What is it with girls getting tattoos of roses, butterflies etc - just for the sake of being inked?

I personally think they look tacky in the extreme.



Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against tattoos - just the rose, bird, butterfly, fairy variety that seem to adorn a lot of lady's shoulders in a most unattractive manner..........



Of course, you may not agree, so feel free to voice your opinions with gusto!

What is it with girls getting tattoos of roses, butterflies etc - just for the sake of being inked?
I plan on getting a tattoo of a butterfly made out a scar that I have from my struggle with self-injury. I want to get the butterfly over the scar to remind me of the changes I have made and to love who I am now. Maybe other women with these tattoos have meanings attached to them as well.
Reply:I have a butterfly the size of a quarter on my back, no regrets about that one. Report It
Reply:It is really tacky. I can say this because two of my sisters have really tacky tattoos of flowers, Chinese symbols and butterflies. They don't have the same tattoos but they both have really tacky flowers.
Reply:Yeah..i guess tattoos are ok but it doesnt really matter what the tattoo is, when you get older they start heading south so i dont think i would ever get one but if i ever did it would be something unique like my name in cherokee cause i wouldnt want to be like everybody else.
Reply:Swallows and roses and '40s pinup art.

Too over-done.

I AGREE!
Reply:they dont want to be original like us real tattoo wearers. be original..do ur own art
Reply:When its done right...its sexy...but ur right...sometimes it is tacky.
Reply:I'm as old as a grandmother and I don't understand why tattoos are so popular. Young people like to be the same as other people their age,and tattoos are really in style right now. I agree with the other answer; if you don't want a tattoo stand up
Reply:Because they are followers
Reply:STUPIDITY! They hurt! and whenits time to laser them off it will hurt much more..and cost a bundle. HOOKERS have been doing this for years in some foreign countries!
Reply:Some girls like that kinda thing and there may be a reasoning behind why they get those. I am one of those that want a tacky in the extreme butterfly though not on my shoulder. Butterflies, to me symbolizes freedom and we all want that. Anyway, to each his own, someone wants a skull and crossbones it doesnt bother me so why should what I have bother them.
Reply:I have tinker bell on my shoulder, but only because I have always liked tinker bell for as long as I can remember and people have always identified it with me. Otherwise I would have gotten something else. I agree that the rose is overdone though.
Reply:If it means something to them...isn't that what a tatoo is all about?