[jdfan]

It reads like a bunch of snobs who've got their panties in a twist and can't wait to let the world know how petty and small-minded they are.

Yes – it's called the internet ;D

Look – we all love FBBs, and no-one's saying they don't have the right to 'express themselves' by getting a tatt done. I'm just saying that's an ugly tatt on an otherwise beautiful woman.

Re being insensitive: I'm guessing there aren't any FBBs reading this – afterall it's along side an advert for big boobs comics or something. But if someone does read this and it causes them to think twice about getting a tatt – then great!

Things to remember:

– They look tacky and sleazy.
– They are permanent.
– Removal causes scarring.
– How they gonna look when you're 50?

[Robert McNay]

Tattoos make no difference to me. The skin they decorate is still soft to the touch and the muscle underneath is just as hard.

I'm sure they don't effect their lips either.  😉  ;D

[jdfan]

Very true. Unfortunately most FBB fans will never get to touch an FBB, so to us the visual aspect is more important. No doubt alot of girls like the look of tattoos and they would rightly dismiss the opinions of someone like myself who happens to dislike them. However what they fail to appreciate is this:

Fashions change and people change but tattoos don't change.

Therefore it seems very unwise to get a permanent fashion statement etched into your skin. Ask any young women if she'd be happy wearing the clothes she wore 5 years ago, or having the hairstyle she had back then –  and the answer will be a resounding NO. But that tatt will look exactly the same in 5,10,20 years, and it can't be removed without leaving a nasty scar.

It is this permanence and the implied lack of forethought of the wearer which I find unappealing as much as the look of the things.

[cpbell0033944]

I think my view is a mix of my old friend stmercy (how's desert life treating you?) and CptMatt, in that, whilst I see the reasons that many dislike them (and I don't like too many, as in the case of Melody Spetko) I don't mind the odd one or two.  I also am disappointed at how those who deride many for being close-minded when it comes to femuscle can themselves be so close-minded about tattoos.  How do you know that Tomoko and others haven't thought teir decisions through?  Part of respecting these women is perceiving them as intelligent, adult, self-determining people, so assuming that they haven't thought through their decision smacks of paternalism to me.  Maybe they haven't thought things through.  Maybe they have.  Let's hope they have.

Lastly, I agree with Lingster WRT Tomoko being a "supervixen". ;D 8)

[jdfan]

Maybe they haven't thought things through.  Maybe they have.  Let's hope they have.

I find the prosect that they thought carefully about it and still got it done even less appealing. According to the American Society of Dermatological Surgery in 2002, 50% of the people who get a Tattoo eventually want it removed.

Call me close-minded and paternalistic but I tend to get like that when I see someone I care about doing something they're likely to regret – like smoking or damaging their health and appearance with roids. I think the "I respect your decision" line is a big cop out.

Still, at least someone's getting rich out of it:

Nearly 40 million Americans sport tattoos and almost half end up regretting it. As a result, laser procedures for tattoo removal is becoming one of the fastest growing areas of the dermatology industry. Approximately 20 percent of laser procedures performed over the past two years were for tattoo removal

http://www.justtattooremoval.com/Franchise/industry.html

One piece of good news – there's a new type of tattoo ink which is supposed to be easier to remove – so hopefully scaring won't be such a problem in the future.

[cpbell0033944]

Call me close-minded and paternalistic but I tend to get like that when I see someone I care about doing something they're likely to regret – like smoking or damaging their health and appearance with roids. I think the "I respect your decision" line is a big cop out.

By comparing tattoos with smoking and stroids you've done yourself a big disservice.  Although a scar may be troublesome it's vastly better than lung cancer or a wrecked liver.  I still say it's up to the individual, as, indeed, it is for smoking and steroid use.  Lingster may well feel faint if he reads this, but denying people's right to decide for themselves is the first step to Communism.

[GWHH]

me too.  Asian chicks with msucles are so hot, plus they age so well!

I have got such a crush on Xin Li Cao.  ;D

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