r/unpopularopinion • u/schleima • 21d ago

Tattoos are so common now that it's more rebellious to stay tattoo-free

Where I grew up, tattoos were something you acquired to differentiate yourself from your parents or to rebel against them.

I have to wonder how my 20 month old daughter will see tattoos as she grows up, now that it is so common for parent-aged people to have tattoos.

Maybe now the rebellious move will be to choose not to be like all the uncool adults?

EDIT: Where I wrote "rebellious", you may read "countercultural". That's a bit closer to the point.

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u/onhereimJim 20d ago

I'm also very tattooed and I jive with your sentiment towards how you feel about them. I find it interesting how hung up people get about meaningful tats vs non meaningful. Of course all my work has been made for no reason whatsoever but to be honest I feel more normal all tattooed than I did without.