Wonder why Alice taught her to use that word?

NOT CLEAR! NOT CLEAR!

Random_Fanguy said:

Not exactly a bad influence I'd say but they don't exactly fit her dependable big sister image.

Tattoos hardly mean someone is undependable or untrustworthy. It's just body art, humans have been doing it for thousands of years, for all kinds of reasons both cultural and personal. Non-permanent tattoos especially are harmless fun at most.

Sigfried666 said:

I'm actually appalled by the amount of people on the western market that are voicing how offensive it is to place tatoos on Baltimore and how it turns her into a whore...

Heck, with this here tatoo debacle and Marblehead's gyaru debacle, I see there is a very intense prejudice against gyarus in this western AL server...

As with anything else, it's most likely just a very vocal, very toxic minority that looks for every possible reason, no matter how trivial or even nonexistent, to throw a fit.

Random_Fanguy said:

I'm just saying they'd be a little more fitting on a delinquent or troublemaker type character is all.

But tattoo are usually used as a sign of cool or badassness too. If anything, I believe that it is very appropriate that personification of warships HAVE tattoos, similar to how you have paintings and grafting on the side of many warships/warplanes. I’m actually more surprise more artist don’t do such depictions.

I think this is especially a brilliant idea for western ships since when you think of American or Western ships, you have a thought of how awesome they are.

I understand there might be prejudice though, since in more Eastern countries it’s looked down upon since it is usually associated with gangs and yakuzas but... Yakuzas are kinda cool too. I also understand that when it comes to females, tattoos are not as in but it’s still pretty kickass of a idea.

Keo said:
I understand there might be prejudice though, since in more Eastern countries it’s looked down upon since it is usually associated with gangs and yakuzas but... Yakuzas are kinda cool too. I also understand that when it comes to females, tattoos are not as in but it’s still pretty kickass of a idea.

Well, there was a recent (maybe not that recent) study among japanese men on wether they would have a relationship with tattoed women, and it was extremely negative.
If such mentality is predominant in all eastern markets, it kinda makes sense they usually avoid said element in character creation.

There is a very big bias about Tattoos between Japanese vs American. You pretty much CANT have a tattoo in japan at all unless you're a downright criminal. At least thats the public perception of it.

America is MUCH MORE LAX. Anyone can get a Tattoo in America and they will be amongst the nicest people you will ever meet.

Working in retail and convention halls, My bosses and co-workers have almost all had dye'd hair and tattoos. no criminal activity and the nicest people in the world.

My 2nd boss had a Dragon Tattoo on her arm. Mother of 4, one of her kids a straight A Student. Is she smoking pot or selling drugs? Nope, she just got it cause she thought it was cool. Actually now that i think about, in Recent years, i think half of my co-workers have all had tattoos.

But in Japan, there is still the Stigma that only Yakuza have it.

Tetsamaru said:

There is a very big bias about Tattoos between Japanese vs American. You pretty much CANT have a tattoo in japan at all unless you're a downright criminal. At least thats the public perception of it.

America is MUCH MORE LAX. Anyone can get a Tattoo in America and they will be amongst the nicest people you will ever meet.

Working in retail and convention halls, My bosses and co-workers have almost all had dye'd hair and tattoos. no criminal activity and the nicest people in the world.

My 2nd boss had a Dragon Tattoo on her arm. Mother of 4, one of her kids a straight A Student. Is she smoking pot or selling drugs? Nope, she just got it cause she thought it was cool. Actually now that i think about, in Recent years, i think half of my co-workers have all had tattoos.

But in Japan, there is still the Stigma that only Yakuza have it.

even in western countries, tattoos are looked upon by social conservatives as a mark of a rebel or damaged individual. It is a sign that someone lacks impulse control, doesn't possess christian values or just generally as a sign of disdain for social order. Of course, the more liberal a society is, the more accepting people are of such things. You're likely to find people more accepting of tattoos in big cities than in small towns.

Sigfried666 said:

Well, there was a recent (maybe not that recent) study among japanese men on wether they would have a relationship with tattoed women, and it was extremely negative.
If such mentality is predominant in all eastern markets, it kinda makes sense they usually avoid said element in character creation.

Japan is quite a conservative country so it make sense. It really don’t help that yeah, most those with tattoos are more associated with crime. Old time stigmas does suck, despite back then everybody had tattoos.

It is a shame, cause I really do think Shipgirls/Planegirls/Gungirls with tattoo is quite ingenious and on par with historical representation of said personification. I know I love seeing sigils and cosmetic markings on my war vehicles and weapons whenever I play actual war games. I would love it if this was more a thing.

And I believe that said element might be more bias against females. Many beloved character in the anime market that are consider awesome badasses are usually males.

Kamina, Archer, and literally anyone in Wuxia films. I guess in most people’s eyes, they do perfer females to be more...errr... conservative design and not usually like to be seen as badass. It’s a shame, but I’ll take what I can get as of now.