as for the ongoing discussion, it's cool if you don't like tattoos, want tattoos, don't want them, etc. everyone is different. it may be looked at as a "fad" or "keeping up with the trends", whatever you may call it. i personally only get tattoos that mean something to me. i have Excitebike on my right arm, my best friend has the same tattoo in the same spot. we've been closer than brothers for over 25 years and our friendship started out by playing legos and Excitebike for hours on end. we've also been riding moto together for 20 years, so the Excitebike has double meaning.
i also have a full side piece that is a collage of PinkFloyd album/artwork. it started with the Wish You Were here men shaking hands. it was my memorial piece to a very close friend of my that took his own life. we spent a lot of time together playing pool at a little bar and he would always play Wish You Were, knowing full well that PinkFloyd is my favorite band. now every time i hear that song i think of our friendship. my dog of 16 years also died the same night.
my leg piece is a comic-book style of the Dark Tower book series by Stephen King (not the movie, the movie sucks). i picked the series up shortly after my friend killed himself, my dog died, my lady left me, i became a heavy alcoholic, etc. i was in a very dark place. the books gave me an escape and got me back in charge of my life.
i get it, not everyone likes tattoos or wants them. but some of us do. i understand that i'll be judged by some for my decisions and those will not understand the meaning behind them. i couldn't care less. i like them and i'll continue to get them.
here's a couple sections from my leg if anyone is curious

