Why are tattoos so popular in today's society?

Answer 1

Alritey then, I don't think I can answer this one in 50 words or less tho....

The idea that the only people who get tattoos are military, criminals or merchant marine, is definitely a thing of the past....

So why do people get tattoos??? Rebellion. identity. and to be a non-conformist for sure. But how about as a rite of passage?? or to protect ourselves from evil forces, to show our Identity with certain groups, wealth or status, or medical therapy even beautification, and even to guarantee entry into a afterlife??? To these past reasons now we can add.....Conformity

Heck, to be a non-conformist these days you'd almost have to NOT get a tattoo....

So why so popular now....Because the media purty much controls what we think , do, see and hear. Now don't go thinking that , 'TatuBaron done gone and joined all them conspiracy theorists!!'... But it's true, we listen to what music the media is playing, we watch the tv and movies that the media talk up.....{Anybody remember the Blair Witch movie???? The media sucked me into seeing that and I STILL want my 7 bucks back!!}

So now we got tattoo reality shows on the tv......{Why do reality shows need scriptwriters?????} And every time one of our Nuevo Royals, celebrities, that is, gets new work done....CNN and Fox News are all over it.....

Ok, at this point I wanna make a statement....I ain't bitchin'!!, cause I love it, I'm busier than I ever have been, And while I do my art mostly for fun, if I ain't makin' no money, it ain't much fun....Hope this helps

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People like to have something meaningful on them to remind them of something, it might be a portait, an object or just a word, its ssomething to remember your life that's meaningful to you.