Tattoo Research Paper
Elizabeth Bachmayer
Professor Magee
College Writing
Paper
Tattoos: An Art Form
When I turned 18, I finally got the tattoo that I have been wanting to get since my 16th birthday. I designed it myself. It says, “take a breath” with a heart at the end of it. I went to the tattoo parlor a week before my actually appointment and explained to my tattoo artist the exact font, coloring, and reason behind my tattoo design. The saying “take a breath” is meaningful to me. I try to follow the advice and constantly say it to myself when I am feeling overwhelmed, insecure, or in a difficult situation.
When I came home after I got the tattoo my mom wanted to see how much “damage” I actually did to my body, but little did she and myself know …show more content…
There is a constant confusion and acceptance among those with tattoos. Roberts speaks of how tattoos have become more and more prevalent among young adults and adolescents, however, those who are older adults still think of tattoos to be among those who are troubled. Depending on one’s age and when and where one was raised the look on tattoos and a tattooed person can vary. Each generation has its own take on tattoos starting from the first tattoos that were seen on sailors and pirates to seeing tattoos on any gender, social class, age, etc. Take for example when tattoos were predominantly found on sailors during the 1700’s, a popular cartoon character Popeye the Sailor appearing in the 1930’s, portrays the stereotypical sailor man who was covered in the stereotypical ship tattoos during that time period. The next generation associated tattooed individuals with those who were in prisons or affiliated with gangs. The authors that have been publishing journals, articles, books, etc. about tattooed persons, have come from this generation that associates tattooed people with being of the deviant nature. Is it nondiscriminatory to say that those people that have tattoos are all at high-risk behaviors, recommending that those young adults who do have tattoos should receive more test from their
Professor Magee
College Writing
Paper
Tattoos: An Art Form
When I turned 18, I finally got the tattoo that I have been wanting to get since my 16th birthday. I designed it myself. It says, “take a breath” with a heart at the end of it. I went to the tattoo parlor a week before my actually appointment and explained to my tattoo artist the exact font, coloring, and reason behind my tattoo design. The saying “take a breath” is meaningful to me. I try to follow the advice and constantly say it to myself when I am feeling overwhelmed, insecure, or in a difficult situation.
When I came home after I got the tattoo my mom wanted to see how much “damage” I actually did to my body, but little did she and myself know …show more content…
There is a constant confusion and acceptance among those with tattoos. Roberts speaks of how tattoos have become more and more prevalent among young adults and adolescents, however, those who are older adults still think of tattoos to be among those who are troubled. Depending on one’s age and when and where one was raised the look on tattoos and a tattooed person can vary. Each generation has its own take on tattoos starting from the first tattoos that were seen on sailors and pirates to seeing tattoos on any gender, social class, age, etc. Take for example when tattoos were predominantly found on sailors during the 1700’s, a popular cartoon character Popeye the Sailor appearing in the 1930’s, portrays the stereotypical sailor man who was covered in the stereotypical ship tattoos during that time period. The next generation associated tattooed individuals with those who were in prisons or affiliated with gangs. The authors that have been publishing journals, articles, books, etc. about tattooed persons, have come from this generation that associates tattooed people with being of the deviant nature. Is it nondiscriminatory to say that those people that have tattoos are all at high-risk behaviors, recommending that those young adults who do have tattoos should receive more test from their