Tattoo Culture

Americans tend to take different views of tattoos depending on the type of person the tattoo covers. When the tattoo is on a celebrity or a person of note, people consider the tattoo and in many cases, desirable. 70% of NBA players have tattoos. 55% of NFL players have tattoos. Countless celebrities have tattoos. Only roughly 15% of Americans as a whole have tattoos. This reflects the viewpoint that society has of tattoos on the average Joe. Many businesses frown upon having tattoos and many people still have a problem with tattoos. It is much more complicated for an average person to get a tattoo than it is when a celebrity does.