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Tattoos Beyond Collar and Cuffs

cityfile · 09/25/08 12:26PM

Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be any more useful analysis to be applied to the subject of tattoos' increasingly mainstream popularity, the Times points out that not only are lots of non-punky, non-prisony people getting inked, they're getting tattoos on the neck and hands. This is despite the fact that such visible markings may very well rule out ever working in certain jobs, especially as courts never agree that it's discriminatory for employers to forbid tattoos and other body modifications.