Why Did Tattoos Stop Being Cool??

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

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[@HellMxge]

2:17 the mark of the beast my brother, repent ye of thy sins while the sun is bright, haha

[@richardbeckmann6720]

I have no idea this suggestion for your patreon. How about doing a video on a topic that your subscriber suggests?

[@Thoer]

Tough words towards the end from the King of the "What killed xyz" videos! 😂

[@JHAN1212]

I'm 24 years old and enjoy alternative music, but my years as an impulsive contrarian made me decide to get 0 tattoos because it seems like everybody has them. It genuinely feels more rebellious to not have any.

[@BasedHyperborean]

That's stupid. You clearly don't have a rebellious bone in your body either way.

[@the_kombinator]

Hahhaha my dad said the same thing to me when I was a teenager, 20 years ago. I briefly wanted a Polish eagle on my back in my 20s, but now EVERYONE has them, even middle aged fat soccer moms and pudgy business "professionals" with a receeding hairlines driving off rental 2012 Cruzes. Glad I didn't get a single one.

[@tayx1862]

Who cares about being rebellious, you sound like an angsty suburban teenager. Do whatever you want to do in life regardless if no one is doing it or if everyone is doing it.

[@jarettmeyer4929]

26 myself and me and my three best friends all say the same thing. None of us have any. Every white male my age has a damn sleeve I swear. Including my brother.

[@jacksdad734]

Same. I was in metal bands was a raver. Still no tats.

[@DeadzoneMusic]

Tattoos became "not cool" when "not cool" people started getting them. Just like music, people base their IDENTITY around something and then wanna control who can and can't be involved in it.

[@ey3z4ya]

Maturing is when you stop labeling people as "not cool" like you're still in highschool 😆

[@HiGlowie]

@@ey3z4ya na, they’re right though. I know more people with tattoos than without. Also, I know a ton of people who had barely any interest in art or design, but got got some sleeves because it was a fad for awhile (I believe it’s starting to die down at least as a trend).

[@rigelb9025]

@@ey3z4ya That person was merely speaking the same language as the video was, which is appropriate in this context.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

@@ey3z4yathen how else do I label the guys who base their politics on Metal Gear Solid

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

​@@ey3z4ya get over yourself. "Not cool" does exist.

[@jimderess2206]

As someone who doesn't have tattoos, this video reinforced me not wanting any tattoos.

[@monogramadikt5971]

dont do it, it will not enhance your life in any way what so ever

[@rigelb9025]

@@monogramadikt5971 Precisely. I don't get the craze, personally. But I can see why it took off.

[@road_king_dude]

Totally dude

[@paranoidplane9799]

I wanted to get a John Lennon tattoo,now I'm questioning that desire.

[@road_king_dude]

@@paranoidplane9799 Thinking for yourself takes time. Give yourself time.

[@gaelencarter4804]

'Nothing is dead, you just stopped paying attention to it' That's some wisdom right there

[@road_king_dude]

Debatably

[@calebevans7408]

I remember being a kid, always blown away by people's tattoos. As a late teen I kept beggjng my parents fot tattoos and piercings(both have some small tattoos) and they just kept saying "when you're an adult". Now as an adult, I have almost no intrest in getting any body modifications. I'm glad they didn't let me make a decision I would regret later.

[@joshuaholman7760]

I just have gauges, but nothing else. I honestly can't imagine myself doing anything more to my body, I like knowing that I actually stand out nowdays with having 0 tattoos and not thinking they're cool anymore. Many of my friends have them and I just find it nice to now be the one that stands out amongst them lol.

[@BasedHyperborean]

@@joshuaholman7760 you aren't standing out by not having tattoos. Thats a really goofy, lame way to think. Literally NOBODY is going to look at you and think, "WOW! This guy's friends all have tattoos, but NOT HIM?! WHAT A REBELLIOUS CHAD!" Same way having tattoos doesn't make you stand out, either. Now that you're an adult, 99% of the population isn't going to care that you even have a face. Nobody's looking at anyone. We all have shit to do.

[@efrainmendez2623]

@@BasedHyperborean i agree but having no tattoos nowadays does make you standout a lot 😆

[@BasedHyperborean]

@@efrainmendez2623 It absolutely does NOT. I'd argue that, globally, there are still VASTLY more people without tattoos. And they all say the same stupid shit about how NOT having tattoos makes them special. How unique are they really if they all repeat the same line like NPCs?

[@futuristic.handgun]

​@@BasedHyperboreanI agree a million percent. Oh you're special because you don't have any tattoos, like literally every human being in the world that's born. Sure buddy.

[@mattday2656]

I started working in shops in 2001, I think social media played a part in a wild amount of the repetition in tattoos. But tattooers have always been a little gatekeepy. Huck Spaulding said he wanted to see a tattoo shop on every street corner, he got what he wanted.

