The thing about tatoo's is that they can be gotten for the wrong reasons or the right reasons. Back when I was 15 I wanted to fit in so bad, most of you know by now that Im half Laos and half Irish, and basically got made fun of by both whites and asians.
Basically then to fit in I had to be crazier and badder then everyone else, so when a Lao friend made a home made tatoo gun with a tiny motor and pen I was the first to say tat me up. Got a huge tat on my back that says LAOS. Needless to say that I got in a shit load of trouble with my parents.
Definetly got if for the wrong reasons, but honestly today, 15 years later, I don't mind it at all, kind of helped me to realize that you shouldn't do things simply to impress others, and fuck fitting in, if you don't like me fuck off; white, asian, black, mexican, who gives a shit.