I never said that people are not entitled to their opinions. Nor did I say people who think they are hot are wrong. I explicitly said that people who enjoy them should enjoy them. Also I did not say that adults shouldn't get tattoos if they really want too. It's a free country. The OP invites everyone to share their opinion.
The question on the table is whether or not tattoos are hot or unattractive. In my judgement, they are unattractive and implied that IMO visible tattos are unprofessional. That's all I'm saying and yes I do have opinions about people with tattoos that may or may not be justified. But those who say that tattoos are hot are also making a judgement and they also have opinions about the attitudes of those who sport tattoos that may or may not be justified. Everyone who has an opinion, either positive or negative, or depends on the tat are making judgments. A person making a positive judgement is every bit as judgmental as someone making a negative one.
I don't much care for modern art either. And I also believe that people who do appreciate the art not for the art itself but rather only for the narrative context surrounding the art. And I have negative opinions about the suspected motives of many contemporary art scene. Similarly with tattoos I feel that they do not rise to the level of art, as many believe that they do, and that the popularity of a tattoos has more to due with the narratives about them rather than the images themselves. That much is implicit in the question of whether they are "hot" - in at least some instances tattoos seem to signal attitudes about the person's sexual attitudes (hence the pejorative "tramp stamp") and not mere ornamentation.
The question on the table is whether or not tattoos are hot or unattractive. In my judgement, they are unattractive and implied that IMO visible tattos are unprofessional. That's all I'm saying and yes I do have opinions about people with tattoos that may or may not be justified. But those who say that tattoos are hot are also making a judgement and they also have opinions about the attitudes of those who sport tattoos that may or may not be justified. Everyone who has an opinion, either positive or negative, or depends on the tat are making judgments. A person making a positive judgement is every bit as judgmental as someone making a negative one.
I don't much care for modern art either. And I also believe that people who do appreciate the art not for the art itself but rather only for the narrative context surrounding the art. And I have negative opinions about the suspected motives of many contemporary art scene. Similarly with tattoos I feel that they do not rise to the level of art, as many believe that they do, and that the popularity of a tattoos has more to due with the narratives about them rather than the images themselves. That much is implicit in the question of whether they are "hot" - in at least some instances tattoos seem to signal attitudes about the person's sexual attitudes (hence the pejorative "tramp stamp") and not mere ornamentation.
