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Poll - Tattooing: from male military and biker ethos...to viable witness means for both genders?
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These days it's often 18, anyway, for first ink.
It used to be very much a man thing; although now it's become a very womanly thing to do.
(Not surprising that it was your daughters rather than your son that decided to do it, right? Apparently in North America, 59%-70% or more of parlor clients are female: rather a sea change demographically since the time it was almost exclusively a male thing. Anyway, for either gender it seems like it has opened a lot of potential for faith based ink.)
While it always was a thing for young men in the military to some extent, now for young women from 18 onwards it's so seemingly widespread that as an option it's really a bit like getting double pierced ears was 30-40 years ago: maybe a bit edgy at first but soon became very mainstream, right?
Agreed.
I remember the first double ear piercings --- they looked kind of funny.
Now I think they look nice if the right earrings are worn.
And as to girls getting "inked", as you put it, I think it's already mainstream.
I live in small town and many young girls have cute tattoos in visible places. I remember when they used to try to "hide" them because it was just starting to switch from male to female.
I like how this looks:
Yes, it's nice.Agreed.
I remember the first double ear piercings --- they looked kind of funny.
Now I think they look nice if the right earrings are worn.
And as to girls getting "inked", as you put it, I think it's already mainstream.
I live in small town and many young girls have cute tattoos in visible places. I remember when they used to try to "hide" them because it was just starting to switch from male to female.
I like how this looks:
And this is me, my daughter, and all my granddaughters (4):
All got it done at under a year of age.
Seems to be the widely benign and wholesome thing to do to get the second holes done in one's teens, right? (...probably not excluding your family, now or in the future...)
And then, typically it's at or around 18 that the new adult (especially young women) - maybe even for the 18th b-day - does the parlor visit, often an occasion supported by family and friends.
(Typical trends, ...right?)
charity:
It's actually not unusual for wearers to go back to the parlor after a few years and have a design touched up with a little ink to compensate for fading. (Maybe your daughter whom you mentioned has done this already or will do it in due course.)
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They are, and they like the frog. Its on my ankle. Well, lower calf and ankle. They like the colors. My son has several, questionable about meaning. The kids don't seem interested in getting them. Price is a deterent, but not the only one. Wish there were semi-perm that last 3 years and disappear. If you loved it you could get perm. For me, I wouldn't have. But that's just me.
Well, if the idea eventually came from them they would in any case readily get a ride to the parlor from their grandmother, wouldn't they?
So anyway they like it. Sounds also as if the colors that they like are still quite strong and not faded. Still the original colors, maybe? not unusually if a tattoo's colors do fade, ppl do go back to the parlor to have a bit of color added. (Maybe if you did this eventually, rather than it being a case of you accompanying the grandchildren to the parlor -so to speak-, they would be willing to accompany you to see the colors being strengthened...you must know, anyway...)
It may be that increasingly for younger ppl, not to be tattooed will become almost a radical act of fashion, going against a huge trend...
(While for your daughters maybe it was simply a natural, straightforward thing to do; part of such a huge trend. I saw a quote from the Bible Belt - which I mentioned before - which shows just how huge a trend it has become.)
PS: Here it is:
Seems anyway to me that it's not necessarily even that individual young people especially young women will happen to have been persuaded by an individual friend among their contemporaries to have it done.
More likely often it's hugely the case that when they get to a certain age the expectation is that it's simply what they go and do.
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Seems anyway to me that it's not necessarily even that individual young people especially young women will happen to have been persuaded by an individual friend among their contemporaries to have it done.
More likely often it's hugely the case that when they get to a certain age the expectation is that it's simply what they go and do.
It's hugely widespread to get ink, so as a pragmatic means it's obvious to some to use it...
Plus it shows how dedicated one might be to commit their body to the gospel in writing. I think I would take that person more seriously.
Good point.
Someone with a Bible based tattoo - far from seeming frivolous and superficial - is likely radiating the impression: "I try to be a serious young man of conviction" ; "Look, be assured I am a principled young woman".
Instead of just doing it to feel good: it's more likely the other way round, "It feels good to be principled in evangelizing faith".
@Butterfly: FYI, did you see @Dave L 's post - #74, above - indicating that Christians with faith based tattoos might be taken more seriously one ppl realized the depth of their commitment?
Interesting point, right?
Interesting point, right?
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Some ppl try to guilt manipulate young women against first ink at around 18, saying it's supposedly bad rebellion.
Others would plausibly say it's actually more likely a form of fairly benign conformity to a huge trend (a bit like double ear piercing was 30 or 40 years ago).
To put a positive gloss, among Christian young ppl it certain provides for a lot of opportunities for faith / Bible tattoo designs, doesn't it?