Wait... I disagree completely but it's correctly posted in unpopular opinions. Fine... Take my up vote.

There are bad tattoos but I love most of them. I don't have any yet, but my wife and I are talking about getting our first.

For the record I totally agree. But if one of my friends just gotta tattoo im gonna pretend to be excited for them. What else are you sposed to do when someone just got permanent artwork etched on themselves?

I've always said to myself "I'll get a tattoo when I can think of something that I'll still think is cool when I'm 70"

Ain't got a tattoo.

My brother has our family coat of arms as his only tattoo, I think that's reasonably timelessly cool.

Lol I don't have tattoos, but I can do this for literally everything you have ever liked or enjoyed.

This is one of those "if you think something that doesn't effect you and brings others joy is stupid, you probably need therapy".

Fuck it, you used the community correctly. Have my upvote you damn prude.

You know what’s stupid is people against vaccines having tattoos

This was the popular opinion when I was younger, I love tattoos but they used to be uncommon and sort of countercultural.

I never imagined tattoos would gain mainstream popularity like they have. I think it's improved the art but at the same time made them less, I dunno, cool?

“Do you think my tattoo is cool?” No, I don’t. There are no cool tattoos.

This is borderline "I don't like art".

I mean, you do you, but it's definitely a bad take.

Doubly so if it's some media IP. "I put Batman on my body!" "Look at this image of Goku on my calf

That shit is super fucking cringey. You're literally dedicating your body to be a walking advertisement.. As someone with multiple tattoos, I side eye these so hard. Obviously you're allowed to get whatever tf you want wherever you want, but choosing any IP speaks to your immaturity and lack of personality. Just weird parasocial hail cooperate nonsense.

Oh god and the people who get celebrity faces?! 🤮

Was gonna downvote but then saw the community so I guess I'll upvote it? People want to etch something onto themselves permanently, I think that is pretty cool a person likes something so much they want to mark themselves with it. Some of the things people get tattooed tho, not so much lol.

My cat died last year. 3 days before he went, he managed to playfully scratch my arm while we were engaged in some "ohhhhhh I'm gonna get'cha" hand play. I had a tattoo artist simply trace the scratch before it healed. If that's not an exception then you and I are very different people.

I'm someone with no tattoos, that really loves other peoples' tattoos. I'm just very indecisive personally, but I think they're really cool.

The artistry can be impressive. What they do to the human body is horrible.

I don't yuck other people's yums, which is, strangely, often also an unpopular opinion.

Maybe tattoos as a concept are bad (stabbing ink into your skin semi-permanently, that is), but the artistry and skill that can go into them is insanely respectable. Coming from someone who probably will never get a tattoo, I love seeing creative tattoos executed well.

For example: The humble pistol shrimp

I'm against getting tattoos because the ink is totally unregulated and the health effects largely unknown. There are studies that suggest tattoos can have negative health effects like autoimmune issues.

I'm glad that this is an unpopular opinion now

I think there's something important in stupid, goofy etc aspects of life

Many tattoos are stupid. And that's kinda cool

Starland Vocal Band! They suck!

Edit: I think there's a lot more buyer's remorse with tattoos than people admit.

Unpopular opinion on your opinion:

Stupid implies lack of thought on consequences or bad logic, which I don't think applies to tattoos as they are (for the most part) an aesthetic personal choice.

Cool though? Yeah sure, that is a vague and subjective term.

So no, most (not all) tattoos are not stupid.

"Getting a tattoo on my body would be like putting bumber stickers on a Ferrari."

Life is meant to be lived. People worried their whole lives they won't like a design or piece of art, in my opinion, are living scared

I've been doing memorial tattoos of my pets :)

Edit: that's to say, to each their own.

I know people who use tattoos as a way of permanently recording who they were at a given point in their life, because we all change over time. I can understand that perspective, but it's also exactly why I don't want one.

Every time I've looked back on myself 10 years later, I've thought about what a dumbass that person was. I wouldn't have wanted that idiot picking a tattoo for me.

10 years from now, I'll look back on the imbecile I am today and be relieved I didn't get any ink.

I have full sleeves and a chest piece. I get them for myself and my own story. They mean something to me. I don't care what you think about them.

Having said that you used the community correctly. But I not agree with you. Tattoos can be stupid and pointless to the user as well. They can just be there and it's impulsive and they want to tell a story.

I would extend this to all images on people. Graphic t-shirts, hats, logos, text on booty shorts, jewelry

Why does everyone need to be a walking billboard? Why must we cover everything with "art"? Why do we need to constantly be broadcasting messages to everyone who looks at us?

I get that people are excited about these things, and I never want to make anyone feel bad about having tattoos or wearing clothes they like. But personally i west plain clothes, mostly solid colors and the occasional stripes, nothing busier than plaid. I took thr dealership stickers and manufacturers logos off my car.

I have never heard anyone ever ask those first two questions ever. Most people with tattoos dgaf.

Body mod is a choice, you're not being required to get a tattoo. However, it's a personal freedom and identification, like getting the fuck out of someone's control.

Personally I have nothing against tattoos—you don't have to be an artist to appreciate art—I simply cannot think of any design or text I like so much that I want it displayed permanently on my skin.

Also I do not have the pain tolerance nor the nerves to sit still while I get stabbed hundreds (thousands?) of times a second. I hate needles with a burning passion; I can barely handle getting my blood drawn.

Yeah, imagine liking art and letting someone use your body as a canvas for art. Then imagine needing your validation for it.

Tattoos are kinda dumb. They are also kinda rad. I'm heavily covered. Personally I enjoy bothering people who hold the old view that only criminals, seaman, bikers, drug dealers or whores have them. Don't get me wrong, I am some of those things but its fun as hell working in a profession where I end up interacting with company owners, ceos and lawyers. It blows their minds.

I used to want tattoos. Thought I'd be covered from head to toe. Then my brothers started getting tattoos and I realized two things.

1. Good tattoos are really expensive. I'm not talking about full sleeves or back pieces. I mean sticker sized hand or arm pieces are even expensive. You want color? Price goes up. You want something that will look good in five years? Price goes up. You want anything that's a challenge or creative for the artist to do? The price goes up. Sure you can get cheap little tattoos for $100, but then its a shit tattoo that someone with little experience or a drug habit has to do. (My brothers used to throw tattoo parties for a local junkie to make $50 to $100 a pop off of underaged kids. That dude would make a killing.)

2. Most tattoo ideas are not original or good. Both my brothers got full arms of junk that's all meaningless platitudes and shitty sticker tattoos. Oh you got a skull. A flower. Some filigree to surround your tramp stamp. Even my own idea which was a snake wrapped around a guitar would have looked like shit after a while.

All this is coming from a tattoo fan. I've seen a lot of good work. A lot of cool art. That's rare. That requires a lot of money, and an excellent artist. Those shops are so few and far between. You have to hope the artist has an opening. You have to have a minimum $1000 for anything with thought and color. After a while I just gave up the idea of getting one and decided to appreciate them from afar.