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Is it just us or does it feel like tattoos are everywhere these days?
“The oldest human remains we’ve recovered have tattoos on them,” he says.
Funny enough,explorer Captain James Cookis credited for both the words “taboo” and “tattoo.”
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His sailing voyage around the world led him to the Tahitian and Polynesian islands where tattooing was openly practiced.
In modern days, however, “scarification” is used for the latter instead of the word tattoo.
Despite the common narrative, tattoos were not always considered so taboo.
“It was intentionally designed to mark people as outsiders.”
In America, several factors contributed to the stigma against tattoos.
But another important aspect to acknowledge is the activism and awareness-building done by the community of tattoo artists.
In fact, initial tattoo conventions were actually about trying to create a kind of professional image."
They were key in that conversation as a group of stakeholders, getting it to be legal again."
As a public, we can see more and more kinds of people with them."
What to Consider Before Getting a Tattoo
Planning your next, or evenfirst tattoois always fun.
For some, it’s even difficult to look at a tattoo magazine without getting inspired for another design.
Otherwise, you may end up with more than you really want, ordesigns you later regret.
Byrdie Tip
When considering tattoo placement, keep in mind its visibility.
When carefully considered, tattoos can be a wonderful tool of self-expression.
