Sporting tattoos and or body piercing has mostly been about social signaling.
Yet many people fail to realize that tattoos increases the odds of not finding work.
A study further says that having tattoos may be about signaling “promiscuity”.
People with tattoos and body piercings have sex at younger ages, have sex more often, have more oral sex, and are far less likely to be religious.
Read the excerpt of the study here from the Businessinsider.
It isn’t my predilection to do stereotyping, as I believe that individuals act differently for different goals. Instead of promiscuity, I think that many have been impelled by either curiosity or peer pressure or both (which also signifies social signaling). But that’s just a guess.
The reason for this post is to remind people, especially the youth, of the social risks of having tattoos. What may seem as fun (or even aesthetics) today could be a curse tomorrow.
