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In reply to the discussion: Any one notice the lack of tattoos in Woodstock crowd photos? [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,469 posts)209. I honestly don't understand tattoos.
Especially the "full sleeve" ones, or on the face. I do try hard not to be judgemental, and I sincerely hope that whenever I'm talking with someone with tattoos that my dislike doesn't show in my voice or body language.
I will say that I'm grateful neither of my sons has gotten any tattoos.
But, even though a part of me would like to think that people are dumb to get tattoos, the body art they choose has almost nothing to do with innate intelligence.
And as several people have pointed out, in every era people find ways to distinguish themselves from their elders and from others around them.
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Less junk food then. Much smaller portions. And "screen time" was only TV/movies and
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#16
I think our parents -- who got tattoos in WWII -- pounded into many of us it wasn't a good idea.
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#2
A Navy Chief who just advanced to become an Officer, and was my deck boss in '65,
Submariner
Aug 2019
#68
I was thinking wasn't that when bikers or greasers had the tattoos ? I forgot about military service
lunasun
Aug 2019
#80
Exactly. Back then tattoos were associated with bikers, criminals, or military personnel who'd
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#23
hepatitis was a big one. that ink looked different when your skin turned yellow.
mopinko
Aug 2019
#52
Everyone grew their hair out because of a massive shortage of barbers, I guess.
Act_of_Reparation
Aug 2019
#210
FDR and Churchill both had tattoos (not in places where they'd be visible though)
Spider Jerusalem
Aug 2019
#20
Roger Stone has a tattoo of Nixon on his back, which is really stupid.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2019
#100
Don't forget the guy who got a Mitt Romney logo tattoo on his face. Not a rocket scientist. LOL.
Vinca
Aug 2019
#123
They probably had the brains to keep their tattoos if any not as apparent.
LiberalFighter
Aug 2019
#38
Back then you got a tattoo if you wanted to find out what hepatitis was really like
jmowreader
Aug 2019
#43
I'm a boomer and agree. Back in the day, we all hoped the revolution would come, but
PatrickforO
Aug 2019
#230
'Reagan Dems':"mostly white, socially conservative blue-collar"-None in my circle
appalachiablue
Aug 2019
#103
54 percent of the voters aged 27 to 38 favor Mr. Reagan, while 37 percent back Walter F. Mondale.
progressoid
Aug 2019
#163
I've wondered, were many white boomers always racist or were the radicalized by 30 years
pstokely
Aug 2019
#225
Yep! I sang it every morning for many years, rocking one grandkid after another.
Croney
Aug 2019
#67
Possible . Anecdotal but my dad was born in 1930. had a tattoo on each shoulder. me, none.
Kurt V.
Aug 2019
#76
A lot of people around here have tattoos. I always imagine what they'll look like
stopbush
Aug 2019
#106
Fortunately for them, the technology of tattoo removal has advanced considerably.
Blue_true
Aug 2019
#111
I knew a guy in Key West. Middle aged guy, so proud of his back tat he took his shirt off to show me
cwydro
Aug 2019
#143
I'm a "live and let live" guy. I don't care what people do with themselves.
Dave Starsky
Aug 2019
#205
I guess I told you already about my condition ... BTW, do you know where to find John G? nt
mr_lebowski
Aug 2019
#171
Sandra Bullock, Caroline Kennedy, Helen Mirren and Dolly Parton all have tattoos
Niagara
Aug 2019
#119
Do tattoos sag with the skin as a person ages? That would look pretty weird if you were tripping.
jalan48
Aug 2019
#121
yeah they werent big then..started happening when I was in college in the mid 70s
samnsara
Aug 2019
#128
You would urge others to not get transfusions or hemodialysis at medical facilities?
Act_of_Reparation
Aug 2019
#221
I'm thinking tattoos are an expression of emotion rather than a measure of intelligence.
LanternWaste
Aug 2019
#162
So, I'm stupid for owning my skin and displaying what I choose to, where I choose to?
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2019
#182
Not a single person under 30 noticed the tattoos, but they're still wondering
Snake Plissken
Aug 2019
#187
When i was growing up tatoos were for the armed forces, bikers, people in jail and polynesians
applegrove
Aug 2019
#200
They didn't need them. The long hair was enough to sufficiently upset their parents. :p
NCLefty
Aug 2019
#229