The stigma around tattoos is ever-changing these days and they are becoming more accepted but there are still people who will give judgy looks or make snide comments about people with tattoos. I for one couldn't care less what you think about my tattoos and here is why.
My tattoos have sentimental value to me, it is something I carry around with me all the time to remind me of what I've been through in my life and the memories that I have. Some people don't have a reason for all of their tattoos and that's okay.
You got your tattoo just because you thought it was cute? That's fine! I shouldn't have to explain why I got the tattoos that I did just because you disapprove.
My tattoos are a way I can express my self. I can tell my story through my tattoos and you may not understand the story but the story is not necessarily meant for you. My tattoos are for me.
A tattoo is a piece of artwork. Think of it this way; when you go to an art gallery and look at all the paintings you aren't going to like every single one of them, but that artist put work into that painting. Tattoo artists are just that, artists.
They put hard work into making sure that what they are putting on your body is exactly how you want it. After all, this is going to be on your body for the rest of your life. Tattoo artists make a living by helping people tell their stories.
With all that said, the next time you see someone's tattoos and you disapprove and want to say something about it maybe you should just keep your mouth shut. You don't know what that person has been through and you don't know what those tattoos mean to them.
Maybe they just got them because they thought it was cool, that doesn't matter, it's on their body not yours. You don't have to like it. We don't care.
