Tatoo

[Okotokian]

A tattoo is a statement directed at others. Just don't be surprised if not everyone agrees with it, or confuses what it means.

[silverdoctor]

It's funny how certain threads make one realize that there are too many old fogies out there that think their opinion matters when it comes to what someone wants to do with their own body.

[CNP]

Originally Posted by Slvdout

Wow what a thread! I can't some of the attitudes here. I have a lot of tattoos and I'd love for some of you guys to educate me on the consequences.

I like tattoos also. I don't have any........yet, and I'm maybe a little long in the tooth to start now Maybe you're a person of some integrity and considered the "consequences" of having some potentially employment limiting marks on your body. I spent a lot of time in the military. Tattoos are common, but they must conform to this:

Additionally, members shall not acquire visible tattoos that are visible either in military uniform or in civilian clothing that could be deemed to be offensive (e.g., pornographic, blasphemous, racist or containing vulgar language or design) or otherwise reflect discredit on the CAF

I knew one rebel that tattoo'd his hand so that when he saluted, a tattoo revealed the words "FO" (in full) on the outside of his little finger. He was Court Martialled and dishonourably discharged. An immature and rebellious act that cost him his current job, a record of discharge that follows him for life.........potentially limiting future employment.

The thing about tattoos is they can be a beautiful work of art and at the same time, display an ugly message. Why not just be beautiful, without the ugly.

I want a barbwire tat around my neck..........wife doesn't approve. It would look awesome with my epic white beard and shaved head.

[hunterdan44]

I had same conversation with my son when he was 18, I told him don't follow the crowd and live your own life and be your own man. Well he didn't get one , couple years later he's a state trooper. He witnessed many candidates knocked for either objectionable tattoos or in areas not covered by shirt. Dad never looked so smart.


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[Slvdout]

Originally Posted by CNP

I like tattoos also. I don't have any........yet, and I'm maybe a little long in the tooth to start now Maybe you're a person of some integrity and considered the "consequences" of having some potentially employment limiting marks on your body. I spent a lot of time in the military. Tattoos are common, but they must conform to this:


I knew one rebel that tattoo'd his hand so that when he saluted, a tattoo revealed the words "FO" (in full) on the outside of his little finger. He was Court Martialled and dishonourably discharged. An immature and rebellious act that cost him his current job, a record of discharge that follows him for life.........potentially limiting future employment.

The thing about tattoos is they can be a beautiful work of art and at the same time, display an ugly message. Why not just be beautiful, without the ugly.

I want a barbwire tat around my neck..........wife doesn't approve. It would look awesome with my epic white beard and shaved head.

While i can see you point of view. I am who I am and won't change for anyone. If an employer won't have me because of my appearance, then that's not someone I'd care to work for anyway. I'm not going to put off what I want for fear of offending someone else.

Consider this:
Three years ago my 33 year old wife was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. At the time her life expectancy was 3-5 years. She has been through a lot and responded very well to treatment. Currently she is healthy, happy and living life to the fullest everyday.

What i have learned from all of this is life is short, Live it to fullest and make each day count. Do what makes you happy. If you want a tattoo today - get it. tomorrow might be too late.

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

A tattoo is a statement directed at others. Just don't be surprised if not everyone agrees with it, or confuses what it means.

How do you figure? Tattoo's are generally personal, they mean something to the person wearing it.

Old friend in Calgary, look at him from 50 feet away with the bald head, long beard and tattoo's - many would likely walk the other way. But when you meet him, and see the tattoo's he has, you can tell what his passions are. He has a beautifully done full sleeve and hand garden scene, complete with flowers, vines, butterflies, bees etc.

What do you figure his statement is toward others?

This is making a statement:

[drhu22]

Originally Posted by sailor

Lol.showed him your post about rainbow
For me all gus with tattoo are that sort if not criminal.Not egsactly-many guys liked to put cool tattoo of our unit when I was in Navy.But I think more important to become professional not tatoo-so I myself got non.

