Survey for teenagers about tattoos?

Question

1. What is your age and gender?

2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

I'm seventeen and I have a tattoo on the back of my right leg of a quill with a quote on a banner written around it. I love it. It cost me $215 of my hard-earned, saved up money, and it was well worth it. I'm a huge fan of body art :)

Answer 1

1. What is your age and gender?

-I'm female and I am 16



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

-No tattoos for me. I have a double piercing on both of my ears. I got one of them in sixth grade and the second ones I was eighth grade I think. I just always wanted a piercing and then I really wanted a double piercing so I was thrilled when my mom took me :)



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

-I might want another ear piercing; on my cartilage most likely. Tattoos I'm not sure. If I did it would be really small and I would probably want my horoscope sign. I'm a Sagittarius so it'd be cool to get like an arrow or a little centaur or something haha. I'd get it on my ankle most likely.





4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

-Yeah! One of my friends has an Inca sun on her foot and my cousin has loads. He has some cool design ones that are like about balance or something on his back and he has a sun on his calf. They are really cool. He's like a professional yoga master (they're called Yogis I think) and so whenever he does his crazy poses it just makes them look more cool ya know? I dunno if that made sense but yeah



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

-I think that's silly. You should get a tattoo that means something to you so when people ask you about it you can say like "oh I got this because blah blah blah" not just, "Oh it was like a spur of the moment thing, I got it cause it looks cool"



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

-Again, make your tattoos have meaning!



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

-I think they are cool but those people who cover their arms or bodies in them I think look ridiculous



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

-Not personally



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

-My mom has mixed feelings. She thinks they are cool but she doesn't want my brother or me to have them. I'm not sure about my dad or friends





Cool, I'm glad you like your tattoo! :) What does the quote say?

Answer 2

1. 19, woman



2. No tattoos. Three lobe piercings - one in my right ear and two in my left. I had three on the left side,

but the top one closed up because I stopped wearing earrings for a long time.



3. I'm strongly considering Evil Dead tattoos on my thighs.



4. None of my closest friends have any tattoos, but my less closer friends and acquaintances have several. I don't know what they are because I haven't looked at them too closely. My dad's girlfriend has a dragon tattoo around her upper arm.



5. I think that if something is so aesthetically pleasing to you that you feel compelled to brand it on your skin, then that's technically a meaning.



6. I know first-hand how easy it is to get caught up in something just because everyone else is into it. And then the fad passes, and you realise you never really liked it that much to begin with, you just thought you did. On the other hand, I get what people mean when they say that your tattoos become a part of you. I once got my arm covered in temporary Spider-Man tattoos, and although I'm not even that big of a Spider-Man fan, by the end of the second week, there was a certain contentment that I felt in regards to having them. In the end, I think people should do what they want, and it's really not any of my business.



7. I like tattoos, provided they're well done. But like I said in response to the previous question, I don't really care what other people do.



8. No personal stories, but I read an article in a magazine about a tattoo done in a dirty environment. The tattoo became infected and her whole leg opened up into this hollow, nasty wound. There were pictures, and I'm pretty sure it's one of the grossest things I've seen.



9. Mixed opinions. My mum would cry if I got tattooed, as would my sister. My dad would probably be a bit indifferent, though I know my friends would support it wholeheartedly.

Answer 3

1. What is your age and gender?

13, female



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

No tattoos, i only have my ears pierced



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

Yes! I definitely want a tattoo eventually, im not sure about more piercings though



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

My sister has a tattoo of something that involves moons on her back... ive never gotten a really good look though



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

As long as they arent goddy i dont have a problem with them



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

No opinion



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

Awesome!



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

No, sorry



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

my parents hate the idea of tattoos!

Answer 4

1. What is your age and gender? --- 16 & female.



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them? I don't have any of either.



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you? --- I think I might want some tattoos in the future, but just something small that I could easily hide. And I don't want any piercings as of now.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have? --- My uncle has a huge black widow spider on his chest..Lol.



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them? --- I'm just wondering why they got them if they have no meaning....



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular? --- That's kind of dumb...what are they going to do when it's not popular anymore...it's there forever.



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos? --- I think they can be pretty cool, but some are just awful.



