Love these threads every time they come up. Tattoos are a personal choice, plain and simple. Realize I just got done working through my 31st Sturgis rally. I get to see lots of fresh ink. Some cool ones, and some not to my liking. If someone judges me or anyone by whether there is ink on them, speaks volumes about the person judging.
Yes - I am big on the search for personal freedom and the right to make choices that are best for the individual.
Regarding your reference to "speaks volumes" - yes, the volumes spoken are exactly about the fact that you are free to affect or deface your body in any way you wish, such as tats, piercings, alcohol, drugs, etc. - and I want zero control over any of that.
Conversely, others are free to form any opinion - or many opinions - about what you have done to your body and why you have done it - to form assessments and voice opinions about your actions. Personal freedom. Your body choices - fine - display those. My thinking choices - free to display.
