Tattoos come in all shapes and sizes depending on the client’s needs. Tattoos and body piercing dated back in history more than 5,000 years. Some tribal tattoos were and are perceived as a sign of beauty and other served as class distinction, or to ward off illness or diseases. (Brill, 2006, para.2) Slaves have frequently been branded over the course to establish ownership. (Brill, 2006, para.3) The intention of this paper is to have an insight why tattoos and body piercing is at a fast inclination. It seems like everyone have a tattoo or part their body is pierced beside their ears. Having done an intense research, the question was what is the fascination of tattoos and body piercing? I will give the readers a more in-depth like the topics listed; what is the purpose for having tattoos and body piercing? Why is there so much peer pressure for our teens to fit in? By having tattoos and body piercing can lead to health problems and tattoos and body piercing are accepted in certain part of the world.
Tattoos and body piercing has become an ever-growing trend among teens, indviduals and my friends. I thought by doing my paper on this topic, I could learn more about what is the real purpose of having tattoos and body piercing. For some individuals it is a phase to have tattoos so that it can make them look cool. They would have tattoos of someone they idolized, or a certain phrase either from the bible or any kind of righteous literature. I have noticed people are having more and further tattoos. It has become very “in” to have body piercing and tattoos. When going for an interview, any signs of visible tattoos and body piercing can ruin any chance of obtaining the job any person are going for. So many employers are missing hiring some of their best employees because of this stigma attached to tattoos. Tattoos are a permanent feature, but with today’s latest technology, tattoos can be removed by laser surgery that could possibly be more painful...