Dear Stupid Fucking Waste of Life, most of us who have tattoos have them done with some sort of meaning. Like the earlier post, tattoos have a meaning to the owner. Some people have them as a statement of what the person feels about him/herself. Some people define themselves with the tattoo. Some people have them done as a remembrance/reflection of a period of time in that person’s life.
It’s a deeply personal decision for someone to have a tattoo and daring to say that you are a better person in some way earns you a box full of Stupid Pills. I invite you to chug a 5 gallon bottle of anti-freeze. I’ll buy. Tschuss
[quote]animal4life wrote:
I saw a post about people showing off thier tattoos. Personally, I think tattoos have no place in bodybuilding. All the greatest dont have tattoos, Arnold, Zane, Metzer, Coleman, Cutler, Lou none of those guys had tattoos…why? Cuz If me and you step on stage, and you got a tattoo of a dragon, or a demon, or hitler, or a devil on your quad, chest or back… and I got a perfect tan and no tattoos, I got you beat, even if I was smaller and had less definition. Why? Cuz bodybuilding is about everything… Skin, simitry, and even everything down to your hair cut and how white your teeth are.
Ben weider would even say that you should look perfect in everyway when you step on stage. Even if you think having mom with a heart around it looks cool, it aint other peoples idea of perfection. and this sport is about struggle, pain and perfection.[/quote]
dorian yates had several. Lee priest has one or two.
Sounds like someone has filled you head with a novel idea and youve cut and pasted your new views.
They dont really have any merit imo, even for elite competitors. As long as what needs to be judged is not blurred, tattoos do not detract from ones physique.
In addition, beauty is in the eye of the beholder… the beholder is the person looking at you. For example, a girl can be totally hot, but if she has a tattoo of Satan on her chest and a swastika on her face, im not gonna wanna touch her.
What is this guy’s fascination with satan and Hitler?[/quote]
I’d like to know that too. You’d be more likely to see roses or a butterfly but he insists on making tattoos sound like satanic symbols of hatred and oppression.
I would venture a guess that most of us who posted pics of our work have no intention of ever stepping on a stage for a bb competition. I see your point that ink on the skin can reduce visibility of muscle definition during a competition, but that doesn’t matter to me, and never will.
Animal,
I’m glad you brought this up. I was planning on getting a tattoo, but after hearing your expert opinion on the subject, I’ve decided not to. I greatly value your opinion (though I don’t know you), and I think you’ve brought up some excellent points (as we all know, Ronnie is much smaller than his tattooed competitors, but only looks bigger because he doesn’t have any muscle-hiding ink).
By the way, I’d like to actually meet you in person some day - you seem to be very wise. I’ll even show you my collection of tattoo designs that I was deciding between. Thanks to your wisdom, Satan will not be permanently etched in my skin.
In addition, beauty is in the eye of the beholder… the beholder is the person looking at you. For example, a girl can be totally hot, but if she has a tattoo of Satan on her chest and a swastika on her face, im not gonna wanna touch her.[/quote]
Dude, If you haven’t gotten your freak on with a satanic nazi chick, you just haven’t lived. Now go get yourself some of that crazy stank and get back to us when you’ve earned your stripes.
Ya Ninny!
p.s. Make sure she’s waering some leather and latex too. That is a nice touch.
[quote]animal4life wrote:
Cuz If me and you step on stage, and you got a tattoo of a dragon, or a demon, or hitler, or a devil on your quad, chest or back… and I got a perfect tan and no tattoos, I got you beat, even if I was smaller and had less definition. [\quote]
[quote]animal4life wrote:
Cuz If me and you step on stage, and you got a tattoo of a dragon, or a demon, or hitler, or a devil on your quad, chest or back… and I got a perfect tan and no tattoos, I got you beat, even if I was smaller and had less definition. [/quote]
No you wouldnt. I’m pretty sure if we put your ass (which has perfect everything, just a little less definition, and smaller) and put cavemen up on stage (who has tatoos all over his body) he’d be judged as a better bodybuilder.
[quote]djoh615893 wrote:
Dear Stupid Fucking Waste of Life, most of us who have tattoos have them done with some sort of meaning. Like the earlier post, tattoos have a meaning to the owner.[/quote]
Yes, you are a fucking waste of life. I dont have a tatoo yet, but once I reach a point in my life where I’m happy with my weight, I plan on getting one. I plan on getting it on my bicep.
I already know what it is going to be, and it has a very deep meaning and it will be put on my body for a reason and its to honor someone who has died who is very close to me. Do I compete in bodybuilding? No. Might I in the future? Maybe. If I do, I know damn well my tatoo will mean more to me than having “perfect skin” when on stage for bodybuilding.
If someone gets a tatoo and chooses to compete, its his/her fucking choice. Shut the fuck up.
If you spray paint shit all over the statue of David is it still beautiful? Nope, it’s garbage. you wanna be garbage when we step on stage? go ahead, you will take the walk of shame and I’ll have the trophy. that’s just how it is.
I know this has made most of the people with tattoos mad, but, oh well.
[quote]animal4life wrote:
For example, a girl can be totally hot, but if she has a tattoo of Satan on her chest and a swastika on her face, im not gonna wanna touch her.[/quote]
Yeah, like this girly has ink, and look how she’s not totally hot.
[quote]animal4life wrote:
If you spray paint shit all over the statue of David is it still beautiful? Nope, it’s garbage. you wanna be garbage when we step on stage? go ahead, you will take the walk of shame and I’ll have the trophy. that’s just how it is.
I know this has made most of the people with tattoos mad, but, oh well.[/quote]
I love my tatts, and I have to be honest, I think that to a certain extent you may have a slightly valid point (only very slightly), but saying all that, I think that you will find that the people who have tatts will not give a shit about what you think. I know I certainly dont.
This is partly due to the fact that I have no intention of competing, also, if I did compete, I can guarantee that if I wanted to hide my tatts, nobody, including the judges would be able to tell that I have tatts.
Getting a tattoo should be a very personal decision, both getting one in the first place and what you get inked on your body. Due to that, the people that made rational, non drunk decision to get ink will not give a flying fuck about some arrogant knob that wants to post an a pointless comment that is irrelevant to (in my guess) 99.99% of people that will read the post.
I say this percentage as the people with tatts dont give a shit what you think and the matter will never be relevant to those people that make the decision not to be inked.
something outcasts used to do that confromists now do
getting to the point where the biggest rebel in society is going to be some nerdy dude with no tats or piercings
im not anti tat, people can do whatever they want. some look great. but most look like shit(barbed wire, chinese symbol, tribal etc etc)
i always like my grandfathers navy tats because they were hilarious if you new him, a real nice polite guy with tats on his forearm of some chicks legs in high heels
my old biker uncle has so many he has one on the inside of his bottom lip, i like that
but wtf is up with the chicks and the lower back tat, why not just write “im unoriginal and i put out” on your forehead? that’s tthe point isnt it?
i feel like if you are gonna get ink, go all the fucking way, get some of that yakuza shit covering your whole body
but that is my philosophy on most things, go all the way or go home
