The Psychosociology of Tattoos

The ubiquity and de-stigmatization of tattoos is one of the most interesting social phenomena of the last 40 years in the USA and the West.

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  • Why are tattoos such a rite of passage for people?

    I had a classmate freshman year of high school who got a tattoo with her mom. Even at the time I side eyed it as a very strange parenting choice.

    These days people don't even think about getting tattoos. It is so common that it is unremarkable. (6 comments)