[@YoungDeathWish]

I had one artist who would only tattoo things that he personally liked lol. But he only liked demons, reapers, and skulls. He did a great job, it looks very nice, he even free handed it. But that was a weird situation

[@mattday2656]

@@YoungDeathWish I worked FOR an artist that was a tradcat and if you are a piercer / scarification guy in the next room hearing him shit on your mostly LGBTQ+ and various other marginalized folks (sex workers and such) (in between saying we need to hear out flat earthers, and Richard Spencer should not have gotten punched) kinda makes you give up, because a piercing only shop is virtually unsustainable in Canada and most tattooers shortchange piercing as a skillset because they have toilet standards when the attempt it, but piercing was stolen from the LGBTQ+ community, punks and aboriginal communities that weren't a bunch of macho dicks trying to make money and give their girlfriend something to distract her while he served on his client. Lol

[@p0rnstarguardian.qiyana]

​@@YoungDeathWishthat was all he could do maybe

[@Assimilator702]

I HATE you Huck Spaulding.

[@Lora2788]

Loved Finn discovering the lion clock rose combo! You'll start noticing them everywhere now

[@CrashBlastSmash]

It’s the quintessential working class white guy tattoo to get in England 😂

[@markattenborough9107]

"what do these things have in common?!?"-Finn "They are all generic tattoo choices that annoy the fuck out of artists.... it is supposed to be ironic Finn"- me, immediately

[@MrBLieve]

i know im getting old when im discovering trends from Finn

[@thebizzle413]

Tattoos used to connote individualism but now they have become so common that they are being used as the opposite, something to make you fit in.

[@aliasfakename2267]

Lol yep, I'm the only one in my friend group with no ink

[@anthonygillette]

I uh… I think it’s more been de-stigmatized as a way to express yourself and your interests, instead of denoting your “badassery” It’s nice to not be turned down from jobs nearly as often for having tattoos, that’s something that happens when more people have tattoos

[@UnhumanNewman]

@@gagamba9198 Fuck yeah

[@UGLY-MONEY17]

Agreed lol

[@joshuaholman7760]

Yep. I went from thinking tattoos were cool, to now just thinking that it's a sign that your trying to hard to be unique/edgey. I like being tattooless, I feel more pure😂. All I have is gauges

[@BManStan1991]

It's simple. Market saturation. Once the majority of people have them then they become "normal" and are no longer attractive as "alternative". And alternative people want to be anything but "part of the crowd".

[@TheBonsaiRonin]

Tattoos stopped being cool in 2005 when I got pulled over by a cop with sleeves

[@TastySnackies]

My Gen X mom is covered in tattoos and was deeply a part of alternative culture when I grew up in the 00’s. Honestly that’s probably a big reason why I don’t care to get myself tattooed, they just don’t seem cool to me. I even regret the singular tattoo I have because it feels like a waste of money.

[@rikky383]

Tattoos aren’t deal breakers for me but must admit, I’m usually pretty impressed when I meet a girl with zero tattoos. So refreshing

[@vlcheish]

same

[@monogramadikt5971]

yeah at first i loved chicks who were covered because they were fucken rare back in the days, then all the yuppie brats adopted it and its a complete turn off

[@loompy1440]

Im just happy the sheer amount of liquid ignorance I had permanently bonded to my skin at 14-21 during… drug stages/ mental illness cycles/ different trends isn’t something most people in society choose to shame these days. That’s actually pretty amazing progress. the meanest anyone has ever been to me about my bad tattoos was a tattoo artist who shuddered/ visually recoiled when he saw my previous work I wanted covered. He said “there’s no way you will ever cover this”. Long story short, I semi ignored what he said and went out to seek to have it covered a few years later and the new artist was like, oh yeah “I can cover this” with a smile on her face ❤😂

[@thenewwavejoeshow]

You said "her" face. Not a surprise it was a woman who was more open to working with you. I find it's largely male tattoo artist who are arrogant and have had much better experiences with women.

[@andrewharmless8627]

Lol, I got all of my tattoos many moons ago too really before tattoos got super popular but were starting to. Like right before and then during "Ink master". The guys at the shop would say "dude all our new clients think this is like ink master and all they want to talk about is ink master." Anyways I used to always mess with my primary artist and ask him "hell yeah dude looks sick, how hard would it be to cover this up in a couple years?" He would always say "we can cover up anything dude we can turn this into whatever you want." Even with my entire rib tat lol. Some people are visionarys and will try anything and others just won't. The one thing he would not do is face tattoos unless you were already totally covered.

[@BasedHyperborean]

@@thenewwavejoeshow Thats bullshit. Women don't understand the history of tattoo culture worth shit. I go to an old school shop that respects the history of tattooing- not a female in sight, but the vibe is perfect and the artists are fantastic and willing to work with anyone. It's not even male vs female necessarily tho, its older vs younger artists. The younger ones don't know shit, don't respect shit, and only wanna do the tattoos they specifically want to do. The women included.

[@thenewwavejoeshow]

@@BasedHyperborean wow friend. Misogyny much. Women don’t understand tattoo culture, do you? Do you actually know how tattooing started, where is originated, etc., I prefer women tattoo artists overall. I’m frankly tied of how much cis gender white men dominate most things making environments feel unsafe for those who aren’t cisgender male and white. And please don’t accuse me of using “reverse” sexism towards you because that isn’t really a “thing…” not here to argue, I was just making a point.

