it is a age ( generation ) thing ... when I was young the only people that had tattoos were merchant marine and sailors ... it was looked on as dirty and very low class to be avoided ... no one would hire anyone with a tattoo ... that is just the way it was ... I am 60 and there is a deep down part of me that still sees it as dirty ... to be avoided ... I would never get a tattoo myself ... my pdoc has ( karate ) tattoos on both arms ... not sure what level black belt he is ... but on a woman ... it is a total turn off for me ... this was just the way I was brought up ...