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Tattoo You: The Normalization of the Rogue

There was a time when tattoos were only for sailors and ne’er-do-well’s. Those times are over.

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Keith R. Higgons
Oct 06, 2019
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There was a time when tattoos were only for sailors and ne’er-do-well’s. Those times are over.

Cross — Will Chills, Artist

There was a time when tattoo parlors weren’t on every corner.

There was a time when getting a tattoo wasn’t a right of passage.

There was a time when having a tattoo signified that you were more than likely a “bad seed” or sailor rather…

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