[@PalmelaHanderson]

I have a lot of tattoos and some of them are shit. The way I've always thought about it is each tattoo represents a point in my life. Maybe that point in my life I was having a manic episode and got Lisa Simpson playing a saxophone on my left ass cheek, but y'know... that's where my life was at. Each tattoo is a snapshot of my life.

[@Blackhoodie85]

Literally all of my friend's tattoos are terrible, but she loves them all and is super proud of them. As you said, they're snapshots of her life. Which, admittedly, has been a bit of a hot mess, but she owns it. She's married with a kid and a mortgage now, so...the humdrum life comes for all of us eventually.

[@i_unfriend_u]

Lisa Simpson playing the saxophone on your left ass cheek is incredible and don't let anyone tell you different

[@ey3z4ya]

💯

[@Sennacherib-e9g]

no offense but it doesnt help the stigma about them when 99% of the reasons people give for having them is "Joke" or "Manic Episode" and rarely ever "Meaningful representation of my thoughts, values, or aesthetic taste". I have a ton of tattoos but it seems like other people want to align it as being something that relates to instability.

[@PalmelaHanderson]

@@Sennacherib-e9g Art doesn't always have to have meaning. If your tattoos are meaningful to you, that's great. If someone else's tattoos are specifically not meaningful, then that in itself is also meaningful, in its own way ("this lily tattoo with a crown represents my love for my daugher" vs. "this tattoo of Lisa Simpson playing the saxophone represents how little I give a fuck"). In other words - it's art, bro. You can't tell anyone they're wrong for appreciating it.

[@smelltheglove2038]

Man, I hate my tattoos. Still, I want one that says “Lots of regrets” rather than “No Regrets”

[@Blackhoodie85]

Even better - "NO RAGRETS" on your forehead. Establish dominance.

[@KnivingDispodia]

That’s actually kinda badass

[@PinHeadSupliciumwtf]

No regret. Just growth.

[@the_kombinator]

or "Fear" instead of "No Fear"

[@rikky383]

@@the_kombinator people would just assume it’s for the band Fear. And who gets “no fear” tattoos? That was a lame clothing brand for jocks in the early 90’s

[@diywrites8703]

I love hearing "love your tats!" when people see my sleeve tattoos. I am however a very insecure person and am constantly in need of approval from anyone I run into.

[@BasedHyperborean]

Lol I hate every part of the "tattoo" conversation. Even with other tattooed people. It feels corny as fuck and I can't stand people who try to make everything deep and meaningful. I get tattoos because I like them and have disposable income, not to talk about them with random strangers.

[@FatLarry493]

Love your tats man

[@phaaaze9984]

@@BasedHyperborean I don’t have any tattoos but feel like this too. I want a few different ones but feel strange getting them just because I want them. Everyone makes it seem like you have to have some super deep meaningful story behind them.

[@drinkinouttacups2665]

Many such cases!

[@jevinday]

Most of the time when I see people with tattoos that I really like I try to tell them. I also love when people compliment my work.

[@KirkPlymptonMD]

Non tattooed person here. I could just never think of anything I wouldn’t end up regretting.

[@btothep1589]

I'm always glad I'm not stuck with the haircut I had in college. Same reason I don't have tattoos.

[@vlcheish]

Bingo. Also I always use the saying "would you put a bumper sticker on a Mercedes? then why are you putting tattoos on your body?"

[@MikeIzzle_]

They’re just way too common. You can go to a bank and the teller will have hand tattoos lol. Like even skinny dorks have neck tattoos and sleeves, obviously nothing wrong with that. But like now tattoos are so common they’re just like unnoticeable

[@olinaaviya3123]

Im just wondering what u meant with “even skinny dorks have tats” - why wouldnt they? No hate, im just very confused! I didnt know weight had anything to do with being able to get tatted

[@Dayz-yl9dq]

What bank? I’m tryna find a job that allows tattoos. I think it depends where you live. Pretty much nobody is allowed to have visible tattoos at jobs still, where I’m at. The south. But yeah I understand ur point.

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

@@olinaaviya3123 Skinny dorks are uncool. Skinny dorks think getting a tattoo will make them cool. They don’t. Now they’re extra uncool skinny dorks that are forever branded as such due to their art haus tattoos, lack of personality and wimpy body.

[@dylanswrld]

@@olinaaviya3123 hes just trying to say tattoos used to be for like fringe people, intimidating people maybe. now anyone can have them so its not as “tough”

[@Chill-mm4pn]

I'm glad it's common, we got a lot of shit for piercings and tattoos in the early 2000s.

[@nickudeschini4812]

Imagine being angry that other people have tattoos 😂 Metalheads: nobody can gatekeep in a cringey fashion like we can These tattoo artists: hold our beer...

[@beetleborg4171]

Fashion? Try again lil Nicky boi

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

I'm not angry you have tattoos. I just think you look like a ♿.

[@davestang5454]

I am not "angry" at people for having tattoos. I just think they are being conformist and unoriginal and BORING.

