Tattoos - only for certain men who have been in the military (e.g. a navy man or a marine who wants a tattoo related to his service) or a biker-type of guy or mere laborer. For any other man to have tattoos is unnecessary and projects a "trashy image."
Tattoos on women? Never...It's completely trashy no matter what and it totally degrades the woman who has them.
To paraphrase: Trashy, but acceptably trashy for certain low-level men. Sounds kinda snooty, eh? "Mere laborer"? Love it.
Frankly, I find the distinction meaningless. Are tats common among military men, bikers, etc? Sure. That is a totally separate matter from objective acceptability.
Considering how widespread the practice has become, I would guess there are now many -- and hopefully will soon be many more -- solid converts to the Faith who got tattoos before conversion. Considering how sin disfigures the soul, such external considerations are of little moment by comparison. If God can infuse His own supernatural life into a sinner, the soon-to-be-rotting packaging is of much less concern. Does it matter? Sure, especially as it is usually an external reflection of the interior disorder. However, once the interior is renewed, the externals remain and that's just the way it is. Modest attire can alleviate a great deal of the trouble and genuine converts are usually happy to make such adjustments.