tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post3295051586624971271..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Do Tattoos Show Individuality or One-Dimensionalism?mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-85345381160490690962011-07-14T20:56:05.380+09:002011-07-14T20:56:05.380+09:00In some instances tattoos can serve as a illustrat...In some instances tattoos can serve as a illustrated expression for some. Especially if its something they designed. People have their reasons for doing whatever it is they do. Many may share a common reason, as is probably the case with getting a tatto. Balking at trends is somewhat of a trend itself. I knew people who abstained from doing things simply because they thought it was too trendy, too "mainstream". Do what makes you happy and be prepared to live the consequences of the choices you make (especially those hard-to-remove, misspelled tattoos).<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DouglasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-35205329255735565282011-07-03T21:40:50.888+09:002011-07-03T21:40:50.888+09:00Personally I am not a fan of tattoos, body piercin...Personally I am not a fan of tattoos, body piercing or even jewelry for that matter, but I think that everybody should be able to do as they please so long as they don’t force anyone else to do the same.<br /><br />I am a good salesman though and I have a sales and marketing suggestion (didn’t this blog start out as that?) for tattoo parlors. They should hang out a sigh that reads:<br /><br />TATTOOS SHOW THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE.<br /><br />JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE<br /><br />PootsSteve 'Poots' Candidusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-86907352260230157152011-07-03T19:15:41.334+09:002011-07-03T19:15:41.334+09:00Anonymous is correct about one thing. Way wrong ab...Anonymous is correct about one thing. Way wrong about another. Hollywood stars do have tattoos (not nearly at the rate that musicians do - for the reasons you stated) and Hollywood stars are some of the few people who can afford to have them removed which is a way expensive process and QUITE popular recently. http://newsflavor.com/entertainment/celebrity-tattoo-removal-whos-done-it-and-who-needs-it/<br />- TrentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-23818281443265719582011-07-03T11:46:03.759+09:002011-07-03T11:46:03.759+09:00The Beckhams have tattoos with Hindi that is not e...The Beckhams have tattoos with Hindi that is not entirely correct. If you're gonna get a tattoo, make sure you get it right. Misspelled words on your skin forever is kind of sad.<br />@Andrew Joseph: Cosmetic surgery is a given these days in certain circles. It's mostly catering to the way women are appraised, i.e. their looks. I won't pass judgement on these women. Compare me with no cosmetic surgery and the woman who had breast implants or other surgery and married a wealthy guy. When I am worrying about paying the bills or my pensions or working my sorry derriere off, she's getting her nails done. Now who's the idiot? ;)Murasaki Shikibuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956944811391367016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-29609315918765257292011-07-03T09:04:02.775+09:002011-07-03T09:04:02.775+09:00Mike, you're wrong. Lots of Hollywood stars ha...Mike, you're wrong. Lots of Hollywood stars have tattoos. They just cover them with makeup when the role calls for it. Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp are just two. There are plenty more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-5169851335489575432011-07-03T07:53:21.464+09:002011-07-03T07:53:21.464+09:00Thanks Andrew and Anonymous... I really do appreci...Thanks Andrew and Anonymous... I really do appreciate it. I thought I'd get lots of "Grumpy old fart" comments for this one.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-76068082226371618472011-07-03T07:08:53.334+09:002011-07-03T07:08:53.334+09:00Mike... it's because everybody is an individua...Mike... it's because everybody is an individual... but me, all by my lonesome am not. It's a wonderful paraphrasing of a joke from Monty Python's Life Of Brian.<br /><br />It's like, if you didn't have Air Jordan's, years ago, you weren't cool. Or if you didn't wear over-sized jeans without a belt that showed off your underwear, you weren't cool. It's all pretty funny to me. People desperate to be part of some cool IN crowd.<br /><br />Just imagine what the retirement home is going to look like in 30 years: old broads with fake tits, guys and gals with tats that are wrinkled or saggy. Hah! Tit for tat! Imagine women with tats on their tits when they are 60? Ugh!<br /><br />I don't have a tat... but I do like tits. Like yourself, I thought about getting one but don;t want the pain - as well as the fact that I could think of nothing I would think was cool and individualistic that might still be the case five years later (not top mention 20 or 30 years later!) <br /><br />Tats, scarring, piercings... if that's your thing, good for you. It's not mine. I'm not cool, though, but personally I never gave a crap what others thought about me. I just knew I liked myself in the present time.<br /><br />I, too have seen maybe 50 people with erroneous kanji... people who have never been to Japan or China... like, what is wrong with you? At least I've been there and respect the culture enough so that if I did want some art, I could simply buy it and look at it myself rather than force others to look at it via a tat. Or, you could be like so many people I see and just cover it up. <br /><br />When I was a kid, the only people who had tats were Holocaust survivors, sailors, bikers and the Maori. Now, it's nerdy kids and adults hoping they will look cool. Gan batte kudasai!Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-57909416681880921722011-07-03T07:03:48.452+09:002011-07-03T07:03:48.452+09:00Getting further over the proverbial hill on an alm...Getting further over the proverbial hill on an almost daily basis, I've recently thought about having "do not revive or resuscitate" tatooed on my chest in as many languages as possible.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-80530837826625648012011-07-03T05:32:51.935+09:002011-07-03T05:32:51.935+09:00Sean Connery has a tattoo. I think only one movie ...Sean Connery has a tattoo. I think only one movie showed it. Then again, he has been bald for a long time. He always wore a toupee. <br /><br />I am not and advocate of having a tattoo. 1. It is against my religious beliefs. I am an artist. Why should I have someone else's artwork permanently on my person? 2. Tattoos styles change over time and they "age" as you get older. <br /><br />I feel sorry for these people. They want to stand out and be stared at not for their own accomplishment(s), but for someone else's accomplishment...someone else's artwork!<br /><br />M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com