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ORIGINAL: HatesParisHilton

1.)  they tell a lot of people you've been in prison and whether or not you have will not change that reaction.  anyone who has worked on a parole board will verify this (I stress "worked on" not some armchair quarterback on the parole-board issue)

2.) as someone whom has DESIGNED tatts/body-ink for people, the SEMIOTIC STATEMENT and MEMETIC statement of your tatt will cause subconscious reactions to you apart from point #1 when your tatt in question is visible.  A Maori style Tatt will not carry the same baggage as some lame-ass "skull-enshrouded-in-flames-done-in-Penitentiary-ballpoint-ghetto-ass-bullshit" piece of crap you'll pay twice as much to have removed several years later and then that will leave BAD "evidence" that will NOT be attractive to potential partners or even fuck-buddies.

I am not slamming you.

I am asking you to be CAREFUL with a CULTURALLY VALUABLE section of your Skin Real Estate.

good luck with this but take a month and do LOTS of window shopping RE designs.

and also certain shades of skin mean certain hues of ink will look like CRAP, sorry.  Some will merely look dingy, or go to black.  bear that in mind.

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ORIGINAL: littlewonder

I guess it all depends on what kind of career you have. I have a handful of tats and I have a professional whitecollar job. Some of my tats are very visible. I have to keep my hair down at work because I have one behind my ear that can be seen when I put my hair up. I have arm tats so I have to wear sleeves or jackets that cover them. I have others that need to be covered at all times as well.

I'm also aware that in certain situations in life such as family gatherings, meeting parents of friends or mates, I'll want to cover them because that's what is socially polite to do.

Tats are still not as acceptable as you might think. Sure they are more than they used to be years ago but you have to decide for yourself what kind of life you have where you will be able to get away with them or not and how willing you are to concede to social mores.

A throat tat is going to be extremely visible and you won't be able to cover it unless you're wearing a turtleneck. Are you able to accept that you may be blackballed by people in life because of it?

Anyway..just things to think about before you decide to take the plunge.

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ORIGINAL: slaveboyforyou

I think tattoos are becoming more and more acceptable. Everyone seems to have them these days. I don't have any, and I've never wanted one. But I notice everyone below the age of 50 has them now. I have actually dated women that asked, "so what tats do you have?" I shit you not. When I say, "I don't have any tattoos, I don't like them." I am looked upon as some weird pariah. Congratulations to all of y'all, you have turned us non-tatted people into the rebels. Oh lord, I love it.

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ORIGINAL: Esinn

No, I am not able to accept I might be blackballed.  I think it is silly that this might be a reality.   However, being grounded in reality despite my own personal opinion this is why me throat is still nekid.

Oh my

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ORIGINAL: Esinn

I want to get my throat tattooed.  I already have all sides of my neck done in a very tasteful manner.  It is a tribute to family. . . .

I want to get my throat done.  Prior to walking out the door an old boss said, "I hope you want to go down in flames"  Oddly I respect this boss still.  He offered me a lot and taught me a lot both personally & professionally.

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ORIGINAL: HatesParisHilton

"No shit brother?  A well thought out and intelligent reply? "

and this is exactly why your not-well-thought-out (and cliched) and (not so) intelligent crap RE the Christian thread in the other section ended up with people treating you like a total CHUMP.

Go ahead.  get your ENTIRE neck copvered with barbed wire warapping around bulletts with the nemweal "911" all of the place.

It'll just be a speed sign/road sign of the read you anyway and save anyone a lot f bother from the outset.

Tell eminem I said hi.

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ORIGINAL: HeavansKeeper

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ORIGINAL: Esinn

I want to get my throat tattooed.  I already have all sides of my neck done in a very tasteful manner.  It is a tribute to family. . . .

I want to get my throat done.  Prior to walking out the door an old boss said, "I hope you want to go down in flames"  Oddly I respect this boss still.  He offered me a lot and taught me a lot both personally & professionally.

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I identify with the reasons and message you want to convey with your tattoo. Also, based on other responses, it's obvious you're a smart, philosophical, independent thinker and a realist. Put a bunch of tattoos on a smart realistic independent thinker and you have a mouthy punk.

Sadly, I could not look past a persons neck tattoos. It shows an anti-establishment attitude that I, as an employer, decide not to work with. As "Boss" I want people who have a respect for authority for authority's sake. I don't want to "win over my team" like it was a gang I was joining. A neck tattoo, more specifically a throat tattoo screams dissension to me.

If I was your boss, Esinn, and for whatever reasons you hated work and wanted to quit... I'd expect you to say "MAN, FUCK YOU!" and walk out if I've pissed you off enough. I don't know you. You may be a cool headed person. But your tattoos say to me "I don't take shit from anyone."

Some fields are more sensitive to ink than others. I spent a summer selling yachts... You would not have been hired. You could have talked to Pope into buying a subscription to Hustler, and they still wouldn't hire you. Solely on appearance. Law, real estate, medicine (including mental health professionals), banking are examples of sensitive fields. Construction, plumbing/electrical, assembly, transportation are less sensitive. There's a good living in both categories, so its not like a throat tattoo will make you starve to death.

But say goodbye to being Chief Justice Esinn.
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