Body piercing and Tatooing
Tattooing and Body Piercing Long associated with unsavory characters, tattooing, and body piercing has become an increasingly popular trend. ... Body art is everywhere these days. ... Actual numbers are hard to come by because so many teens get their work done at unlicensed studios, but the so-called body art industry is booming. ... The temporary body-art business as blossomed into a $100 million annual category, with teens the biggest customers by far. People engage in body art for a wide variety of reason, most of which I will explain in this paper. ... There is also a political element to body art. Modifying your body to what you want it to look like is a very strong statement. ... It’s your body and you can do what you like with it. Many people today get body art to mark transitions in their lives – such as turning eighteen, a death in the family, or surviving an illness or accident. ... Since we don’t have those rituals anymore, many people find the permanency of a tattoo or other body modification a good way to mark a life-changing occasion. ... There are even some body artists who perform ritual tattoos, piercing, brandings and cuttings.