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#44 ·
My unscientific survey of Princeton coeds today reveals a distinct lack of ink. Maybe it is an issue of class + intelligence = lack of tattoos?

But a dive into the female psyche is like walking through Mordor. Inadvisable at best and frought with danger.

Cheers,

BSR
 
#45 ·
Mr. B. Scott Robinson said:
My unscientific survey of Princeton coeds today reveals a distinct lack of ink. Maybe it is an issue of class + intelligence = lack of tattoos?

But a dive into the female psyche is like walking through Mordor. Inadvisable at best and frought with danger.

Cheers,

BSR
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I've noticed a lack of ink on Ivy League basketball players, too...
 
#46 ·
Mr. B. Scott Robinson said:
My unscientific survey of Princeton coeds today reveals a distinct lack of ink. Maybe it is an issue of class + intelligence = lack of tattoos?

But a dive into the female psyche is like walking through Mordor. Inadvisable at best and frought with danger.

Cheers,

BSR
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There is no doubt that tattooing did used to be associated with the poorer, less educated classes of society. However, I think the tides are changing: tattoos are becoming a much more popular art form, and artists are charging much higher prices for their work, which means more affluent, and possibly more qualified people are getting inked.
 
#47 ·
Mr. B. Scott Robinson said:
My unscientific survey of Princeton coeds today reveals a distinct lack of ink. Maybe it is an issue of class + intelligence = lack of tattoos?

But a dive into the female psyche is like walking through Mordor. Inadvisable at best and frought with danger.

Cheers,

BSR
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I learned that there is a distinct difference between lack of tattoos and lack of visible tattoos. At a MENSA gathering last year, we had an outdoor luncheon. Many women took advantage of the pleasant weather to wear sleeveless garments. I was amazed at the number of well-educated, 1%-type women sporting minimalist tattoos in areas that would normally not be visible to the public.
 
#48 ·
drlivingston said:
I learned that there is a distinct difference between lack of tattoos and lack of visible tattoos. At a MENSA gathering last year, we had an outdoor luncheon. Many women took advantage of the pleasant weather to wear sleeveless garments. I was amazed at the number of well-educated, 1%-type women sporting minimalist tattoos in areas that would normally not be visible to the public.
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My Italian spiritual mentor, Mr. Ferrari, once told me, "When the eyes can't see, the heart can't hurt".

And lots of exposed shoulders and backs here this week for reunions and graduations.

Cheers,

BSR
 
#49 ·
Mr. B. Scott Robinson said:
My Italian spiritual mentor, Mr. Ferrari, once told me, "When the eyes can't see, the heart can't hurt".

And lots of exposed shoulders and backs here this week for reunions and graduations.

Cheers,

BSR
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Fair enough. While I didn't see many tattoos at the Vanderbilt Medical School graduation ceremony last month, I did see a girl receive her honors while sporting a none-too-subtle nose ring. That was eye-opening.
 
#51 ·
derum said:
There is no doubt that tattooing did used to be associated with the poorer, less educated classes of society. However, I think the tides are changing: tattoos are becoming a much more popular art form, and artists are charging much higher prices for their work, which means more affluent, and possibly more qualified people are getting inked.
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Actually, tattooing had quite a vogue in aristocratic circles in the late 19th and early 20th century. King George V was tattooed (I think his father may have been as well), as was Winston Churchill's mother, just to name a couple. It was rumored the Kaiser had a Prussian Eagle on his chest.
 
#52 ·
JLibourel said:
Actually, tattooing had quite a vogue in aristocratic circles in the late 19th and early 20th century. King George V was tattooed (I think his father may have been as well), as was Winston Churchill's mother, just to name a couple. It was rumored the Kaiser had a Prussian Eagle on his chest.
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I know that King George V had a prince Albert.
 
#53 ·
JLibourel said:
Actually, tattooing had quite a vogue in aristocratic circles in the late 19th and early 20th century. King George V was tattooed (I think his father may have been as well), as was Winston Churchill's mother, just to name a couple. It was rumored the Kaiser had a Prussian Eagle on his chest.
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Men's tattooing has been widely accepted for years, especially among military men and Merchant seamen, even in the noble classes.

