Smith Assistant Dimensions Editor A concern of many parents might be if their son or daughter will come home after their freshman year of college with some art or extra holes they didn t have before.
Some people get tattoos and piercings to be individual or to make a fashion statement.
In recent years, it has become more acceptable for middle-class people to get tattoos and body piercings, said Patrick Easto, an anthropology professor at Eastern. In our culture, tattoos are generally viewed in a negative way, Easto said. Tattooing has crawled into middle-class society. It s become the envogue thing to do. They ve become somewhat more acceptable.