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"? --- Nope.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos? --- My friends think they're ok, my parents don't like them.

Answer 5

1. What is your age and gender?

17 and male



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

No



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

No



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

Yeah my dad has a tattoo but I can't remember what it is of.



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

I don't really care



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

I don't have an opinion



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

"That must have hurt"



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

No



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

I have no idea

Answer 6

1. What is your age and gender?



I'm a 15 year old girl, 16 in three months :)



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?



Not yet. Thinking about a tattoo, it'll be awhile before I actually get one tho. Maybe two years. I'm not crazy about piercings.



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?



A few tattoos, 2 or 3. I want a small quote on my wrist that incorporates love and family in some way. Not sure what else because I'm not even 16 so I haven't really figured myself out yet.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?



Both my parents have tattoos. My mom has a rose on her ankle and my name on her foot. My dad has a cartoon devil on his calf.



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?



I think it's really silly.



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?



Again, really silly.



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?



I think they're nice, but having more than 10 is kind of overkill.



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?



Not really, well besides my great-granddad. He got a tattoo before he went into WWII and you can't even tell what is now lol it looks like a blue pen exploded on his arm.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?



My friends like tattoos and so do my parents.

Answer 7

1. What is your age and gender?

-17 & female.



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

-No tattoos, but I have piercings. I have my cartilage pierced and 2nd holes on the ear lobes.



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

-I want some tattoos! No piercings though. I'm not sure yet.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

-My sister has a tattoo on her wrist that says "Blessed".



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

-Kind of silly, but to each their own.



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

-They're stupid.



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

-I like them for the most part, but too much of them can look trashy.



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

-Nope.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

-My mom likes them no idea what my dad thinks of them, nor my friends.

Answer 8

1. What is your age and gender? I am a 19 year old female



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them? No I don't. Although I am of the right age I tend to get uncomfortable and upset when people have needles around me so there is no way I am being pricked with anything without a damn good medical reasons. I do have both my earlobes pierced but this occurred when I was 4 or 5 before my fears of needles developed. I guess it's pretty normal for young girls to have their earlobes pierced so I don't think there's any huge meaning to it, at least not where I'm from.



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you? If I wasn't so afraid of needles I would go for a tattoo or maybe two and I also don't mind the idea of a few rings in the cartilage of my ears. For a tattoo I'd go for one of the Cheshire cat (Tim Burton) style with the quote "We're all mad here", maybe one saying Curiouser and Curiouser and probably a quote from Harry Potter (like "Of course it's all in your head Harry, but why on Earth should they mean it isn't real" or "Soon will come the choice where you must choose between what is right and what is easy" and "After all this time? Always" maybe with the sign of the deathly hallows within). I'd only get two one Harry themed and one Alice themed I'd just have to decide how I wanted to do it.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have? My grandfather has a tattoo of a naked woman on his forearm. He was very young when he did it and says he regrets it. I also have a friend with a few - one Latin phrase, one South African flag (he was born there moved here when he was like 6 or something) and a barcode and he recently got something done on his arm but I forget what it is. Another friend of mine has a few but I've never seen them.



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them? It's their body and it isn't up to me to judge them.



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular? I've always thought doing anything just due to its popularity is stupid but my answer remains the same as #5



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos? In some ways I think it's stupid to do anything just due to popularity but it's their body and decision therefore not my concern



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"? Not in terms of contracting hepatitis or getting the wrong one but as I said my grandfather does regret getting his done.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos? The older ones tend to dislike them but I think that is a generational thing (like a lot of older people seem to hate piercings) and my friends or university classmates seem to be more okay with the idea of body modification.

Answer 9

1. 13 and female

2. No. I'm planning on getting a small tattoo on my wrist with an infinity and Stay Strong as part of it OR possibly something else but I'm not sure how to explain. I'm probably going to get a piercing soon.

3. Look at #2.

4. I have family with tattoos, like their name in cool lettering, or different things. I'm not really sure lol.

5. I think it's fine if they like it. It doesn't hurt anyone else, but it's their personal decision, like anything else.

6. Same as #5. They'll probably regret it, but it's fine if they want it.

7. It's not a big deal. It's a person's choice.

8. Nope.

9. Some of my friends care, and some think its fine only if they have meaning and they're small.

Answer 10

1. What is your age and gender?

19 / Female



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

2 tattoos. A rose on the back of my neck for my mom, and a silhouette of a cat on my back for my kitty that recently died.

