by Chris Bodenner
Except for this reader’s:
He writes:
I’d like to respond a little to the tattoo article. Tattoos are definitely more prevalent (especially among young people), but I hardly see how the author can use their presence in the fashion industry as evidence of this. I’ll start to be impressed with how times have changed when I see high-powered professionals with visible tattoos. It could happen, but most people getting fad tattoos are getting really, really bad ones, and I doubt they’ll want to be showing those off in their later years. Serious, high-quality, extensive tattooing is still not that common in most of the country, though I’m sure there’s more of it in more “hip” big cities.
For what it’s worth, I’m 27, a non-practicing attorney, and work in a Fortune 500 company. I’ve been working on a Japanese style full bodysuit tattoo for the past five years – all that’s left to tattoo are my legs. I wear long sleeves to work every day and rarely let anyone I don’t know well know about my tattoos. Attitudes change a lot more slowly in the business world.
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