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Did
you know that Barbie has a tattoo? It's true; one of the many
incarnations of the Barbie doll was shipped with a butterfly tattoo
adorned to her stomach. There were also other tattoo designs available
to apply should Barbie ever become bored of the butterfly tattoo.
Now, it maybe a little irresponsible of the maker's of Barbie to
suggest to young children that you can pick and choose your tattoo as
easily as peeling off a sticker, however the point remains that tattoos
are now absolutely mainstream. If Barbie, the quintessential role model
for young girls can have a butterfly tattoo, then anyone in the world
can.
In the UK alone, there is believed to be a tattoo
parlor in most major
towns and cities, clearly showing the demand for tattoos is there. In
the US, it is understood that as many as one in ten adults have a
tattoo, that's a phenomenal figure which many experts expect to rise
further in the future.
Helping to lead this growth in tattoos and body art are young females
in the 18-24 age brackets. You can probably guess the most popular
design? A butterfly tattoo of course, it is hard to know what impact
Barbie had on this, and of course no self respecting 18-24 year old
girl will admit to being influenced by Barbie.
For the time being at least, it looks as though the sight of butterfly
tattoos is here to stay. One can only hope those that do apply these
designs to the bodies realize that the tattoo is there for life, unlike
the butterfly tattoo worn by Barbie...
About the Author
Article by Michael Black. Find out more interesting facts about
butterfly tattoos and other popular tattoo designs at his web site
http://www.tattooartanddesign.com |