Also I have my nose, belly button and ears pierced.



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

I want many more. Hydrangea, floral rib piece, mandala shoulder piece... ect.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

Only one in my family with tattoos, most of my friends have tattoos. One has a heart on her wrist, one has a lion / feather on her ribs, and my boyfriend has a redwood tree on his calf.



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

It's none of my business what other people do with their bodies.



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

Well it's on them forever so that sucks.



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

They're either really gorgeous or really shitty.



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

Not personally but I have seen a lot of horrible tattoos.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

My friends and mom likes them, the rest of my family doesn't know about them.

Answer 11

1. What is your age and gender?

- 16, female



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

- Regular and 2nd piercings on my earlobes



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

- I want back dimple piercings when I'm older (18). They'll probably only be shown when I'm in a bathing suit but I really like how they look and I'd constantly be looking at them myself haha. I'd probably get them removed when I reach a certain age (or if I have a child). I'm not a tattoo fan and feel that I'd only get a tattoo if it has actual meaning.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

- My oldest brother has one that says "Kentucky Boy" and my 2nd oldest has a small-ish tattoo with his wife's name.



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

- Personally I wouldn't do it because you might think it looks cute or cool or whatever now but later on you might look at it and shake your head and ask why you did it. A lot of people do that now. But hey it's their skin, who am I to say what people should and shouldn't ink on it?



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

- It's basic and can be a mistake. Some people do it so they can "look cool" but the only cool tattoos I see are originals or something I couldn't possibly think of but looks good. A piercing is one thing because you can just take it out/get it removed like it was never there but tattoos are permanent. But like I said it's their skin.



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

- They're tattoos lol. I don't love them but it's not something I dislike either.



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

- Nope but I sometimes like to watch this one show where tattoos that have went horribly wrong get covered up or fixed to look really good.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

- I don't know how my parents would react if I got one. But my friend got a matching tattoo with her closest friend. It's cute but so common and I see it a lot. They like it so it's nothing to complain about. It looks like this: http://tinypic.com/r/2s699vq/5

Answer 12

1. What is your age and gender?

I am a 13 year old male.



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

No to both.



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

I like tattoos, but right now I think that I will honor the Jewish law that forbids us from making permanent marks in our bodies. I might change my mind in the future and get inked, but this is how I feel at the moment.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

My aunt Nina is covered in them. Too many to name. One that stands out to me is a rampant lion on her shoulderblade. Its beautiful and so fitting on her.

My step-father also has a few, including a traditional Japanese full back (all the way down to his legs).



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

I don't care either way. Like any art form, tattoos can be decorative and done for aesthetic purposes as much as they can be convoluted life stories and drama depicted with drawings. I do not ask people what their tattoos mean, because I don't really care to hear their cheesy sob story, I just want to look at them and appreciate them for what they are. Art does not need to be explained, it should be able to exist on its own and represent what the viewer makes out of it.



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

See above. Tattoos, no matter why people get them, are markers of vanity and the need to project something to the outside world with skin. If people want to use a cliche to express themselves, by all means go for it.



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

Skin and the body is a medium for expression, so tattoos seem pretty obvious decoration. I appreciate the very good ones, and barely notice the average tattoos that range from bad to mediocre.



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

I met a woman who loves to show off her tattoo with the Hebrew alphabet. Its supposed to say "love, peace and freedom" but it actually says "love, peace and vacation". I haven't told her about the mistake. I let her brag on because its hilarious.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

Nothing deep or important for sure. We don't discuss them. They're just "there", like everything else that is fashion and trends. Some are good, most of the suck, and they are super expensive.

Answer 13

1. What is your age and gender?

- I'm 16 and female



2. Do you have any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What are they? Any personal meaning to them?

- Two tattoos. A heart and smiley/frowny face on my ankles (no meaning).