I didnt realise getting a tattoo of your unit was ever a thing that people did

[Slash8]

I thought this post was going to be about Fantacy Island

[troutbug]

Hes a big boy, let him learn through his own decisions. His body, bot anyone elses. Could be doing alot worse things.

[Twisted Canuck]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

It's funny how certain threads make one realize that there are too many old fogies out there that think their opinion matters when it comes to what someone wants to do with their own body.

I'm not sure if I qualify for 'old fogie' status yet, as I'm only 50....and I certainly wouldn't try and tell a young person what to do, I figure every person has the sovereign right to do as they please, as long as it doesn't infringe on another person's right to life liberty and happiness.

However, I will say that there are things I did when I was young, when I 'couldn't be told', that in retrospect I wish I hadn't done (not talking about tattoos here anymore), and I wish I'd listened to a couple 'old fogies' who tried to gently steer me otherwise. Would have saved me some serious grief in my life quite frankly. Wisdom does come with age (usually from making painful and expensive mistakes), and to disqualify the advice and opinion of an 'old fogie' just because you view them as such, might be a real disservice to you and the old fogie in question. I was one of those who had to learn the hard way, and probably most of us are that way at heart. But sometimes, it doesn't hurt to listen to those who are older, they may actually be wiser. As I said, this isn't specific to tattoos, just life in general. I could have saved myself about 7 years of my life and a half million dollars if I had listened to someone who advised me against a business partnership.

OK, climbing off my pulpit now.

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

He should be free to do this. Express his inner self... but I'm not hiring him. I don't like his inner self.

LOL Seriously, I'm not a tattoo hater. Know plenty of men and women with some. Good people. But I think if you starting tattoos on your face that have a "certain meaning"... well, they have a certain meaning. One not everyone might favour or share.

[Twisted Canuck]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

He should be free to do this. Express his inner self... but I'm not hiring him. I don't like his inner self.

Yup, everyone can express themselves any way they want, but when you are running a business you get to express your company's standards by the people you hire.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck

Yup, everyone can express themselves any way they want, but when you are running a business you get to express your company's standards by the people you hire.

And on the other end a person can express their right not to patronize a business if they choose to as well!
I'm over 60 and got inked in the early 70's before it was really in style, dunno what the fuss is about!
Cat

[agentsmith]

Originally Posted by bat119

Take him to an old folks home and show him what that tattoo will look like in 40 years...

You mean show him what HE will look like in 40 years. When your body's already breaking down and the meat's sagging off the bone, a tattoo isn't going to make or break your appearance.

I've had several coworkers and managers with visible/semi-visible tatoos, and I'm an engineer. Not so long ago, that would harm your career. Now it generally won't, unless the artwork is offensive or really excessive. I would still advise against tats on the knuckles/hands, face, or neck though... that's still not quite acceptable in "polite" society.

Just be sure it's a design you really really really like, cause it's forever. And you won't be the same person at 30 or 40 that you were at 20.

[Twisted Canuck]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

And on the other end a person can express their right not to patronize a business if they choose to as well!
I'm over 60 and got inked in the early 70's before it was really in style, dunno what the fuss is about!
Cat

I don't either, barring some massive disfigurement of ink as in the picture posted. Lots of folks have tats, and I don't have the energy to care one way or the other what people do....but if someone came looking for a job with a few tasteful/discrete tats, and another person with the same qualifiations came in with his face covered in white supremecist ink....I know who I'm hiring.

[Nester]

Ground him










My son wanted a Canadian mapleleaf tribal before he went overseas for a year. Told him I wasn't for it or against it as I have a handful myself.


Suggested that before he committed too it that he hang the symbol he wanted on the fridge for a month or two and see if he still liked it then. He did and then went out and got it. He still like it although it is partially shadowed by his other tattoo's.

