Tattoos can be tasteful

Here we go again with another Paul Carpenter anti-tattoo tirade! In his column , he tries without success to lump all tattoo-bearing people together — "pimps, pugs, prison inmates, prostitutes and members of criminal biker gangs.

" Most people with tattoos, even tattoo artists themselves, would agree that tattoos on the face, neck, hands or any area visible to all at all times are generally inappropriate and in poor taste, at least in our culture.

I happen to have six tasteful tattoos, all meaningful to me, and none visible to the general public.