Now one in three Americans has at least one tattoo. More than half of women in their 20s do. [More]
To each his own, I guess, and no offense intended if you’re inked, but I have to admit the practice is something I’ve never understood. I let feral sons Uday and Qusay know growing up that getting one was an adult decision, meaning my expectation was that they’d then be able to provide for themselves. And the same went for earrings (if they got one there’d better be a pirate ship outside), piercings, body mods…
Back in a previous life when I was helping nonprofits raise funds through fireworks sales, one potential customer I was recruiting had an organization for helping former gang members remove facial tattoos so they could become more employable.
I’m reminded of a punchline from a joke I heard around a campfire over 40 years ago.