- I have 5 piercings. Nose, septum, spider bites and Medusa. I also have my ears pierced and stretched (10mm)



3. Do you want any tattoos? (What about piercings?) What do you want to get? Do they have any personal meaning to you?

- I want birds on my feet, snow white on my arm, and Darth Vader and Storm Trooper on my thighs.

- I want my tongue pierced, cleavage pierced and nape pierced.



4. Do you have any friends/family that have tattoos? What do they have?

- My step-dad has sleeves and almost his legs covered.

- My mum has a sailor jerry sleeve and others



5. What is your opinion regarding tattoos that have no meaning to the person who has them?

- It only matters if the person getting them likes it, they don't really have to have meaning. It's their body and their choice.



6. What is your opinion of tattoos that people get just because they're popular?

- I don't like people who get tattoos just because they are popular I think it's stupid. You should only get tattoos if you personally like them.



7. What is your general opinion when you think of tattoos?

- I'm not sure, I just love tattoos.



8. Do you have any stories regarding "tattoos gone wrong"?

- No.



9. What do your parents, friends, and other relatives think of tattoos?

- My parents are for tattoos, my friends love tattoos and most of my relatives don't mind tattoos.

Answer 14

1. Female age 19

2. No tattoos and I have both my ears pierced (just one hole), my parents had that done when I was 10 months old

3. I'm thinking about it sometime, maybe my family crest, that just explains itself

4. My friend, who joined the Marines and is stationed in Japan has several, I forgot what the two smaller ones are and she has one that she just got that covers her back, it's like three dream catchers, they all have meaning though.

5. ehh, as long as it's not offensive to the general population, I don't care, it's their body, not mine.

6. Same as #5

7. I have none that comes to mind, soldiers I guess, since many has Airborne, Marine etc tattoos

8. Nope, but I have seen those kinds of shows on t.v

9. I don't don't know, my mom wants one, my stepmother has one (on her back in memory of her grandmother) and I'm not sure about my dad though

Answer 15

1. 17, Female

2. None, though I write and paint on my hands whenever I feel like it.

3. I imagine I'll get at least one in future, just out of me doing a lot of doodling now, but I don't want to leap in and say so when I have no real idea what it is yet. It'd have to be something to do with peace, that I know, since that means more to me than anything.

4. None except my mom and my dad - my dad was a tattoo artist for years, that's where he met Mom, so it makes sense.

5. Do what you want. It's your body.

6. ^^

7. Cool pieces of art that mean something when they're good, a very messy-to-remove mistake when they aren't. So do what you love, but be careful.

8. I've seen shows like World's Worst Tattoos (where they FIX them, it isn't just a point-and-giggle show) out of my own amusement, but nothing personal to say.

9. The upper-class side ones don't like them. My dad's family saw them as cool, but a luxury, and my friends always talk about getting one their "next" birthday but never do.

Answer 16

Do you still go to sleep with a stuffed animal or certain blanket? hahaha yesss(; I have like 4 blankets and 5 stuffed animals on my bed, but only when I'm at home I don't when I'm with like other people Sung in the shower before? Heckk yeahhh! What is your orientation? STRAIGHT!!!!!!! Ever been drunk or smoked? NEVER! and I never will! Want any tattoos or piercings? I have my ears pierced and that's enough for me! Are you afraid to die? I mean in the back of my mind, but I don't really think about it Do you love your life? I'm in a good place right now Favorite sport? I don't play any but My favorite sport to watch is hockey Coffee or tea? ICED coffee haha favorite color? Blue BQ:Three words to describe yourself Silly Fun Reserved

Answer 17

1. 18 female

2. no

3.no

4. lot of friend; one has a feather behind the ear, an other one her name in greek

5. I think it's so stupid, you get bored after 2-3 years and you have to keep them

6. look point 5

7. 'BLEAH'

8. yes, so many, blood, drawing that were horrible, wrong spelling

9. look point 7

Answer 18

1. 15 female

2 I have a belly button ring my ears are pierced but no tatts

3. No

4. My brother has a "Chicago" tattoo written down his left arm and "bloods&triggers" and his right arm. He would've got a neck tattoo until our parents found out.

5. Idk

6. Idk

7. They look cool

8. Nope

9.My parents forbid us from having them and my friend and some relatives like them.