[@Eli-ou4yq]

@@davestang5454lowkey always been boring

[@ddanford1]

I’m sure someone has mentioned it already, but there was a season of Ink Master where one of the contestants had no tattoos. His reason was something along the lines of “I’ve been so focused on my career as a tattoo artist that I never got any” and he was legitimately a very good artist. The judges were super petty about it when they found out. As a show of support, the other cast members took sharpies and drew tattoos on him. When the judges saw that, they got super butthurt and eliminated him, not because of his skill but because they were gatekeeping assholes. That solidified for me that all those judges were part of a culture saturated by oversensitive little bitches (I don’t normally like to be this rude, but it really pisses me off) masquerading as badasses by growing out their hair and getting tattoos/piercings. That killed it for me. It’s fine if you have tattoos for self expression, but there are wayyyyyy too many people that have convinced themselves that they are someone that shouldn’t be fucked with due to a factor that has absolutely nothing to do with being able to throw or take a punch. If given the opportunity to remove my tattoos for free, there’s only one small semi-visible one that I would keep. Sorry for the rant. Blame Ink Master.

[@Sennacherib-e9g]

Yo, I think lie half of tattoo artists I know didnt have any for YEARS For this reason. Ive known a few major pros who only like 5-10 years in their career even got a single one.

[@scottiequality1981]

Dude, this might be my favorite video of yours. The chef analogy is solid. You’re right. Why does anyone care? I’m like 70% covered. 70% of that is garbage…but it’s MY garbage. Last time I let some super hip “good” artist work on me, she skipped town to go work at a better shop midway through a back piece. I don’t trust any of these nerds.

[@kidginger4241]

I usually go to my artist(st) and tell them about my tattoo idea, and let them come up with something. And I find that it usually yields a much better result if you let the artist create something instead of bringing them 5 different references.

[@gabrielbarblay8120]

Yes, all tattoo artists are like this lmao, I tried becoming an apprentice and holy shit, the amounts of toxicity and negativity were nothing but discouraging

[@brownpunk1794]

They seem like divas

[@GeeVanderplas]

It's kinda the same with music, the moment something underground becomes mainstream it stops being cool to some people. But look at it from the other side, you can now pick and choose which artist to go to who fits your style and can actually do what you want. No excuse anymore for getting shitty tattoos! If you really love tattoos you get them for that reason anyway, not because it's a popular thing, so it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

[@Mark_of_the_Bear_Studios]

Here’s the thing about the tattoo artist versus the customer. As an artist (not in ink but numerous other media), I have come to embrace the basic designer truth that you should never show a client a design you hate, because you will end up married to it professionally. It’s going to be the one they love. But of equal importance is the necessity to eat regularly and have shelter. There are times when your artistic integrity may have to take a brief backseat to survival. And as a tattoo artist, a relatively unforgiving medium at least until the last 10 years or so, you have to consider the following: if someone comes to you and they want what they want, your job is to execute what the client wants; if they are not totally in love with something they’re likely going to have to live with without considerable expense, it may engender ill feelings every time they see it. Hell, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that in our overly-litigious society that they may sue you for removal or alteration costs. Sounds silly, but I’ve seen sillier things occur. So give the ironic SPAM tattoo to the annoying entitled hipster. They’re the ones who will look ridiculous, and you can quickly wash your hands and move on to something meaningful. Plus Arcade Fire Boy may send other business to you for being accommodating. Selling out? Maybe. Hungry and cold? Less likely.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Well said

[@denial3952]

Lion clock rose tattoo is actually mandatory if you ever want to work at a GNC or as a personal trainer in a gym straight out of high school

[@itsjustcavan]

hey! thats me talking about the Kobe tattoo! When you said its like super elaborate shred guitar, I yelled "EXACTLY". I'm less interested in the tattoo equivalent of Dream Theater, I'm way more into the tattoo equivalent of Minor Threat, and grungy stuff that's just fun.

[@leroyhayes3251]

When I was young 3 types of people had tattoos, rockstars, outlaws, and (military) soldiers & sailors. You couldn’t get most jobs with tattoos so people who had them were rare and unique. Like anything of true value it needs to be rare to some extent. So now that everyone has them or can get them they have lost their value at least as far as “status” is concerned.

[@SirSchark]

I get artists bitching about the "same" designs but to make it so much COOLER and CUSTOM lower your price which is something you dont wanna hear but i got 300$ i want this tattoo no consoltation and custom needed or pay 1000$ for the same idea but fully custom

[@michelleward5167]

I've had some of the BEST conversations with my tattoo artists. You have moments of being comfortable and uncomfortable with them at the same time that forces you to be vulnerable and trusting. It really is therapy to me. You really don't stop "paying" for them if they're super visible though. I'm glad to be a part of the wave that helped make visible tattoos more acceptable in society because that is the reality I want to live in 👍 Wow the throat is prime tattoo real estate; get ready to be a walking billboard for your artist! Stoked to see what you're getting Finn! I've definitely spent a lot of money on tattoo magazines and seen way more than I ever wanted to on the show "Tattoo Far" 😅 that is a whole other level of cringe!

[@MrSpike1181]

I’ve been a tattoo artist over 20 years. And I hear from my other artist buddies about only tattooing original works. And I use the chef analogy all the time. Yes I’m an artist but I work for the client. It’s commission work. Get over yourself and do what people want. Don’t get me wrong, I love doing original work. But I never lost sight that this is my job. There are things that some artist aren’t capable of stylistically. I get telling someone “I don’t do portraits” or if realism isn’t your strong suit. But if someone wants the same bird that a celeb has, just do it. Take the money. Get paid. There’s almost too many artists out there now thanks to the ease of getting the equipment. Used to be hard to get into tattooing. Needed to work at a shop just to order machines. Now you can get anything off Amazon and practice in your bedroom.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Yes, great point: if something is just outside your ability to do it well, it’s totally fair game to turn that down.

