If you want to get a tattoo that's your business, but I really don't like them. To me the human body is a work of art, in all it's shapes, sizes, and colors. Getting a tattoo is like putting graffiti on a masterpiece. Same goes with body piercings, scarification, nose rings, those stupid ear plugs, and the wild hair colors. It's like putting a tramp stamp on the sculpture of Venus, or the Mona Lisa with purple hair and a nose ring. You took something of beauty and made it look cheap. If you like artwork, buy a painting.
Like it or not, people judge you by your appearance. Sure, it's probably my shortcoming more than theirs, but a beautiful woman who smokes or has a tattoo is an instant turn off for me. She may be gorgeous and have the sweetest personality but I can't get past the tats. A beautiful guy, well I'm not looking anyway.
It seems almost everyone has tattoos these days and once I get past my own distaste for them, I have to wonder why they are so unhappy with their body they feel they need to make physical changes. If you want to express yourself wear different clothes or something.
It's really sad so many people need to get tattoos, piercings, weird hair colors, breast enlargements, cosmetic surgery, etc. to be happy with themselves. The most beautiful people to me are the ones who respect the body they were given.