# Are tattoos getting out of hand in pro sports?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-getting-out-of-hand-in-pro-sports/585266>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 13, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-getting-out-of-hand-in-pro-sports/585266 "2011-06-13T00:42:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-getting-out-of-hand-in-pro-sports/585266/21 "2011-06-17T16:07:21Z")

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> [@Argent\_Towers](#):
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> A uniform is supposed to make everyone look the same. How is this a difficult concept for people to get? Are the people who don’t get it that aesthetically naive or are they just being deliberately obtuse?

Good point, which is why I hate it when they have black people AND white people on the same team - they look completely different! Totally wrecks the concept of uniformity.  
(Luckily the white guys are usually on the bench)

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-getting-out-of-hand-in-pro-sports/585266/22 "2011-06-17T16:21:43Z")

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> [@Argent\_Towers](#):
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> A uniform is supposed to make everyone look the same. How is this a difficult concept for people to get? Are the people who don’t get it that aesthetically naive or are they just being deliberately obtuse?

This is still absurd. Should teams require everyone to dye their hair the same color? Be of the same race? Of course not - that’s absurd. Someone’s full sleeve ink has absolutely no effect on the uniformity of their uniform - not getting THAT is being deliberately obtuse.

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> Changing the uniform by adding sleeves and pants is obviously unworkable.

[Obviously](http://www.ecouterre.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/adidas-nba-revolution-30.jpg)?

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> aesthetically naive

Oooh! Are you going to start another one of those threads? They always go so well for you.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tattoos-getting-out-of-hand-in-pro-sports/585266/23 "2011-06-17T18:05:24Z")

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Yeah, I voted that there are too many tats, but that’s just my off-the-cuff aesthetic judgment. Of course the players can - and will - do what they please.

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