Tattoos

           Tattoos are very popular among young adults and teenagers today. Everyone seems to be getting a tattoo; they are no longer just for gangs and bikers. Even clergy of the Church get tattoos these days, promoting their religion. So, what is so great about tattoos?

            Many people get a tattoo in order to tell a story. A lot of new mothers or fathers will get a tattoo after their child is born, with that child’s name and birth date on it. Tattoos can also serve as a memorial to someone past; generally a family member or someone the tattoo recipient was very close to.

            What a lot of people want to know, however, is why people are suddenly getting all these tattoos and “defacing” their bodies. In older years, tattoos were seen as a scary, demoralizing mark that would never fade. Tattoos stick with you for the rest of your life, which is why it’s very important to consider your thought process before you get one.

            Tattoos are not only dangerous to have because you can lose such things are a job, respect, or just a lot of money; but tattoos are also very dangerous to get. When a person sits down in the parlor and holds out their arm, leg, ect. for the needle, they risk their very well being. Such infections as hepatitis, tetanus, or even AIDS can be transmitted through a dirty tattoo needle. When someone decides to get a tattoo, they must make sure where they get it is very clean and up to health code standards. They must also make sure that they are healthy, and are up-to-date on all their shots.

            Tattoos are not to be feared, as long as they are not ridiculous. Tattoos show respect and reverence, when used correctly. Tattoos should not be “an eye sore”, but an art, and once the art of getting tattoos and keeping them is perfected, perhaps people will be a little more open-minded towards them.

REFERENCES

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/safe_tattooing.html#