Despite the fact that tattoos are forbidden in Judiasm, they nowadays seem to represent a fashion statement that mirrors the dregs of society, Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, Bikers, prisioners, prostitutes etc. I was brought up to believe that "nice Jewish boys" simply did not have tattoos. I never got one simply because I'm an induvidual and dont want to be like everyone else nowadays. Also, I think for a Jew to get one would be like a slap in the face to the people who were forced to have them during the Holocaust.