I don't get the appeal at all. Tattoos are ugly and do absolutely nothing to improve the appearance of a person. I see a lot of women now have them on their feet or ankles. Why?
I was in the military where it was considered fashionable to have a tattoo on your arm. But you would never notice them in the business environment as a long sleeve shirt would conceal them. Even at that, I saw no appeal in having a tattoo. Why do you want to look like you just came out of a jailhouse?
I never gave a second thought at all to men of prior generations who had a tattoo on them...arm, leg, chest, whatever. I grew up in military family and saw them all the time.
I also saw men who never went swimming because they would have to remove their shirt.
My Company Commander in Boot Camp was TM1 Mackelprang...he had “LOVE” and “HATE” tattooed on his knuckles, and with that pencil mustache and a wiry 5’5” height, looked like Charles Bronson...and he looked like he could use his fists.
We saw him tie his shoe one day, and when he put his foot up on a bench, the better part of a naked lady running the length of his calf was visible as he pulled his sock up!
I don’t have a problem with that.
My uncle went into the Air Force back in the Fifties, and got his name tattooed in cursive on his deltoid...when my grandfather saw it, the old Armenian said derisively (as my mom told me) “What. You had to get your name tattooed on your arm because you couldn’t remember it?”
It’s also not allow scripturally. Tattoos deface the body, the “temple of the Lord.”
I have no tattoos but I’ve seen some that are quite elegant and can understand the “wearing art” concept. That said, it usually involves something subtle, like flowers on an ankle. I’ve also seen R.I.P. memorials of loved ones, usually dates and a name or a picture of them, at least they have meaning and are usually on the upper arm.
Having a big bold tattoo where the meaning isn’t obvious, that isn’t pretty, on your neck where you can’t hide it is just dumb. Because it is dumb is the reason I don’t want to hire you, I QUESTION YOUR DECISION MAKING. It is that simple.
Mark