If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say "why put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari?," I'd have enough money to pay off my student loans. The Ferrari, in this case, is to represent the human body. Every person on this planet has a body. They have an area of skin and space for tattoos if they choose. A Ferrari is an expensive, exotic sports car that a very, very small percentage of people on this earth can actually afford.
How can the two evenly be compared? I am not a car; I am a living, breathing, capable being. Before you ask what's gonna happen when I get older, allow me to tell you. It's no secret I will age. I will get old with time. My skin will sag and wrinkle in the same way regardless of whether I have tattoos or not. It will droop and age regardless if my skin is covered in ink or as clear as the day I was born. The details in a tattoo may be altered and the colors may fade, but tattoos don't run like wet paint and can always be touched up if necessary. So the next time you ask what's gonna happen when I get older, understand that with your logic comes a snarky answer that will shut you up and send you packing.
Like many things in this world, each person is subject to their own set of ideas and values and differ from person to person. Well, the same is true about tattoos. All tattoos are not created equal. There are gang tattoos, prison tattoos, generic flash tattoos and then there are extremely artistic and intricate tattoos. Each one is different and has a story behind it that some people may never understand. But that's the beauty behind it. People don't get permanent ink to try and look cool. Well, most don't.
"They are a waste of time and money." My answer to this blanket statement is, “It’s my time and my money and I can do what I please with it.” If I'm capable of paying my bills and have enough money to get tattooed, why should it be any of your business? And while tattoos may appear expensive at first glance, they really aren’t if you look at the cost over their lifetime. In a study done by the Huffington Post, average Americans spent $1,092 a year on their morning coffee. I'll just leave that there.
Look at the date on whatever phone or computer you're using to read this article. The last four digits say 2016, which means we are approaching close to 20 years into the 21st century. Times are changing, don't be left behind. Everyone has a chapter in their life story that they choose not to read aloud. Sometimes they display them on their body as a piece of art.
