The history of the tattoo dates back to as early as 1200 B.C. where the bodies of Egyptian mummies have been found to have tattoos. As Egypt’s Empire ascended so did the tattoo, when the Polynesians began tattooing around 1500 B.C.. Then the Ainu tribe located in western Asia began using tattoos as a sign of social status, they have also been credited with introducing this art to Japan where it became a religious and ceremonial right. The concept of tattoos then made its way up to the Mediterranean Sea where Romans and Greeks used them for many things, from identifying spies, to marking criminals and slaves. As tattooing began to spread to Northern Europe, Danish a

One reason that tattooing hadn’t become a widespread fashion statement like it is today is because of the tremendous pain that one would have to endure when being tattooed. Each puncture was done one by one, and it took an extremely longer amount time to finish a tattoo than it does today. Then in 1891, an Irish immigrant named Samuel O’Riley invented and patented the first electric tattooing machine. Unfortunately because of this invention the tattoo lost a lot of credibility with the upper class, because of the accessibility of getting a tattoo. Before then there was a prestige about having tattoos, but by the turn of the century there were tattoo parlors opening up in sleazy parts of towns.

Tattoos are no longer just an art form of the elite or associated with social deviants. People of all ages and from all walks of life are finding their own special meaning in tattoos. Tattooing is a beautiful and artistic way of showing individuality, and if trying to be an individual is mutilation, then there is something totally wrong with the perception of individuality.

Also, my experience with receiving a tattoo was an excellent endeavor, because I finally got something that symbolized my personality, and also my l

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