# WHY do people go and cover themselves in tattoo's?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 26, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163 "2012-11-26T16:18:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163/161 "2013-09-10T19:14:51Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> So no comment about **Tacit Knowledge’s** insults towards tattooed people?

My arms and legs have run outa room. My back is a clean slate. I have many piercings. I own a business, and currently all of my employees have body art of varying degree. /background

That said, I’ve never heard a body-modded person insult or put-down someone for _not_ being into tattoos/piercing. Never.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163/162 "2013-09-10T20:27:41Z")

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> [@Lukeinva](#):
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> Why do tattoo discussions always devolve into the un-tattooed stating they don’t like them and don’t understand the appeal arguing against the tattooed who become defensive and insult the un-tattooed.

…“a few judgmental, my-high-horse-is-higher-than-your-high-horse untattooed insulting anybody who has tattoos, likes tattoos, has ever found a tattoo tasteful or just doesn’t find them repulsive” does not equal “the untattooed stating they don’t like them and don’t understand the appeal”.

I’m not tattoed but I swear I feel tempted to get one just to separate myself from those percheron riders 😛

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