Taboo, or not?
Tattoos have had different significance in different societies, respected and deemed as the highest honor in some, but often viewed negatively in ours. Tattooing has been around for thousands of years, and is one of the oldest forms of art, laden with as many unusual meanings as there are global cultures.  These indelible marks denote maturity, status, belonging, or surely the oldest – adding to the beauty of the wearer.
How then, do we see tattoos locally? Even as the global community continues to grow in size and social acceptance, it might still be inviolable in the local context. We seek, thus, to carefully examine this age-old taboo.
Do people really understand tattoos then? What are the trends, the culture and the ethos of this ancient art that people understand locally?