Tattoos in the 21st Century In this generation, almost everyone has a tattoo or at least knows someone who has one; according to Professor Nicholas Thomas from Cambridge University tattoos have made …show more content…
According to the research by Pew, 17% people have regrets after getting their tattoo, but there are about 29% of people who feel rebellious and sexy after getting a tattoo (Carlsen 2014). However there are many who consider tattoo as a form of art and personal expressions, using their body to tell a story like Johnny Depp, who said his body is his diary and his tattoos are his stories (2013).
Even though tattoo’s been around for centuries, there are certain generation who are simply against tattooing and their reason is because of societies opinion; in other words, “what will people think”. Annie Singer from Forbes Magazine demonstrates in her article “Tattoos in the workplace” how tattoos are slowly being accepted in the workplace. Tattooing in modern society exists in a state of complexity, but by the recent increases in popularity, by its prevalence in the media and by the growing number of tattooed individuals suggests society’s acceptance of tattooing as a social norm.
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