It’s 2017.

Tattoos don’t define character.

I personally don’t have any tattoos, but have always wanted some. When I mention getting tattoos, my mom is all for it, as long as I promise that it's "just one" - but my dad doesn’t like them. In his family, he was taught tattoos represented someone who wasn’t a good person. But you know what? That doesn’t really matter.

Tattoos are a method of self expression. Some write poems, some song, others get piercings, and some get tattoos. What someone chooses to do with their body is none of your business. A point that serves for anything.

You do not have the right to judge someone’s tattoos.

It is not your body. You didn’t pay for them. You do not know what this person has been through.

Some people get tattoos that mean more then you can wrap your head around - so saying someone's tattoo is “ugly” is unnecessary. If you don’t think tattoos are cool, that’s okay. Don’t say anything. I don’t appreciate crocs but I don’t comment when I see people wearing them.

But not every tattoo has a meaning, that doesn’t mean you can say “it’s really stupid that you got something on your body that doesn’t mean anything”. Believe it or not I’ve heard people say these things.

It’s the 21st century, it is now socially acceptable to have a tattoo. Police officers have them. Doctors and nurses have them. Tattoos do not define one's character. A person with a sleeve is not a sign of a criminal.

People with tattoos do not judge you for not having them. So don’t judge them for their choice, either.