Tattoo question.

[Laava]

I am asking this question for a friend of mine, top bloke......
Is there a correct side to have a tattoo on your shoulder? As in, if one were to have only one tattoo, is there a society accepted std? Just that if one were to have the right shoulder done and for instance, stray into the Blue Oyster Club, would one instantly be the new meat on the block? Or is there no ink-sided protocol as there is for earings?

[Mom]

The left cheek means you like to be on top apparently

[MIXONE]

Fine anywhere but the face and hands I reckon.

[Laava]

Left cheek it is then! Thanks Anne!...........er, I'll pass that on to my mate!

[nothingflash]

Right handed = right side. They should be on your 'strongest' side.

[hellokitty]

get the whole back done.... I started with my left shoulder and now i am covered

[Oakie]

Got my family crest and motto on my left arm as it was nearer to my heart than my right arm.
Got my tattoo celebrating 25 years of marriage on my right arm as my left arm was taken by my other tattoo.

[nutjob]

Right handed = right side. They should be on your 'strongest' side.

Phew! Thank god for that! I don't want to be the new meat at the Blue Oyster..... again

[2wheeldrifter]

I am asking this question for a friend of mine, top bloke......
Is there a correct side to have a tattoo on your shoulder? As in, if one were to have only one tattoo, is there a society accepted std? Just that if one were to have the right shoulder done and for instance, stray into the Blue Oyster Club, would one instantly be the new meat on the block? Or is there no ink-sided protocol as there is for earings?

Ask your self one question.... when your doing doggy what side does your head tend to lean to??

[Laava]

Ask your self one question.... when your doing doggy what side does your head tend to lean to??

Good point! The same side as my reach around hand!

[tigertim20]

, is there a society accepted std? ?

no std's are socially accepted. not even in the 'blue oyster'

[Smifffy]

My advice to him: [edit: or her}

Why do you want to get a tattoo?

For yourself?

For someone else?

What will this tattoo mean to you?

Given that it will mean something to you, where would you put it?

After answering the last question, why the fuck would you put it anywhere else?

Tattoos are personal, and belong exactly where the wearer believes they belong.

Don't do it because you want to impress anyone, or fit in. Only do it if you want to do it, and believe it to be something you want for life, a representation of you.

Recently someone I admire/respect a great deal passed what could be interpreted as a disparaging comment on my tattoos, I looked him straight in the eye and said "I like my tattoos, thank you"

They all mean something to me, and are not there for anyone else's amusement.

If someone is concerned that the tattoo they want might be in a socially unacceptable position, then they aren't ready for a tattoo IMO.

For me, every tattoo has announced itself to me, and told me where it belongs, I don't know if this is true for everyone.

[XxKiTtiExX]

Homophobic? Does it really matter where it is?

[Grasshopperus]

Like any other fashionable vanity accessory you put them wherever the current trends dictate that you should.

[morsedog]

I have a tattoo on my right side and I don't swing that way. I like the right side=strong side comment. If you got a tattoo on the right side of your lower back you might have a boyfriend though.