business in 5-10 years when all these 20 something girls are starting families and regret their neck and forearm tattoos.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
42150 posts
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:01 pm to
quote:

It’s more of a marker for trauma that was understood by society except back then it was sorry you went to jail or thank you for going to war

Nowadays it’s “sorry your dad wasn’t around” or “wow you must be really mad at your parents for bringing you to church”


Man yall need to get outside and meet more people. I'm not a tattoo guy but quite a bit of the people I hang out with have tattoo's and none of them have them because of trauma. They have them just simply because they wanted them. Crazy how out of touch with reality some of yall are.
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