Unpopular Opinion
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Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Please also refrain from gatekeeping others' opinions.
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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
6. Defend your opinion
This is a bit of a mix of rules 4 and 5 to help foster higher quality posts. You are expected to defend your unpopular opinion in the post body. We don't expect a whole manifesto (please, no manifestos), but you should at least provide some details as to why you hold the position you do.
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IMO if it's somewhere you can see it it's different from a tattoo meant for others to see. So, I'm not a fan of tramp stamps because they're on your lower back. To me, that means it's meant for others to see. I'm especially not a fan of neck or face tattoos because they're not for you to see, and are always visible to others. But, a forearm tattoo is something you'll see often, so it's for yourself.
It also depends on what it is and what it means. If it's just something you thought was a cool design, I'm not a fan. OTOH if it marks a significant event / milestone in your life, I can see that. I think the traditional naval tattoos are interesting because they use a traditional design to mark a significant event in a sailor's life.
What's truly unfortunate is when someone gets a tattoo and doesn't think carefully about what other people will see. I'm not talking about bad art. That's a common problem with tattoos. It's when someone gets a Nazi symbol without realizing, or gets something in a language they don't speak that isn't what they meant, or they try to get a Vox Machina tattoo but end up with something that looks almost identical to the Gmail icon.
This gatekeeping is odd. Tattoos are bad if decorative but good if meaningful to your standards?
Who's gatekeeping. This is Unpopular Opinions. I'm expressing an opinion.
I thought I made that clear with "IMO" which means "In My Opinion".