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Originally Posted by Carla B
In agreement with MandoMan, I think the female's tatoo is equally offensive. When heavily tatooed women reach the age of 70, do they ever regret having done so?
There is a stark contrast in how dress and conduct codes have changed. As relates to dress codes, when I was in my twenties, the times dictated dressing up in tasteful dresses or business suits to 1) work in an office, 2) travel by air, and even 3) attend a college football game (at least at Rice Institute or U of Houston).
In those times men in my office wore suits or sports coats and dress pants. One man I worked with ordered his expertly tailored suits from Hong Kong. Tatoos were limited to former navy enlisted men and not seen on women. In fact, I was more eager to someday afford a cultured pearl strand or semi-precious stone bauble to adorn my neck.
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I don't regret getting either of my two tattoos. I'm still in my early 60's but at this point I'm confident I won't regret it when I'm 70, either. The only thing I'm not happy about with regards to one of them, is that the artist wasn't very skilled and the design looks like it's cracked. One of these days I'll pay someone to fill it in better. But I've had it this way for 28 years, I can live with it a little longer as is.
Once upon a time, women had to wear pantyhose with their dresses. Not surprisingly, douches were very popular around the same time, as were yeast infections. SO glad society got rid of THAT ridiculous requirement.
Once upon a time, heels were required for women to wear to professional jobs, flats were not acceptable or suitable. Eventually, most of those women ended up with bunions, ingrown toenails, and various other deformities of the feet. Way to keep a woman in her place, right guys? Yeah - glad that's no longer a thing too.
Once upon a time, women were required to wear corsets. Unsurprisingly, a lot of women had fainting spells during that era. Glad THAT requirement is gone.
Perhaps some men lack the mental ability or maybe the confidence in their own masculinity, to appreciate the fact that society has changed for the better.
But yes I think that people (men and women) who wear their pants down low enough to show off the crack in their butts are being unfashionable, and crass. On the other hand, I don't object to nudity, and don't consider nudity to be sexual. But there's good taste, and there's bad taste - and there's lack of taste. I consider the droopy-drawers look to be tasteless.