[AlexG]

Been a long while since someone ran these twins questions of extraneous body modification(s) by the community, and thought it was time to revisit it again.

Some it's a turn-off, others a turn-on.

For obvious reasons voting is limited to two votes per person.

Results of the poll are only visiable if you particpate in the poll.

Duration of activity for the poll will last ten days.

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[Tonus]

I selected "No Opinion" because I don't really fall on any side of the issue.  Some people do tattoos/piercings in a tasteful or attractive manner, and some don't.  It's really a case-by-case basis for me.  I don't object to them, but I don't have a problem with people who have none, either.

[BlackKusanagi]

Case by case to be honest.

[The Riddle]

Heh, I hate reiteration. But, yes, it's a case-by-case basis, after a fashion.

I've got a tattoo on my chest that's really quite ugly, but it has significance to me and that's why I have it. Same's probably (or could be, anyway) true with some of the less-attractive tats out there.

And then there's the case of amount. One, two, or even three well-placed tattoos are fine, and can be quite sexy. But when the entire arm is covered, or there's a full-back piece (which I normally like, but since the back's such a fundamentally-judged muscle group for an FBB, it kind of fails) with numerous others all over the body…no.

Same with body piercings. An earring or two's cool. Some people can pull off a nose stud, and some people can be quite sexy with a belly-button piercing. But, if you've got all those, it looks too much.

[P4WN’d]

I wouldn't recommend either of them.

[stmercy2020]

The woman who did my tattoos made an interesting insight to me once- the difference between people with tattoos and people without tattoos is, largely, people with tattoos don't care if you have one or not.  Obviously that's kind of an oversimplification, but I'm inclined to think that it's really none of my business if a woman wants to put ink on their body.  Similarly, if they want piercings, that's cool too.  There are some kinds of ink and some kinds of piercing that don't thrill me, but they aren't going to distract me from what I do like- strong, independent, powerful women.

Unfortunately there's no way to realistically cover all the different shades of opinion on this issue- I could mention, for instance, that I tend to find those ear-piercings that are the size of a nickel and make the shape of the ear horribly distorted really hard to ignore- and they are kind of a turn-off for me- but most regular earrings- studs, loops, even big dangly things- are cool by me.  Same thing for most every other form of body modification.  As has been stated, a lot of it is really in how the woman carries it off.

[nic2800]

What does the ink look like on the arm of a 65 yr old woman?

[stmercy2020]

What does the ink look like on the arm of a 65 yr old woman?

Depends on a number of things (I'm going to pretend that you were asking a serious question and not just being hostile to an alternative viewpoint)- the quality of the work, how well the 65-year old woman has maintained her body, and what the tattoo actually was in the first place.  As with everything, you get what you pay for; if you get a jailhouse tatt, done with ballpoint pens and crude equipment, chances are it will (a) bleed like crazy and (b) scar and be pretty hideous no matter how old the person wearing it is.  On the other hand, a quality artist can make a tattoo that remains clean 10, 20 or even more years after the original art is done.

As for the issue of taking care of the body- well, if you let your body go to pot, it's really not going to make a difference if you wear a tribal tattoo, a butterfly, or just naked skin- it's still going to look like liver-spotted cottage cheese.  On the other hand, if you take care of yourself, your skin will retain enough of its elasticity to make the tattoo look reasonably clean.  And before you decide I'm talking from my butt, I'll point out that I've seen tattoos that looked like crap on girls and boys who were still in college and tattoos that still looked fine on men and women in their 60s and 70s- including the tattoo artist who did my ex's wheel-of-fortune card on her back.

The last issue of the triumvirate is simply what the tattoo is of.  This is where I think most people screw up- a tattoo of Taz (the most popular bit of flash when I was getting my tats) or of your boy/girlfriend's name is both trite and a really bad idea.  Especially in the case of getting a name put on your skin- it's rare for love to last forever anymore, despite what children all seem to think, and it's a stone cold b—h to get coverup work done because you're no longer with Biff or Buffy or whoever your flavor-of-the-month happens to be.  On the other hand, I have seen grandparents who got the names of their kids and grandparents tattooed onto themselves.  I never quite got the fascination with scribing names- it's not like you're ever going to need a reminder- but at least it's unlikely that they'll ever need to have them covered or lased off…

EDIT:  I would point out one other thing that most people have overlooked- tattoos look best if the skin they're on isn't subjected to a great deal of shrinking or expansion; bodybuilders skin tends to undergo quite a bit of stretching which can make the tattoo distort entirely out of proportion.  Most tattoos simply can't be designed to look attractive on an arm that is 13 inches one week, 17 inches the next week, and 15.5 inches even later; the skin gets stretch marks and the tattoo simply magnifies them.  That's a technical issue having to do with the nature of the artform, though, and really has nothing to do with how I feel about a well executed piece of body art.  Given the mutable nature of the bodybuilder's physique, though, henna might be a much more acceptable alternative for those that like the design but are concerned about the long-term appearance of their designs…

[Trash Boat]

I don't think it's anybody others business what one wants do with their body.

[AlexG]

I don't think it's anybody others business what one wants do with their body.

I'd say that's a non sequitur.  What someone does or doesn't do with their body is not the point of this poll.

The question of the poll is whether or not you find tatooing and/or body piercings personally attractive or not in relationship with FBBing.

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~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

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