Tattoos And Women Research Paper
COM 150
11/27/2009
The History of Tattoos and Women
Tattoos are not a new idea in regard to being a way for people to be individuals.
The thing that has changed in regards to tattoos is why people are getting them. This is especially true for women. The first tattoos were put on people to tell other people information about them, whether the information is good or bad was based on the person and society. This was especially true for women because women have always been seen as submissive in society. It is because of this that women could be made to mark their bodies, even if they didn’t want to. Because of this tattoos have been a way for women’s right activists to show their disdain for Victorian family values (the man being in charge of the women’s life). Tattoos have been a way for women to become individuals, whether they were forced to get them based on the society they lived in, or chose them based or their beliefs. Women of ancient times have had proof of tattoos. While today, …show more content…
It has been estimated the one in every ten people have some form of tattoo. Tattoos have become a type of expression that many people use to express their ideals. This is one of many ways people choose to express themselves. A tattoo started off being negative for women, but as time has progressed tattooing has become more popular. Something that has shown to be popular is different style of tattoos. Henna tattoos are still being done today, but not only on women of the Indian culture, the popularity has grown throughout different cultures. This is also true for traditional Japanese and Samoan tattoo styles. Women getting tattoos for pleasure has become more socially acceptable. At one point when the women’s rights movement was not as popular a certain stereotype had evolved in that women with tattoos were dirty, or problematic. Today, that is not the case; many women from all types of lifestyle are getting tattoos.
11/27/2009
The History of Tattoos and Women
Tattoos are not a new idea in regard to being a way for people to be individuals.
The thing that has changed in regards to tattoos is why people are getting them. This is especially true for women. The first tattoos were put on people to tell other people information about them, whether the information is good or bad was based on the person and society. This was especially true for women because women have always been seen as submissive in society. It is because of this that women could be made to mark their bodies, even if they didn’t want to. Because of this tattoos have been a way for women’s right activists to show their disdain for Victorian family values (the man being in charge of the women’s life). Tattoos have been a way for women to become individuals, whether they were forced to get them based on the society they lived in, or chose them based or their beliefs. Women of ancient times have had proof of tattoos. While today, …show more content…
It has been estimated the one in every ten people have some form of tattoo. Tattoos have become a type of expression that many people use to express their ideals. This is one of many ways people choose to express themselves. A tattoo started off being negative for women, but as time has progressed tattooing has become more popular. Something that has shown to be popular is different style of tattoos. Henna tattoos are still being done today, but not only on women of the Indian culture, the popularity has grown throughout different cultures. This is also true for traditional Japanese and Samoan tattoo styles. Women getting tattoos for pleasure has become more socially acceptable. At one point when the women’s rights movement was not as popular a certain stereotype had evolved in that women with tattoos were dirty, or problematic. Today, that is not the case; many women from all types of lifestyle are getting tattoos.