Tattos!!!

Many people have tattoos to symbolise what they believe in, and have them to express their personality and characters. People put great depth and thought into their body art. "Some tattoos have great meaning that you will never know by just looking at them." www.about.com/tattoo .

Tattoos are becoming more acceptable in society as people who had tattoos in previous generations were stereotyped as 'bad' or as a 'criminal', maybe because they were seen as unusual and did not understand why someone would have something permanent on their skin! Also, criminals and sailors were the first in history to get tattoos so society carried on this stereotype but it is slowly fading.

However, in today's society if people are covered in tattoos or have inappropriate tattoos then they maybe discriminated in certain ways such as for a job.

Personally, I like tattoos and think it is important that people express themselves and their beliefs. I have one on my foot of a little pattern of stars, even though it has no personal meaning to me it still represents me in a different way. I struggle to understand why people are so against tattoos as each individual is free to make thier on choice about their own body.