Ryan had this being about him that was mainly like “I don’t really care about anything except tattoos.” His reasoning for becoming a tattoo artist was mundane and expected as well as kind of infuriating. Ryan had graduated from Auburn, a top school in the country, and only became a tattoo artist because he did not want to look for a job. Ryan’s artwork was remarkable and could have gone somewhere but without the drive and audacity to make that happen, it sits in a tattoo parlor on Thach avenue. Seemingly enough, his lethargic attitude was the catalyst for his first tattoo. The irony of this tattoo was funny to me just because it was “live life” and he was certainly living life but only in a two-person shop. Ryan had gotten his first tattoo
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Even some people who hold a steady job and want a tattoo have to be aware of the strings that come attached to it. One tattoo shop owner, Jason Green, tells college kids that come into his shop that “they are about 80 percent likely not to get hired if they have a tattoo” (Emeigh 2). This I was not surprised to read and very much an expectant. Although the majority of the job world is like this, I feel as though the world is getting better and more accepting when it comes to tattoos; the norms are changing and stereotypes are becoming irrelevant. Many people are becoming more aware of this. Daniel Genis writes, “Culturally, the atmosphere has changed as well. In modern, Western life, tattoos have become accepted as a form of self-expression and are no longer associated with criminality or the low life” (Genis 3). This is so undeniably true today in our culture. Although there are still some hesitant people out there, the majority have come to terms with the fact that even if a person has a tattoo it does not necessarily link them to negative aspects or disgrace of life. The world has realized that “tattoos [are] a more accepted form of expression” (Brown 1). He goes onto say that this certain “stigma” has been erased from tattoos, no longer are they a representation of trashiness. People have started to become more aware that tattooing is just another artistic expression just as much as painting
Even some people who hold a steady job and want a tattoo have to be aware of the strings that come attached to it. One tattoo shop owner, Jason Green, tells college kids that come into his shop that “they are about 80 percent likely not to get hired if they have a tattoo” (Emeigh 2). This I was not surprised to read and very much an expectant. Although the majority of the job world is like this, I feel as though the world is getting better and more accepting when it comes to tattoos; the norms are changing and stereotypes are becoming irrelevant. Many people are becoming more aware of this. Daniel Genis writes, “Culturally, the atmosphere has changed as well. In modern, Western life, tattoos have become accepted as a form of self-expression and are no longer associated with criminality or the low life” (Genis 3). This is so undeniably true today in our culture. Although there are still some hesitant people out there, the majority have come to terms with the fact that even if a person has a tattoo it does not necessarily link them to negative aspects or disgrace of life. The world has realized that “tattoos [are] a more accepted form of expression” (Brown 1). He goes onto say that this certain “stigma” has been erased from tattoos, no longer are they a representation of trashiness. People have started to become more aware that tattooing is just another artistic expression just as much as painting