^^^ Talthybius' post has me speechless, too. It's like something from the Dark Ages. If anything, someone who is tattooed has more self-esteem because we are taking that chance that we will be stigmatized for how we look. Someone who feels "inferior" is not likely to express him/herself outwardly.

But most of this thread is horrid to me. I don't want to name several names, but...seriously. All kinds of misunderstanding, judgment, stigma. Just a load of stigma.