[@f1jones544]

In 2010 I went to an all day metal festival and I was literally the only person I saw without a visible tattoo (I have none). It was pretty hilarious. I decided then that I'd never get one. Frankly, I've never seen a piece of art that I wanted to see every day for the rest of my life, much less have it on my body.

[@davestang5454]

If you are in a gathering where everyone has tattoos what does that tell you about how SECURE they are with themselves? They are all CONFORMING with each other, not being individuals.

[@XViTNg]

Wow I was just having this convo a few weeks ago. I was saying that all these super detailed cartoon “new school” tattoos are gonna be looked at the same way that 90s tribal is looked at now

[@larasaikali2483]

I think tattoos are amazing!!! I’m glad tattoos are becoming mainstream to a point where we see the highest earners having tattoos

[@adamunknown]

mumble rappers with face tats pushed it too far, its over

[@napesdrk1174]

When my 84 year old Granma and her 66 year old daughter getting tattoos of the RedSox championship stopped me from eventually thinking of getting one.

[@gkezele]

imagine 84 year old skin healing a tattoo. holy hell

[@marcosagrero2866]

I love your take on tattoo artists being like chefs

[@ferncab]

As a kid I always wanted a tattoo but as I got older I realized my interests kept changing and something I liked a year ago I might hate the next year. Also I wanted to show my daughter you don’t have to jump on the bandwagon

[@Sennacherib-e9g]

I want you to know that both getting them and not getting them is just jumping on your preferred bandwagon. Im a lead software engineer at an insurance company who was self taught with no degree, maybe you can bring your daughter down and point and laugh about how I must be some bandwagon drone for having tattoos but the average worker ant middling piece of shit who doesnt have any is some total rebel lol.

[@TonyHavenMusic]

You can work in a Michelin restaurant and a client can come in with a neck tattoo, that wouldn’t have happened 20 years ago so the restaurants had to loosen up a little in coordinance with that

[@MichaelSheaAudio]

I don't have any tattoos. I've thought about what I would get, and was considering getting something small just to see if I like it, but never ended up doing it. I have seen pretty much all of Ink Master though, I just liked seeing the really cool tattoos and always felt bad about the not so good ones.

[@AndeanPuma5]

I'm 33 I started getting em at 30 bro like I find imore sense to it now that at 18 cause I would have got whatever nonsense I felt at the time now I am happy to have something forever

[@unicornrainbow222]

A lot of tattoo artists really are super annoying! I was getting tattooed once and during a break in the session all the artists in the shop were talking about music festivals they had been to or wanted to go to. So much clout chasing in that conversation, it was really tiring. Another time my longtime main artist was doing a guest spot and one of the young artists in the shop was playing mumble rap for hours. Me and my artist had a whole conversation about how nihilistic and low vibe that kind of music is. I went with my brother once to keep him company for his first tattoo and the artist showed up late and bragged about being hungover and not eating anything before the session. Why would you flex about that?? I mostly just go to one artist anymore unless I’m wanting a tattoo in a specific style he doesn’t do. Mostly because he’s mature and professional. And I keep my tattoos covered as best I can because I hate talking about them with strangers.

[@jakebeaudrie]

When I started getting tattooed in the early 00's we called neck and hand tattoos "Job Stoppers".

[@nawsh2252]

Similar to tattoos, piercings have come far too. I’m 39 now. But in my 20s, I had the hardest time finding work. And I dealt with a lot of abusive bosses in the jobs I could get. It kinda stunted my finances for years. Now that isn’t a problem and I’m happy about that. Although when I tell this story to Gen Z people, they don’t even believe me more than half the time. I’ve become the “back in my day I walked to school uphill, both ways” guy! 🤦🏽

[@the_kombinator]

My dad said if I get tatoos and piercings, you won't be able to buy a house. He was right (at the time) - a couple friends who got piercings and tats could not get off the warehouse floor. I was able to get jobs at Universities, teaching overseas, and law firms. I'm sure I would not be able to do with tats. It really was life-limiting. Is it now? I don't know, but it definitely was back 20-30 years ago.

[@YouTubenostalgia914]

"People should be more original." - Some chick with a buzz cut and a yin yang tat

[@aimeeaztec4601]

Enjoyed this immensely Finn - my first and only tattoo is my left sleeve. I’ve had it for 9years and still love it. Get what you love and that’s all that matters really! Your show really got me thinking so thanks! Great content as ever! 💎🔝🇬🇧

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

>only tattoo >a sleeve

[@aimeeaztec4601]

@@Mister_Phafanapolis I said only as I see the design as really one piece. Sorry if I didn’t explain that.

[@DrDipsh1t]

I think it depends a lot where you live and the culture you're involved in. Here in my part of the Midwest, tattoos are still pretty uncommon especially larger pieces. I got my first tattoo 15 years ago, and seeing people today in that same age group at the university I work at, it's still just as slim pickings. On a daily basis, I'm the only one I see with visible tattoos out of hundreds of people.

