Your thoughts on Tatoos?

[d.anders]

2 minutes ago, Gilfson said:

So it’s only hot if you’ve committed crimes got it!

I have no idea what that means.

[SirBillybob]

1 hour ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

This is the bigger issue.  The way that people express their opinion on it can be kinda gross.  

It's not difficult to just be mature and say 'not for me' or 'not my thing.'

Instead, some here welp and wring their hands about it like Titanic just took their children.

Edited May 18 by SirBillybob

[Gilfson]

10 minutes ago, d.anders said:

I have no idea what that means.

You said it’s hot when prison guys have Tatoo’s 

[SirBillybob]

33 minutes ago, Gilfson said:

So it’s only hot if you’ve committed crimes got it! I’ll get on that asap😂

Allegedly. 

[Danny-Darko]

😉

[Thisismrlit]

I don’t care either way. Wasn’t aware that it was a huge dealbreaker for people. 

[+ Charlie]

Like anything else about someone's physical appearance, sometimes they are attractive and sometimes they are not--it depends on whether they are done by a pro or are self-inflicted, all the same color or multi-colored, small or huge, placed in an appropriate location on the body (any kind of facial tat is a turn-off for me, for example).  However, observers often read other kinds of messages about a person from his tattoos. Lots of them make me think: what is he trying to hide or distract the observer from? Is he ashamed of his arms, or his legs? Some tattoos seem to be intended as visual messages about the person (why did he get THAT tat?). Tattoos per se neither turn me on nor turn me off, but they do make me think twice about why the person has them.

[topunderachiever]

depends

[+ KensingtonHomo]

3 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

This is the bigger issue.  The way that people express their opinion on it can be kinda gross.  

It's not difficult to just be mature and say 'not for me' or 'not my thing.'

Instead, some here welp and wring their hands about it like Titanic just took their children.

OMG, there's a couple of guys on here who look at every "411" post and say they won't hire the guy because he has tattoos. 

It's like, "Girl, we get it." I don't care what other people think about a provider I find attractive, unless it's about their behavior and actions. 

[+ KensingtonHomo]

26 minutes ago, Charlie said:

However, observers often read other kinds of messages about a person from his tattoos. Lots of them make me think: what is he trying to hide or distract the observer from? Is he ashamed of his arms, or his legs? Some tattoos seem to be intended as visual messages about the person (why did he get THAT tat?).

People get tattoos for lots of reasons. I have four. One I got in my 20s and it's stupid. The other three all mark something very important to me: the loss of a loved one, my heritage, etc. I have one more I'd like to get that's in that vein. 

Other people see their body as a canvas; others do it to be cool or trendy. 

[Oakman]

15 hours ago, Gilfson said:

It takes me like 15 minutes to cover mine up and am definitely fine doing it for a client if they want. 

I am not familiar with this cover-up paint/makeup that you’re referring to. Neither are most of us, probably. I certainly wouldn’t pay $400 to get sweaty and physical with a guy covered in body paint. 

[Gilfson]

7 minutes ago, Oakman said:

I am not familiar with this cover-up paint/makeup that you’re referring to. Neither are most of us, probably. I certainly wouldn’t pay $400 to get sweaty and physical with a guy covered in body paint. 

It’s water proof and you don’t need much as it’s designed to cover tattoos you wouldn’t even know I had it on if I didn’t tell you.

[Oakman]

2 minutes ago, Gilfson said:

It’s water proof and you don’t need much as it’s designed to cover tattoos you wouldn’t even know I had it on if I didn’t tell you.

I don’t think I would ever feel comfortable, asking someone to alter their physical appearance for me. Even if that just means removing a piercing that I’m not into. I accept that those are part of their presentation, and if I’m not into tattoos and piercings, I don’t reach out to those providers. 

[+ ApexNomad]

3 hours ago, MuscSami said:

I know right, normally if that’s happening I’m getting paid, I guess yesterday was different from most Saturday nights I’m used to. Maybe that’s the worst thing about it, suffering and not being paid.

Ouch! 😂

[d.anders]

4 hours ago, Gilfson said:

You said it’s hot when prison guys have Tatoo’s 

I did not say that. I said "some prison gang members look hot and sexy in the movies." Typically, it's a hot looking actor to start with, handsome face, nice body. The tattoos are like a costume, and they often work for a bad-boy character. Sometimes, that can be sexy.

