No I would be somewhere between bemused and horrified. Most people I know with tattoos end up very blase about them years later so it’s hardly a lasting tribute. The idea that anything someone else chooses to do as a tribute should be accepted, “it’s the thought that counts,” brings to mind the John Hinkleys of the world.
I’d be seriously worried about the tattooed’s sanity.
Yes, as usual WhyNot has captured my thoughts as well. To me it’s always the thought that counts. Same as when someone who is not desirable to me in a sexual way hits on me; it’s still a compliment. Now, I might find it oogie if it was say, some guy I’d only dated twice or something. Then it might feel stalkerish, but barring any extreme circumstances, yes, I would definitely feel honored.
Ok, well that seems acceptable. It’s subtle enough that it doesn’t scream out “Look! I’m honoring you!” I would have agreed that a portrait would be weird. They never look very good.
It depends on what the tattoo is and where it is on her.
Yeah, WhyNot said it well. It’s not the particular medium I would choose for an honor, and aesthetically, I’m usually not too fond of tattoos in the first place, but if it’s intended as an honor, then it’s an honor. The honor to me lies in the fact that someone considered me worthy of honor, not in the fact of however they chose to express that worthiness.
I have a tattoo on one leg of the “how to use chopsticks” instructions typically seen on chopstick packaging. My twenty-something nephew loves it.
One day he texted me asking for a picture of my chopstick tattoo. I figured he wanted to show a friend, so I took a quick pic and sent it. A short time later he sent me a selfie of him getting the tattoo put on his leg.
His mom was pissed, which made it all worthwhile.
Am I still alive?
Then it is creepy stalkerish. Did they at least ask first, or just do it, like Chazz Michael Michaels getting a tattoo of Jimmy MacElroy?