A good tattoo can be great and expressive but most tattoos only express bad taste and a lack of imagination or creativity.

The worst example is Mickey Taylor. How many bets did he lose?

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Most people don't seem to really think about the tattoo they want - the motive, the place and the competence of the tattoo-guy.

And it's so common today that you're more interesting without than with a tattoo. The times where you get individual with a tattoo are over!

So you see different people with the same tattoo so you know "aha, google Picture search helped". The most cheesy is "family comes first", esp. on gay pornstars.

I think in many cases tattoos are a sign that the guy has an inferiority complex about his masculinity, so he needs to 'toughen' himself up.

Having tattoos like David Beckham 'is a sign of low self-esteem'
The body art, increasingly popular with celebrities such as Amy Winehouse and Angelina Jolie, could conceal a poor personal opinion of oneself, psychologists have found.

They warn that people considering a tattoo should think extremely carefully before submitting themselves to the needle and ink.

The study found that people who had three or more tattoos were likely to have low self esteem.

Marie Randle, from Liverpool Hope University, who carried out the study, said: "Tattooing has become more popular in recent years, especially among young women and there is a growing fascination with the tattoos of celebrities.

"The findings of this study suggest that tattoos are not just fashion accessories but driven by a wide range of motivational factors that are significantly associated with self-esteem.

"This strongly suggests that people consider getting tattooed should be encouraged to question their motivation before deciding to permanently change their appearance."

Researchers questioned 48 people for the study, some of whom had tattoos covering much of their body.

They found that there were four main reasons why people got tattoos - to be rebellious, to belong to a group, for aesthetic reasons and because of a strong emotional attachment.

This last group was becoming ever more popular, Mrs Randle said.

She added that not everyone who had a tattoo had poor self-esteem and that Beckham was unlikely to fit the bill.

"I think that David Beckham would be the exception to the rule. We found that having tattoos was just one predictor of self-esteem and not everybody who has tattoos has low self-esteem."

The findings were presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference in Brighton.

@pr0cess:

If they're all dirty prison tattoos, it can definitely be a turnoff. However if they're all well done I don't really care how many there are - provided none on the face. 

Oh dirty prison tattoos have a certain appeal, perhaps not the the tattoo itself but the flesh they are placed on.

Seconded!

If they're all dirty prison tattoos, it can definitely be a turnoff. However if they're all well done I don't really care how many there are - provided none on the face. 

Oh dirty prison tattoos have a certain appeal, perhaps not the the tattoo itself but the flesh they are placed on.

Having a few here and there doesn't bother me..but def not all over his body

:true:

@BDEinz:

It depends on the tattoo. Some simple tattoos look cool, and some sleeves and chest tattoos can look sexy. But when your whole body is covered with tattoos, it looks pretty nasty. Specially if it's just filled with random stuff, like Justin Bieber.

I agree I love tattoos on me and other men, but they can't be random. If a guy is going to get many tattoos I would rather see a pattern in them rather than a mish mash.

Logan McCree has a great example of a great tattoo.

Irezumi tattoos are also great

It is a great work but i would rather see it on a painting and not on a human body.

It depends on the tattoo. Some simple tattoos look cool, and some sleeves and chest tattoos can look sexy. But when your whole body is covered with tattoos, it looks pretty nasty. Specially if it's just filled with random stuff, like Justin Bieber.

I agree I love tattoos on me and other men, but they can't be random. If a guy is going to get many tattoos I would rather see a pattern in them rather than a mish mash.

Logan McCree has a great example of a great tattoo.

Irezumi tattoos are also great

@ajax0980:

@groovedware:

I would recommend first timers go for the fleshiest spot they can.

Sitting may be uncomfortable for a bit!  :haha: :funny2:

You may laugh but it's true.

The most painful spots to get a tattoo is where there's the least flesh; ie spine, top of hands, top of feet, etc.  The 2nd worst are the areas that don't come into a lot of "outside" contact, such as the inside of your upper arm.

Somewhere on the internet there's a great color chart that shows the tattoo pain levels.