Shannon Shirley Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I was on the back cover of the first issue of "International Tattoo" @91' ,I am a male,I wonder why I was on the back? Fantastic thread just on quick observation why do certain types of tattoo magazines insist on only putting young girls wearing very little on the cover, often the cover models seem to have relatively few tattoos as well.Im sure there are lots of men with fantastic work as well as older women it would be nice to see some people like this on magazine covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petri Aspvik Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 You weren't showing any cleavage? Jack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datatulip Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 When I'm wearing clothing that shows off my tattoo, I am often approached by strangers (usually men) who want to talk about it. Once, I've had a man ask me if I was religious, and that God would not approve of a young woman such as myself marring her body with tattoos. This was while I was having tea with a male friend of mine who is much more heavily tattooed than me. (I have two tattoos, he has 14.) So there is definitely still a prejudice against women with tattoos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugilist Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 When I'm wearing clothing that shows off my tattoo, I am often approached by strangers (usually men) who want to talk about it. Once, I've had a man ask me if I was religious, and that God would not approve of a young woman such as myself marring her body with tattoos. This was while I was having tea with a male friend of mine who is much more heavily tattooed than me. (I have two tattoos, he has 14.) So there is definitely still a prejudice against women with tattoos. Hahaha so last summer I took driving lessons, as I had never gotten my license, and at the start of my FIRST LESSON, when I was nervous as hell, the instructor noticed that I had tattoos (all my tattoos are very concealable--he just saw a tiny bit of my back peeking out of my t-shirt). He proceeded to TAKE HIS SHIRT OFF (I am alone in a car with this complete stranger) to show me his (but not before checking that no one was around so that, and I quote, he didn't "look like a pervert"). He was also really into prying about my ethnicity (Jewish), so while I was driving a car through downtown Montreal (which is a scary city to drive in) for the first time in FIFTEEN YEARS and just trying not to kill anyone, he started questioning me about how my parents felt about my tattoos, whether or not I was a good and practicing Jewish girl, etc. Dude. I switched to other instructors for my subsequent lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Varty Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Wait...how old were you when you first got your license? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverend1 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Im absolutely shocked that people would grab or touch anyone male or female to look at their tattoos. I don't understand why anyone would think that is acceptable behavior. I have been guilty of staring, but that was because I just wanted to check their work. Since I don't have any visible tattoos Im sure some people thought I disapproved when the opposite is true. My wife and I got our first tattoos in the late fall so the weather has kept everything covered. I certainly hope she doesn't get accosted by some weirdo with an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugilist Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Wait...how old were you when you first got your license? I got my learner's permit at 17, dropped out of driving school because I hated it, and then only went back to finally learn properly and get my license last summer, at the ripe old age of 31. This is what happens when you live in a place with great public transit--I have lots of friends who did the same. MadeIndelible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Varty Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I got my learner's permit at 17, dropped out of driving school because I hated it, and then only went back to finally learn properly and get my license last summer, at the ripe old age of 31. This is what happens when you live in a place with great public transit--I have lots of friends who did the same. Wow. That would be unheard of where i'm from. I was driving back and forth to work every day when I was 15. I guess you saved 15 years of car related expenses...you certainly have a leg up on me. Damn. reverend1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowyPlover Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I've discovered often when someone announces that they are "not a _________", they usually are. He really crossed the line; glad you got a different instructor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 @Pugilist, just confirming how terrifying Montreal is to drive in. Those taxis do not play around. I prefer driving in NYC to there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugilist Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hahaha it is even worse driving in downtown Montreal in a driver's ed car, because people get really aggro about not getting stuck behind you and do crazy things. That said, I could still never drive in NY! When we go down @Graeme has to do that part. Part of the motivation for finally getting my license, though, was definitely to help him out with road trip driving as we have, you know, been making a lot of trips to New York lately, for some reason... :) (If I may take this thread on even more of a tangent than it's already on - our last trip to New York, I was so happy to help with the driving and I was feeling pretty smug as we sailed through upstate New York until... I GOT STOPPED FOR SPEEDING! One month after getting my license! I was so embarrassed, until, I shit you not, I got out of a speeding ticket with the excuse that I am from Canada, and I don't understand miles. This worked! It was a proud moment. All that to say that I am maybe not so much help on the drive down.