From a report I read a few days ago, more women in America sport tattoos than men these days. IMO nothing makes a "woman of a certain age" look sad and worn out than tattoos. Just not my thing at all.

My daughter has a nose ring. Totally removable and easily reversed when she returns to her senses.

Cheers,

BSR
 
#54 ·
Mr. B. Scott Robinson said:
From a report I read a few days ago, more women in America sport tattoos than men these days. IMO nothing makes a "woman of a certain age" look sad and worn out than tattoos. Just not my thing at all.

BSR
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Not surprising; women are typically more keen on self-decoration than are men.

Really has kind of happened within the space of a generation; I can distinctly recall a visit to a very fine "gentleman's club" in Atlanta about 25 years ago, and not a tattoo in sight among the fifty or so young ladies who graced the stages. And believe me, these ladies had nowhere to conceal them!

Meaning the strippers of 25 years ago would be even more unblemished than many a churchgoing lass of 2018, with their discreet ankle tattoos and the like.

Growing up, I can only recall ever seeing - outside of movies - a single tattoo, and that was an eagle on my grandfather's forearm, a sailor and among the most hellraising of men I've ever known. Now you have accountants sporting a full sleeve.

DH
 
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Dhaller said:
Not surprising; women are typically more keen on self-decoration than are men.

Really has kind of happened within the space of a generation; I can distinctly recall a visit to a very fine "gentleman's club" in Atlanta about 25 years ago, and not a tattoo in sight among the fifty or so young ladies who graced the stages. And believe me, these ladies had nowhere to conceal them!

Meaning the strippers of 25 years ago would be even more unblemished than many a churchgoing lass of 2018, with their discreet ankle tattoos and the like.

Growing up, I can only recall ever seeing - outside of movies - a single tattoo, and that was an eagle on my grandfather's forearm, a sailor and among the most hellraising of men I've ever known. Now you have accountants sporting a full sleeve.

DH
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My first recalling of a tattoo is my late grandfather's friend "Doughbelly". He has a USMC bulldog on his forearm. I only know what it is because he told me. It looks like a giant green bruise and I believe it has something to do with the depth of the needle when receiving the tattoo. I think tattoos on men are one thing. On women, something totally different. My wife knows my feelings and she has agreed to abstain while it is completely acceptable for me to get ink, should I so choose. And I've had 30+ years to come up with something. Nada, so far. I'm looking heartily at joining the USCG reserves. If that happens, a tattoo may be a much more likely reality.

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This will have to remain but a tantalising hint, for my lips are sealed, however, a one time regular contributor to the Trad forum, latterly silent, sports a full body tattoo - a tattoo that is completely obscured by traditional menswear.
 
#58 ·
Clintotron said:
My first recalling of a tattoo is my late grandfather's friend "Doughbelly". He has a USMC bulldog on his forearm. I only know what it is because he told me. It looks like a giant green bruise and I believe it has something to do with the depth of the needle when receiving the tattoo. I think tattoos on men are one thing. On women, something totally different. My wife knows my feelings and she has agreed to abstain while it is completely acceptable for me to get ink, should I so choose. And I've had 30+ years to come up with something. Nada, so far. I'm looking heartily at joining the USCG reserves. If that happens, a tattoo may be a much more likely reality.

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While I am admittedly not a fan of tattoos, I did wear a military uniform for just a bit over three decades and can tell you that having someone, in the name of self aggrandizement, mutilate your body with "inked scars" is not part and parcel of your service contract. In all candor, the wife and I have no tattoos, but sadly I cannot say that for any one of our kids. Darned kids never listen! LOL. ;)
 
#59 ·
I think the stats are something like 40 pct of millennials have tattoos. Cognitive dissonance is a great mechanism for accepting what was unacceptable. Just don't try to bathe in public in Japan!
 
#60 ·
SG_67 said:
I sort of dig some of the younger, hip girls with tattoos. The problem is as you get older and are less hip, the ink all of a sudden looks odd.

If you're Patti Smith it's one thing. For the average woman, it's quite another.
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or Patti Smyth who sang "The Warrior" in 1984.
 
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