Kev Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Keep it traditional- giant shunga and namakubi prints everywhere ;) Dan S, writerAZ, Duffa and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylegrey Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 There's something authentic and also wildly romantic about a tattoo shop located in the heart of the red light district . jade1955 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgiles Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I was in a shop one time and there was a guy in the tattooing area looking at a Playboy magazine. I had to do a double-take to make sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. Once confirmed, I thought "Cool". Most shops I've been in though are more boutique-like, like a hair salon I guess, or an art gallery. I understand people like to uphold 'tradition', 'edginess', and 'mystique', but if I owned a shop I'd make sure to appeal to as many people as possible. I don't think having pornography lying around would do that. And trust me, I like women as much as the next guy. More even. ;-) Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I don't like the look of having magazines in the lobby of any kind and certainly no television. Sure we all like naked ladies and that is why we paint sheets of them and hang them on the wall. I want people to come in and get tattooed not look at the latest issue of some shitty magazine or to watch cable. I would agree with the attitude of doing whatever you want in your shop, after all it is a tattoo shop. Just because some soccer mom comes in with her kid to get some tattoo doesn't' mean i won't drop f bombs or change the subject of my conversation. There is beer in the fridge and the music is always loud deal with it. Gregor, slayer9019 and Patriot Ink Tattoo 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 i usually bring trout unlimited with me. sounds hot hogg, Tight-Lines and Duffa 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 sounds hot Dat Bass hogg, Ursula, David Flores and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Morrow Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Those trout don't have any limits? What freaks. I still say Ducks Unlimited is a dirtier mag, though. Hustler to Trout Unlimited's Playboy. gougetheeyes, David Flores, Kev and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffa Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Dat Bass This one? Anisya, CaptCanada, Shannon Shirley and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcontattooer Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 i think it off putting, i dont think i would work in a shop that had pornography laying in plain site of the costomers. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-35601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckhead Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 There is a well known and respected shop (on this board) where I was the other day that had Playboys laying around. What of it. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Androosh Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 @David Flores - Amen. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I wouldn't hardly call Playboy porn, but that's just me. Something like Hustler, yeah, that I'd say keep in the back room. In light of another thread running on here, I think I'd leave a shop even faster if there was a bible laying out in the waiting area. eisen777, Shannon Shirley, Gregor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guiniveretoo Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 There is a well known and respected shop (on this board) where I was the other day that had Playboys laying around. What of it. I'm more interested in the art & artists that a shop has to offer. If they need to distract people so badly from their bad art that they leave porn lying around, it's probably not worth being there. Sorry, fuckhead, but if they are that awesome, they don't need to supplement their bad-assery with poor "art." As a woman, porn in a public area is pretty off-putting; if I wanted to hang out in a bachelor pad I'd go down to the frat house. I want to work with a professional artist, not some sleazeball who'll jack off in the bathroom after my session. Gregor and Dan S 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Sorry, fuckhead, but if they are that awesome, they don't need to supplement their bad-assery with poor "art."As a woman, porn in a public area is pretty off-putting; if I wanted to hang out in a bachelor pad I'd go down to the frat house. I want to work with a professional artist, not some sleazeball who'll jack off in the bathroom after my session. I can tell by your language that you are a lady of class and breeding and easily offended. Jake, PhilB and irezumi 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What if you're using it for reference material? Jake and Jack 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade1955 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I want to work with a professional artist, not some sleazeball who'll jack off in the bathroom after my session. Or during. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I want to work with a professional artist, not some sleazeball who'll jack off in the bathroom after my session. They're not mutually exclusive. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Endless Days Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I'm more interested in the art & artists that a shop has to offer. If they need to distract people so badly from their bad art that they leave porn lying around, it's probably not worth being there. Sorry, fuckhead, but if they are that awesome, they don't need to supplement their bad-assery with poor "art."As a woman, porn in a public area is pretty off-putting; if I wanted to hang out in a bachelor pad I'd go down to the frat house. I want to work with a professional artist, not some sleazeball who'll jack off in the bathroom after my session. i'd kind of agree with the first portion of this. i wouldn't be offend if a place had some porn mags lying around, nor would i really care. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guiniveretoo Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What if you're using it for reference material? Do you also have National Geographic laying around? How many tattoos have animals or nature as the subject matter vs porn? I can tell by your language that you are a lady of class and breeding and easily offended. I don't want to be the person that puts a crimp in everybody's style. And porn itself is not something I'm going to judge; it's just that there's a time and place for everything. Professional people don't try to offend 50% of the population as soon as they walk in the door. This is a forum about tattoos, for chrissake. You should know a thing or to about people judging based on outward appearances. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
semele Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 There are usually Playboys in the stack of magazines in the waiting area of the local shop I go to. I guess I noticed, but it doesn't put me off. I teach dirty poetry for a living, not much phases me. Shannon Shirley 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I'm pretty sure you're judging people and insulting them in the one or 2 posts out of 3 you made since joining this forum.. but maybe calling someone a fuckhead and calling someone a sleazeball because there's a playboy mag in the same shop that 10 other people work in isn't considered judging other people. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylegrey Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I want to work with a professional artist, not some sleazeball who'll jack off in the bathroom after my session. Its not really your business what someone does after your appointment , however most of the ladies I know would be slightly stoked by that , then again I'm old and live in England . Dan S, Jake, David Flores and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I don't want to be the person that puts a crimp in everybody's style. And porn itself is not something I'm going to judge; it's just that there's a time and place for everything. Professional people don't try to offend 50% of the population as soon as they walk in the door. This is a forum about tattoos, for chrissake. You should know a thing or to about people judging based on outward appearances. I don't think you'll put a crimp in anyone's style here. You are assuming that 50% of the people who walk into a tattoo shop are offended by porno. For me it depends; are you talking about playboy or graphic hardcore porno. Playboy I don't care one way or the other and I don't think 50% of the people who are getting a tattoo care either; hardcore porn, I agree and I wouldn't go to a shop that had that laying all over the place. As far as being judged by appearance, as a man with long hair, tattoos and motorcycles, I think I may have encountered some judgmental people in my day. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guiniveretoo Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I'm pretty sure you're judging people and insulting them in the one or 2 posts out of 3 you made since joining this forum.. but maybe calling someone a fuckhead and calling someone a sleazeball because there's a playboy mag in the same shop that 10 other people work in isn't considered judging other people. Heh, sorry Irezumi; didn't catch the sarcasm in the first post the last time around. I was responding to a post written by "fuckhead," that's why I called him that. I don't want to judge or insult anyone; I'm just making a point about impressions made on outsiders. If tattoo artists want to be considered professionals, they need to act like it. Porn in the lobby is not professional. I keep seeing repeated references to how much the view of tattoos are changing in the public eye; more people are getting tattoos, and they're being viewed with less and less negativity. What that means is that there's a huge untapped customer base of people out there who want a really great tattoo, and who don't have the "bad ass bitch" persona to go with it. Classy ladies can get tattoos too. If you're a tattoo artist this might be something to pay attention to. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Endless Days Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 honestly, is it that bad if there are some porn magazines lying around? it's not like you have to open them up and read them. i've never been to a shop where they've had them, but i wouldn't really care and nor would i look at them. Jake 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/2166-pornography-in-and-around-a-tattoo-shop-whats-your-take-on-this/?page=3#findComment-36938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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