[@alejandromartinezmontes6700]

Yeah, I think it definitely depends on the place. I live in Buenos Aires and the majority of adults under 60 have at least one tattoo. Sleeves, neck tats, and even face tats are pretty common. You can't go out without seeing at least a handful of people covered from head to toe.

[@UGLY-MONEY17]

That’s so odd to me lol. The mid Atlantic east coast area I feel like every person I know has tattoos

[@gkezele]

thats because coastal people think thats the entire world. i can confirm, i live on the west coast.

[@DrDipsh1t]

@@alejandromartinezmontes6700 what hilarious is that the department I work for, by percentage the faculty is more heavily tattoo'd than the students.

[@williamrunner6718]

Uncommon? What are you Mormon or some shit? HAHA! Tattoos are not uncommon! They're all ugly also!

[@JoeyVilleneuve]

Tattoos stopped being cool when they went from Niche market, to everybody has 'em. They stopped being cool when tattoo artists went from a few weeks/months wait time to 6 months/1 year+ wait time and charging $200/hour. Tattoos stopped being cool when people decided to just get full sleeves for no reason other than to have full sleeves...meaningless tattoos.

[@bdeezy2962]

I 100% agree

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

I like how it’s censored with ink machine noise. Like what Metalpocalypse did with pinch harmonics.

[@sarajamus]

Tattoos stopped being cool 15-20 years ago... One of the key reasons that’s stopped me from getting one. I still can appreciate someone with a unique tat that’s done by a talented artist but that’s about the extent of it.

[@mrbloby15]

Back before the internet you went in to a tattoo shop looked through a folder and choose one from pictures of other tattoos on other people same thing as the internet just no wires

[@vasilis1380]

I got covered in tattoos right before ink master and all those shows, and after it gained social acceptance, I stopped getting them haha. Opps Things are just cooler before they hit the mainstream. Some weird paradox

[@superunknown2812]

Yup that's it in a nutshell

[@GusAndTheControllers]

When your mom and dad and auntie and uncle and grandma and grandpa all have tattoos.....then it's an old people thing and therefore ain't cool.

[@richardfloridaman]

I had so many piercings and my ears stretched to 3/4 in the early 2000s. After that I have a half sleeve. These days I have closed my ears. No piercings and I’m gonna laser remove my ink. Everything’s different and I’m too old.

[@scottheaneyphotography]

I feel like piercings are another trend thats gone through somewhat of a 360 especially in metal/punk/emo looks. Back in the 00s you couldn't go to a show or festival or even the mall without seeing every other kid with a shit ton of piercings. The warped tour crowd with snake bites and plugs, the girls with monroes and the cheek ones, the metalheads with eyebrow rings, septum bull rings, and bridge piercings. I feel like nowadays you rarely see more than a nose ring and gauged ears. And as for tattoos, fuck the gatekeeping nerds lol...tattoos will always be cool.

[@aliasfakename2267]

I've kept my skin virgin for 35 years, I just don't see the point in modifying my body.

[@Blinkptx]

Cool.

[@daves.7150]

Pathetic! Na I'm playing, you do you man

[@paracat4893]

Who cares😅 get them, dont get them its all the same

[@comicnerd420]

Skin is skin. It doesn't last forever

[@aliasfakename2267]

@@comicnerd420 neither does the ink in it that inevitably bleeds out and looks terrible

[@albertarcuda433]

Euro here: Everyone has at least a lion, clock or rose tattoo. The lion-clock-rose tattoo is the go to for normies all over, as at some point I was in a pub with some work mates and I was the only one that did not had a lion/clock/rose tattoo.

[@GoCeltics734]

Because Hipsters all became tattoo artists. Notice how these people check every cringe Hipster box? Like does my tattoo come with a complimentary copy of your band's shitty demo and a flyer for the home brewed beer potluck and poetry slam at the learning annex?

[@marksoberay2318]

How about get into fantastic physical shape and stay that way for life...instead of having things that look terrible on your body

[@ProfessorDubs]

I never thought complimenting someone’s ink could potentially offend them. Growing up in highschool during the 2010’s, we all fought hard against dress code and jobs that wouldn’t allow tattoos to show. Now Tattoos are finally publicly accepted and these people hate it. That’s what is weird.

[@Sulcuryalt_Inone]

"These people"? As in the artists in the video? If so, are you saying they hate that tattoos are publicly accepted?

[@geoffm35]

I have a ton of ink and I actually find most people with tattoos insufferable.

[@Not_Sal]

I think the issue with tattoos is that a lot of people seem to just get them for the sake of it

[@andrewwinslow9315]

yessss. I'm going to get tattoos for symbolic reasons, not because I want them

[@Spiderjaek]

So?

[@MrBLieve]

i mean i love an ignorant asss tat or something meaningful jusst dont pretend all 69 of your tatss mean ssomething

[@ey3z4ya]

Why is that an "issue?"

[@NoSleepIsland]

I've been thinking about getting my first tattoo for a long time and liked the same style and artists for years. But I've still been scared that I would regret it or want to change it in the future. Your comment on embracing the cringe somehow gave me more confidence in going through with it.