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisen777 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I always thought Montreal was pretty easy to drive in. I never have an issue. To me Boston and NYC are hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I always thought Montreal was pretty easy to drive in. I never have an issue. To me Boston and NYC are hard. Montreal drivers are fairly aggressive but if you can drive aggressively you're fine. Driving in NYC scares the shit out of me. eisen777 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisen777 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I do only go to montreal 3-4 times a year but I never really got the aggression. I miss it damn it, still waiting for my Enhanced licence. Certainly going to the convention again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Montreal drivers are fairly aggressive but if you can drive aggressively you're fine. Driving in NYC scares the shit out of me. NYC used to scare the shit outta me for sure! After driving there a lot for 5 years I've learned the rules for NYC driving. Lines mean nothing (EXCEPT dont block the box) Speed limits? Speed limit is keep up Pedestrians/bikes/etc WILL jump in front of your car Watch out for those damned taxi drivers. Most of the time I am convinced they are hammer drunk Generally the more aggressive you drive, the safer you are. If you show weakness you'll never get anywhere and people will cut you off. I generally like driving in NYC, outside of rush hour it really isnt all that bad Graeme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfish344 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 i think it's an extremely important part of the tattoo world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idyllsend Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I've been informed by family members that I am less likely to find someone to marry if I keep getting tattoos. There's so much I could say to this, but I don't. Ignorance begets ignorance. And when plain-skinned men want to check out my work, they have this thing where they try to hold my arm or touch my leg as they inspect it. No, no touchy, just looky. CultExciter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubaron Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 NYC used to scare the shit outta me for sure! After driving there a lot for 5 years I've learned the rules for NYC driving. Lines mean nothing (EXCEPT dont block the box) Speed limits? Speed limit is keep up Pedestrians/bikes/etc WILL jump in front of your car Watch out for those damned taxi drivers. Most of the time I am convinced they are hammer drunk Generally the more aggressive you drive, the safer you are. If you show weakness you'll never get anywhere and people will cut you off. I generally like driving in NYC, outside of rush hour it really isnt all that bad Problem is rush hour lasts more than an hour. In some cases many hours. Plus the location of the traffic changes depending on time and season. The traffic problem affects the whole metro area. Sometimes there is no way to avoid the traffic. You either sit in the traffic or wait it out at a movie theater or restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseracts Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I've been informed by family members that I am less likely to find someone to marry if I keep getting tattoos. There's so much I could say to this, but I don't. Ignorance begets ignorance.And when plain-skinned men want to check out my work, they have this thing where they try to hold my arm or touch my leg as they inspect it. No, no touchy, just looky. I thought about this, and decided I wouldn't want a relationship with anybody shallow enough to judge somebody by their tattoos alone. It's a useful filter to weed out people with incompatible values. idyllsend and TrixieFaux 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idyllsend Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I thought about this, and decided I wouldn't want a relationship with anybody shallow enough to judge somebody by their tattoos alone. It's a useful filter to weed out people with incompatible values. That's precisely it. A result of their one dimensional thinking suggests there's only two type of people out there: me, and people who wont like me due to having ink. That the only people available for me to be interested in will never be interested in me. Ridiculous. I wonder if men hear the same thing. Tesseracts and Zillah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseracts Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 That's precisely it. A result of their one dimensional thinking suggests there's only two type of people out there: me, and people who wont like me due to having ink. That the only people available for me to be interested in will never be interested in me. Ridiculous.I wonder if men hear the same thing. I doubt it, there seems to be a bit of a double standard going on. It's assumed that every decision a woman makes about the way she looks needs to be made for the approval of men, but the same standard isn't applied to men. Also, according to this women find tattoos less of a "turn-off" than men do, probably because tattoos are generally considered masculine. Tattoos on women are mens biggest turn-off ? women don't like beards - Odd News | newslite.tv Zillah and idyllsend 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I wouldn't bother with that article. It also states that beards on men are the biggest turn-off for women. 33% from a group of only 500. And it doesn't say where that 500 comes from. Beards are cool on men. Tattoos are cool on women. Zillah, CultExciter, slayer9019 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieFaux Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 These are my findings: Doing what you want to is cool and never a turn-off for the right person. I surveyed 1 person for this poll. 1 out of 1 agreed. The beardo in the other room would probably agree w/me too though. So let's just say 100% of the tattooed women and bearded men in this house were on board. :cool: Breakme, Graeme, polliwog and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zillah Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 These are my findings:Doing what you want to is cool and never a turn-off for the right person. I surveyed 1 person for this poll. 1 out of 1 agreed. The beardo in the other room would probably agree w/me to though. So let's just say 100% of the tattooed women and bearded men in this house were on board. :cool: I have peer reviewed this study and I agree with all findings Tesseracts, cltattooing and TrixieFaux 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDeepFried Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Funny how bad breath was more acceptable than either one. At least I brush my teeth every day. Tesseracts, Zillah, TrixieFaux and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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