[sewerrat]

Get a tattoo sleeve, only $18.99 on amazon, you can take it off when you go for a job interview and put it back on when you go on a pubcrawl.
and they won't sag when your 75.

https://www.amazon.ca/Efivs-Fake-Tem.../dp/B003RPYKLK

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by sewerrat

Get a tattoo sleeve, only $18.99 on amazon, you can take it off when you go for a job interview and put it back on when you go on a pubcrawl.
and they won't sag when your 75.

https://www.amazon.ca/Efivs-Fake-Tem.../dp/B003RPYKLK

Here's an accessory to go with that.

https://www.amazon.com/Man-Bun-Origi...017WRU5JY?th=1

[sewerrat]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Here's an accessory to go with that.

https://www.amazon.com/Man-Bun-Origi...017WRU5JY?th=1

[Kurt505]

Why is it I have no problem getting a tattoo, but I'm scared to get a needle???

[mooseknuckle]

Originally Posted by Kurt505

Why is it I have no problem getting a tattoo, but I'm scared to get a needle???

Lol. Same here except id rather sit for a 6 hour tat, then get my teeth cleaned.

Difference between people with tattoos and.people without... people with them dont care that you dont have them.

[outlaw'd]

I got my first tattoo about 17 months after my daughter passed away in 2013. It is a copy of her signature on my left inside forearm......Almost 24 months to a day, I added onto her memory tattoo. This time I had Crimson Empire do a broken heart and a suicide prevention ribbon piece added beside her sig. I don't know why, but for some reason they make me feel better and it's a form of comfort for me. I have a few other ideas that I'm thinking about adding on but haven't committed yet. Would I be one of the old foggies at 54 years old?

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckle

except id rather sit for a 6 hour tat

i think that's the only reason I don't have any, can't sit still that long.

[tbiddy]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckle

Lol. Same here except id rather sit for a 6 hour tat, then get my teeth cleaned.

Difference between people with tattoos and.people without... people with them dont care that you dont have them.

Just got back from Mexico. Did the double header. Got my teeth cleaned one day and got a 4hr tattoo the next!

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckle

Lol. Same here except id rather sit for a 6 hour tat, then get my teeth cleaned.

Difference between people with tattoos and.people without... people with them dont care that you dont have them.

I never even realized it until I went in for stitches tonight and had to get tetanus shots, I honestly was worried about the needle and could care less about the stitches!

[omega50]

Originally Posted by drhu22

I didnt realise getting a tattoo of your unit was ever a thing that people did

The tattoo on my unit says "Swan" but there was a day when I was young and full of vitality that it used to say "Saskatchewan"

[58thecat]

Let the lad do what he wants to do, your opinion will be heard but will fall upon deaf ears if you blow it out of proportion.
Explain your thoughts once and go from there, if not you will create a not happy environment and possible retaliations on other matters may spill over.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by outlaw'd

I got my first tattoo about 17 months after my daughter passed away in 2013. It is a copy of her signature on my left inside forearm......Almost 24 months to a day, I added onto her memory tattoo. This time I had Crimson Empire do a broken heart and a suicide prevention ribbon piece added beside her sig. I don't know why, but for some reason they make me feel better and it's a form of comfort for me. I have a few other ideas that I'm thinking about adding on but haven't committed yet. Would I be one of the old foggies at 54 years old?

Sorry for your loss and no you do whatever comforts you even at 54 years young.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

A tattoo is a statement directed at others. Just don't be surprised if not everyone agrees with it, or confuses what it means.

Nope it is first and foremost directed to the person, represents a believe, a meaning etc some tattoos are never seen by others.
I like many look at some and don't agree or really like but that is not my decision to make.

[Tigger72]

This is an interesting thread... I have 4 tats.... when I was younger and got my first one i wanted it to be covered up... my second and third one same thing... like others have stated ..... cover it up for a job interview.... now that I'm older and in my career job and have no plans on leaving it... I got my 4th and 5th and can't cover them up without a long sleeve shirt ....For Me... I know people that got tattoos that they regret....mine all have meaning to me.... I'm Canadian... with a Irish and Scottish heritage and my two boys... none of those things will ever change and they will always have meaning to me... As long as your kid gets something that has meaning for him now and will stand the test of time to him.... I don't see an issue!!