[@maffewhodges9364]

Like you said, you can always change or remove it so why worry? If you've got the disposable income and like something, why not get it?

[@i_unfriend_u]

I'm glad you're finding the confidence to go through with it and I hope you enjoy the end product! As someone with plenty of tats, I can only offer the age old advice "if you can't see yourself living with it for the rest of your life, don't do it." Good luck though!

[@NoSleepIsland]

@@maffewhodges9364 I'm a bit of an overthinker, but I believe I've come to a conclusion. Isn't laser-removal more expensive and kinda similar to torture?

[@maffewhodges9364]

@@NoSleepIsland My uncle had a large amount of laser removal and said it was a lot worse than getting the tattoo as well as being expensive. It is always an option but I'd always go for a cover up if possible.

[@goner.9989]

Hey Finn, when's the tattoo tour video coming? LOL.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Tour deez nuts

[@Luissv72]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA Finn, please, he's already dead!

[@gagesnyder2613]

Lion clock rose tattoos. 🤯. I want a donkey wedding ring weed plant tattoo.

[@anarcho-savagery2097]

Agreed. I have tattoos but I honestly feel more surprised when I see someone with untouched skin, as opposed to someone with full sleeves.

[@aliasfakename2267]

Lol virgin skin for the win, I don't even have a piercing

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

@@aliasfakename2267 No tattoos, no piercings, I even have my foreskin. I am OEM thru and thru.

[@aliasfakename2267]

@@Mister_Phafanapolis lol damn you one upped me on the last one. Guess I'm going to have to get my modded cert.

[@sargonixofur1234]

They stopped being cool when they went mainstream. When I was a kid, tattoos were for sailors, bikers, prisoners, and hookers - aka outsiders. Then people got them to be ‘edgy’ outsiders, then this gradually went mainstream and became boringly generic. From rebellious to mainstream and now to cringe. All trying too hard to be cool - which ignores the first lesson of being cool.

[@benjaminwatt2436]

A video about a bunch of pissed tat artist, who are mad because their art went mainstream

[@robertfletcher2974]

Maroon 5 guy is fully tatted up and that's when the tough guy mystique died

[@Jennywasthevillain]

I have some shitty tats but they're covered up 90% of the time and mean something to me. I do agree that ironic/meme/copied tats are fairly cringe because they get them just to get them and have little to no meaning to them... but the free market provides so let people make mistakes on their own dollar.

[@aliasfakename2267]

Yeah I've a friend covered in band logos and anime references. He went out with a tattoo artist and she plastered him in stupid ink

[@sarajamus]

One thing I’ve found fascinating is that tattoo art is considered tacky & bad art in the world of art. I had a roommate that used to do comic book art & portraits, & also started to blast people on the side for extra money & he’d say that people like him usually use aliases so that real artists don’t know about the tattoo hustle.

[@theiranxican7412]

I've wanted ink since I was 12yo before all the hype and utter acceptance. Now it's definitely saturated just like alot of art culture nowadays. I still want more though lol. But its come full circle. Not wanting any is totally fine! You do you!

[@Chill-mm4pn]

Fuck whether it's trendy or not, do what you want. Don't be discouraged.

[@amc1140]

Maybe because a sleeve costs like $3000

[@enriquepastor3626]

I used to be pissed at kids getting so shitty first tattoos on the neck and argued a lot about ''how you have to earn it and experience the pain blah blah blah'' ... Now I'm glad that nobody cares about mines and I use anesthesic cream in big pieces and painful zones because why wouldn't I allow myself to not suffer if I can

[@TonyHavenMusic]

Cool people got tattoos, so they were cool, then people got tattoos just because they wanted to be cool, so the cool people then see it’s too trendy and find it cooler to not get tattoos, nearly all my friends have tattoos so how can it be different and rebellious for me to get one?

[@howdy_dave]

I always figured future generations would eventually not get tattoos when they see all the senior citizens with them

[@D00M3R-SK8]

Yeah, you're totally right about the "full circle" thing. tattoos used to be a rebellious thing that marked you as an outsider. They mean the complete opposite now. I kind of wish I didn't have any. A bit late for that now though. Even my hands and neck are covered.

[@crescentfreshsongs]

I have one forearm tattoo, and eventually want more. I don't know about their "cool" status, but I found the process extremely relaxing. Like a mix between a massage and acupuncture. I can understand why people get addicted to it. Also, I agree: doesn't matter if it's a unique design or out-of-the-book generic flash art, get what speaks to you.

[@Eclecticompany]

Justin Beaver. That's funny. As soon as I heard someone referred to as a canvas I knew tattoos were going stale. But even 15 years ago I worked an office job in London where a colleague had to wear a plaster to cover a tattoo on his hand. I thought he had a broken hand for months! I only have one tattoo, a dead tree which I got done during a period of sobriety to remind me not use. It didn't totally work!

