I see more and more ink on people

and I find it odd.

I am a libertarian. Ink yourself all you want. it doesn't hurt me or cost me anything.

Tattooing used to be somewhat restricted to sailors, bikers, convicts, and Foreign Legionnaires. I suppose military guys sometimes got one or maybe two service related tattoos, mainly sailors or Marines or Army paratroopers.

Now I see teenagers and grandmothers with full sleeves.

You used to have to wait until the circus was in town and go into a sideshow and pay to see a fat, bearded tattooed lady.


Now you can see all you want for free at Walmart.

As a sailor I considered getting an Old School Sailor Jerry mermaid on my left bicep but it's gotten too mainstream these days so forget it.

One thing I will comment is that this seems to be yet one more of those things people do to be different and by doing so they become mainstream.




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