So why do "normal" people get tattoos?
It used to be the thing to do among sailors, prisoners and bikers but now tattoos are (maybe not as common but) common among lawyers, doctors, teachers and other "regular" people, and among men and women alike. And the tattooers were of a similar "breed".
Tattooing used to be the preserve of people who were too lazy to work and too scared to steal. Nowadays you have got proper artists.
According to the article tattoos were popular among the upper class in the 19th century, at least discreet ones. After that they became associated with macho, working class culture but now they are gradually becoming a middle class domain. The difference is instead in the motifs people choose.
That may be so but I'm still not getting one. I like the piece of advice given at the end of the article:
Fashions change but tattoos are forever.
Jag får väl erkänna att jag tycker tatueringar kan vara rätt tuffa. Men personligen skulle jag aldrig vilja ha en på min kropp. Jag har inte ens hål i öronen då jag inte skulle gilla att permanent märka min kropp ens så lite...
ReplyDeleteJag skulle kanske kunna tänka mig en liten fin en där den verkligen kan döljas...eller...kanske inte. Jag tror aldrig jag skulle hitta ett motiv som jag gillade. Jag har dock hål i öronen. Hade ett tag tre hål i varje öra - till min killes glädje har två i varje öra växt igen...
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