[@elosoguapo8137]

I got two tattoos in the great tattoo boom of the 90’s. Four years ago I figured I was done trying to be cool and decided to get laser removal. Fast forward to today and many treatments later, the tattoos are still there. I paid upfront, so I know it’s the the removal guys trying to grease me. They want me out of there as much i as I want to be out of there. It just takes a long ass time and longer for some. It’s painful, uncomfortable, and a waste of time and for what? Tattoos are dumb. There’s no good reason to get one and plenty of reason not to. #sneeches

[@SourMoonBlues]

Thus, the wheel of rebellion for rebellion's sake keeps turning.

[@nateconcerts3636]

Getting tattoos is just customizing your randomly generated character

[@severlst2293]

I think there was a shift when “ignorant” styled tattoos became popular. Around the same time there were a lot of face tattoos. Beyond face and head tattoos there really aren’t many boundaries to push anymore, it’s no longer hip and edgy. I think tattoos will decline then come back around along with a new tattoo style.

[@jevinday]

I definitely don't gatekeep with tattoos, I got my sleeve 10 years ago and that's the last work I got, but I remember it used to kinda be like if you wanted to tattoo your hands you kinda had to get your arms done first and kind of "earn" it. That sounds super gatekeepy haha but it really used to kinda be like that. But now kids tattoo whatever they want wherever they want, the scene has really changed. And that's fine but I just find it really interesting how the culture has changed

[@beetleborg4171]

Well there’s a specific word for people who want to “look tattooed”, and it’s called POSER.

[@jonday2594]

I got my tattoos done around about the same time - the artist was saying something similar about neck tattoos, people wanted that as a first tat. He went on to say he had instances of people wanting sleeves done - not caring at all what was on the sleeve, only that he did a sleeve for them. Pissed him off no end

[@AZODi]

Great video Finn! Worst part about the neck tattoo is the constant dry throat and every time you need to swallow, they have to stop tattooing. Also expect a sweaty armpit in your face for a good amount of time haha

[@xshadowscreamx]

I can’t decide on something so permanent.

[@FrshChees91]

Same. When I was a kid I always assumed I'd have at least one tattoo. But now I can't think of anything I'd want.

[@thatseasyforyoutosay]

100% agree . I always thought I'd get one but never seen anything I'd want for the rest of my life

[@aliasfakename2267]

Same, I know I'd regret it later.

[@cgrind3000]

@@aliasfakename2267I’ve literally bought clothes that I’ve regretted getting the next day. So a tattoo is a no go for me

[@birthdaybatter815]

Once you accept that the moment you die your body begins to decompose and turn into worm food anyway, getting a palm sized piece of flash on your thigh is really not a big deal.

[@dovelugosi]

I've been a tattoo artist for a little more than 10 years now (I really got into it full-time I was 24 and I'm 36 now) and I stopped doing it full-time in 2017 to go back to university. And I see a lot of my former co-workers leaving this industry as well. I'm really far from this whole world these days but I'm not surprised to see a decrease of interest.

[@seanjohnson8910]

I have two tattoos from when I was 19. They've held up rather well. But now that I'm older and have too many expenses, nah. It's unattractive in the dating world too, to see women who waste so much time and money on body modifications like tattoos, piercings, Botox, fillers etc

[@monogramadikt5971]

theres a handfull of original artists in the whole tattoo industry and everybody else is just copying their style onto losers who lack an original thought in their whole brain

[@bloweedrawings5177]

I have 14 tattoos. I was always told they were cool.... until my last one when many people just shrugged their shoulders at me and said "not cool". I don't know why they do that now about tattoos. What changed? My last tattoo is pretty cool; it's Fred durst and finn both sitting in a roman spa/bath circa 100BC, birth spreadeagle with robes lossely placed as they discuss philosophy. You can tell they are talking philosophy as there is a tattoo speech bubble coming from Finn saying "that's deep Fred..that's not just a medium ".

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Loosely placed robes 👌

[@brownpunk1794]

When justin beiber got em i stopped inking. Nowadays its a conformity thing

[@Vic-Valentine]

idk gatekeeping is kinda cool imo, bring it back lmao

[@johnroybal933]

18:07 this is why I’ve started to lean towards “quotes” for tattoos. I feel like personal growth messages don’t go out of style.. if anything only become more relevant as time goes by.

[@RunDaRabbit]

The gate keeping is hilarious. They all have at least one basic ass tattoo

[@Chill-mm4pn]

💯😂

[@rnwtn]

Having tattoos is generic and trendy, and doesn't mean anything anymore. People are surprised to find that I don't have any, like it is expected I should have some. That is so lame to me.

[@champ1114]

You’re so different

[@rnwtn]

@@champ1114 I think I'm pretty ordinary

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

When I was a kid, the only people with tattoos were former inmates and maybe sailors. Tattoos were the stigma of low life. Then people started getting decorative tats, limited to arms and backs. It was rare and they got weird looks. Then came the tramp stamps. It seemed like every young woman that just had her first child had to have one. Then finally it became random pictures in random places, total nonsense. I never liked seeing body modifications but I finally just gave up. Life's too short.

[@PinHeadSupliciumwtf]

Which ones are the "Funko pop" of tattoos? Except for the lion clock rose thing.

[@Beezle66]

I finally have decent money at 29 and now tattoos aren't cool anymore 😂 I have a few but I assumed I would have so much more at this point in my life but money thought differently lol