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Originally Posted by Mutt
i'm assuming the 64 in your nickname refers to your birth year. it's a generational thing - i'm the same age as you i think and growing up tattoos were considered to be really low class.
one of my friends dads was in the Navy and had a big tattoo on his arm from those days, after the service he got married had kids and became a salesman and then an exec with Pepsi - people looked down at people with tattoos, he never wore a short sleeved shirt even in the summer, didn't want people to see the tattoo.
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So why do you think tattoos were considered low class back in those days?
Was it because people frowned on permanently marking up your body.
Was it because drunken sailors, bikers and convicts who cared so little about themselves they didn't mind permanently marking up their body were the only ones getting tattoos.
Whatever it was, the viewpoint changed when people who were idolized began to rebel and get tattoos. I think the rock stars got the ball rolling in that direction and now it's mainstream. I'll bet the day will come when not having a tattoo will be cool just because it's different.
It's interesting to see something go through such a change in acceptance even though the tattoo itself hasn't changed.