[Gilfson]

17 minutes ago, d.anders said:

I did not say that. I said "some prison gang members look hot and sexy in the movies." Typically, it's a hot looking actor to start with, handsome face, nice body. The tattoos are like a costume, and they often work for a bad-boy character. Sometimes, that can be sexy.

Right but the implication of that statement would be Tatoo’s are hot if on a prisoner or gang member. Therefore a criminal. Also it was just a joke lol

[soloyo215]

On 5/17/2025 at 2:43 PM, Gilfson said:

I was suprised while ready through some threads that man you not only dislike Tatoo’s but despise them. So I wanted to ask. If you were to book someone and they had Tatoo’s would you be open to it if they covered them up before the session? Or is it a non starter for you?

I come from both a religious background and a generation that associated tattoos with "street people". Used to be that only certain sectors of the population had them. They used to symbolize some kind of gang, having served prison time, and people with tattoos were part of circus attractions as something extremely exotic.

I believe that there are remnants of those views on tattoos today, along with social and religious stigma, associated with certain behaviors. Of course, there's the matter of personal preference. My personal views have changed to the point that I have one now on my left arm.

Having a tattoo or two is not a deal breaker to me. However, having face tattoos, and having the head, neck and face areas covered with many, especially to the point where the face is no longer a face but a canvas, that makes me react. My reaction normally is "Why on Earth?" not one of rejection. Under the tattoo is a human being, even if he doesn't do it for me as a provider.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

3 hours ago, topunderachiever said:

depends

Sure... 

Diapers can be sexy on the right guy.

 

[Gilfson]

18 minutes ago, soloyo215 said:

I come from both a religious background and a generation that associated tattoos with "street people". Used to be that only certain sectors of the population had them. They used to symbolize some kind of gang, having served prison time, and people with tattoos were part of circus attractions as something extremely exotic.

I believe that there are remnants of those views on tattoos today, along with social and religious stigma, associated with certain behaviors. Of course, there's the matter of personal preference. My personal views have changed to the point that I have one now on my left arm.

Having a tattoo or two is not a deal breaker to me. However, having face tattoos, and having the head, neck and face areas covered with many, especially to the point where the face is no longer a face but a canvas, that makes me react. My reaction normally is "Why on Earth?" not one of rejection. Under the tattoo is a human being, even if he doesn't do it for me as a provider.

I understand that but at the same time culture and society changes. And Tatoo’s are more common than not especially in my generation. Having a personal preference is fine and if someone doesn’t want to hire me because my Tatoo’s that’s totally cool as they are looking for something else. My thing is just the way some people in this form act like people with Tatoo’s are despicable monster people lol

[Km411]

For me it’s not whether they do or don’t have tattoos, it’s how they carry it. It’s all about attitude for me.

[TonyDown]

For me, less is more.

I'll never care for tattoos on the face or neck.

Yeah, times change.  To each, his own.

[+ KensingtonHomo]

46 minutes ago, soloyo215 said:

I come from both a religious background and a generation that associated tattoos with "street people". Used to be that only certain sectors of the population had them.

Interesting. My initial experience with tattoos was people in or retired from the military. 

[SirBillybob]

51 minutes ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

Sure... 

Diapers can be sexy on the right guy.

 

I understand he has to keep his diaper pail under lock and key. 

[56harrisond]

Some guys can be covered in tattoos, look great and pull off the look. Others could have one or two designs that look subjectively bad. It's all one's preference. 

If there are any taboo locations for tattoos it would probably be the face, but even that I think is waning, as they are more accepted.

[Oakman]

29 minutes ago, Gilfson said:

My thing is just the way some people in this forum act like people with tattoo’s are despicable monster people lol

For me it has more to do with artistic taste and judgement. I work in the world of design. I like to see well-thought out decisions in how people present themselves. While I occasionally see sexy tattoos, I more often see people with lots of tats as chaotic, messy, and unwilling to consider long-term implications (Pete Davidson?). I also see lots of tired cliches permanently displayed in ink, bad artistry, ugly typefaces, etc etc. I think it is silly that people with no artistic skill or training would make permanent art all over their bodies. Some men have kick-ass tattoos (King George V for instance), many have crap.