to find this tattoo a bit creepy?

[melpomene]

I saw a young woman today with a tattoo on her shoulder that said "Daddy's little girl". AIBU to find that rather creepy?

It's great if she loves her Dad, but anyone who is old enough to have a tattoo is no longer a "little girl", surely.

yeah....to be fair I jokingly called my exh Daddy occassionally too.....very rarely though.

TinyPAWS NOW THAT IS CREEPY.

Oh and hello tinypawz I remember you from the Iris Robinson threads

mummiedearest, we all do thing in the privacy of our own homes (then tell them to perfect strangers on forums) that could be seen as creepy!

Hi petisa, random question, did you ever try my recipe?

Glad TinyPawz beat me to it. I was going to comment on sometimes the 'daddy' is a partner, and his 'baby girl' is her...

Yucky to some (OK, most, and not my choice of description for a partner) but had been quietly giggling about all the 'memory of her Father' comments.

Went off looking at "tramp stamp" photos on the web, and used Google (not image search) but the first 5 pix included one of a child - no words, just a triangle, and I hoped for her sake it was non-permanent ink, something like face paint!

Appalled me that anyone would consider it OK, unless she had been pestering because her Mum has one. Another photo had three women displaying their tattoos (by the look of them, on a night out), and that's fine if you want a tattoo, but haing it where it is awkward for the owner to see is what puzzles me.

Like BritFish I laughed at "arse antlers" but remember a talk radio station presenter saying "tramp stamp" a few times in a daytime show. Clearly they don't sit on the fence (not all on the BBC, either) but like to start a good argument!

Some I think are attractive, but equally, I do question my attitude as there's the risk of putting some "label" on the person and that would be unfair, making a moral judgement about their "supposed" character without knowing a thing about them.

Unfortunately, for all the claims and counter claims about whether there's anything bad implied by tattoos or piercings, some of the older stereotypes might still be present in the sub-conscious.

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So I might consider a woman with tattoos (or visible piercings) as a thrill seeker and "up for "

Equally, I might consider a bloke with an ear ring (curtain ring) as someone who has a strong ego, despite being a foul-mouthed thicko. If it is a "pretty" stud, I'd consider him bisexual or gay.

Now a bloke with motorbike leathers and chains hanging down, could be gay or a Hell's Angel, and I'd just stay out of his way!

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Of course, those are the typical, stereotypical views of just one older man, and I actually try to speak to people, knowing not to judge a book by its cover, and having sometimes gone years without a hair cut, know how it can feel on the other side...

im a bit confused with people who think tattooes indiacte a lower class or something. i understand if you dont like them, fair enough, but so many people have them now i dont think we can label them 'common' or whatever the snobby label is for it.

on the other hand, burberry caps immediately make you a person not worth talking to in my book. and thats because they are DISGUSTING.
the ONLY thing you should be buying from burberry is a [non-print] trench coat, because they are booootiful.

well im covered in tattoo's.

I care not a single bit whether other people love or hate them. each and every one is personal to me and i love them.

daddys little girl sounds quite a lot like a memorial tattoo. especially if situated on the shoulder, as if he is still there as a guardian angel or something.

not creepy

yabu
she has obv got the tattoo for a reason that is meaningful to her

ive visible tattoos and piercings and couldnt give a damn if people stereotype me or think they are common, they are beautiful and cost an absolute fortune and i love them

Bloody silly when she hits 60...

For all you know she could be fetish and enjoy the that side of a relationship with a man/woman, I know people who do. YABVVU and judegmental.

JustBecauseItIsn'tHowYouLiveYourLifeDoesn'tMakeItWrongTiggaxx

But Miggsie there'll be so many people with tattoos at 60 in 20-30 yeas' time.

With all my tattoos I know I'll look like a scary old hippie when I'm 60

I don't really believe in classes, but as a person who has always been academic, speaks 4 languages, has travelled, is well-read, is self-employed and has a postgraduate degree qualifying me to carry out my profession, I don't think you could say I was too lower class, although I come from a very working class family. (I'm the snobby one in the family who likes funny foreign food and scorns the DM )

I'm not creepy and I'm certainly not "up for anything" Yet I plan to have both arms and my back completely tattooed. My dp is not "up for anything" either, he doesn't drink, is very quiet and can be quite conservative. Yet he wears leathers, looks quite scary and has a very fast Honda VTR. He has his own business too - a very fancy tattoo parlour.

I think that people are very sad and ignorant when they have pre-conceived ideas about people's appearances.

oooh very {envy] i want a dp with own tattoo parlour

Fuck it. My river of profanity has run dry today.

But yes, it is wrong when adult people refer to themselves as "Daddy's Little Girl" and even wronger if this creepy expression is committed to permanence by being tattooed on themselves.

harley, problem is, he never has time to tattoo me And there's no-one to look after dd for long enough either. And he works very long hours and only has one day off a week too. But he does look very sexy in his leathers on his red motorbike though, so at least that's something!

Tinypawz, was it the peanut butter on soda bread one??

does he do your tattoos for you, i would be nagging all the time for new ink

mmmm peanutbutter n soda bread... you gotta be from here are you?

when he does have time i mean

He doesn't have the time, that's the problem, and neither do I! Not with a toddler and no family nearby.

Didn't realise you were from Norn Irn, so am I, but don't live there. Am hom on hols at the moment though, and it's sunny

Must try peanut butter on soda bread, sounds minging but I'm just curious now... was that your recipe tinypawz?

home even

yep from norn irn, best wee country in the world and summers here!
enjoy your hols

i'm having my childrens names tattoo'd onto my stretch marks....

not really, i told my son i was and he believed me

I'm another with many tattoos, twenty in fact
Couldn't care less if someone doesn't like them.
Nothing is gonna look good on me at sixty/seventy so my ink isn't gonna make the slightest difference.
They all mean something very special to me, quite a few are for memorial purposes.
The woman may have had hers for the same, maybe not.
Her body to ink after all.
YANBU to find hers creepy, I'm sure I find somethings creepy that you don't.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

Classy

Petisa....sorry to be nosey, but I'm thinking of getting a new tat on my wrist

Is your DP parlour in Belfast?

Psml emmymama!

Harley, I agree, and thanks!

Tinypawz, no, it's in the south of Spain, a bit far for you ...I'm only home for a visit at the moment. Maybe harley could recommend somewhere good? Have a good look at the photos of the artist's work before you get anything done, and to see the type of tattooing they're most interested in. So if say you want something with a lot of black lines, like tribal, look at the lines on their previous work - are they strong lines, straight, well-defined? Is the black strong and uniform? If you want colour, check previous work to see if the colour is strong and bright, not weak and wishy washy. If you want something pretty and delicate or intricate, make sure that is a strong point of the tattoo artist's. If a tattoo artist is interested in the style of the tattoo they're doing, they'll do a much better job, because they'll have had much more practise in that style (if they're good, from drawing loads as well) and they'll be more enthusiastic and want it to look good. If you want say tribal and they hate tribal, you won't get something special.

Sorry for waffling on, HTH! Good luck, do put a piccie of your new wrist tattoo on mn when you get it!

Oh by the way had a wee nosey at your profile - your dc are gorrrgeous!