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Krcmarik, K. (2003). History of Tattooing. Retrieved from https://www.msu.edu/~krcmari1/individual/his_today.html
The website based on a graduate student’s research describes the history and evolution of tattoo machines, artistry and overall quality. Tattooing in traditional Maori culture was done using animal bone and advanced to a metal tool brought by European foreigners in the 1700’s. All tattooing at that point was done by hand, a tedious time-consuming process that was soon replaced by the first electronic tattooing machine. After an outbreak of several diseases due to poor sanitation, tattooing no longer appealed to the higher class. However in the 1900’s sanitation laws revolving around tattooing soon took affect and the overall popularity of tattooing among all began to reform.
I agree with the author because I think as the quality and sanitation improved so did people’s perception of tattooing. The author gave a lot of historic evidence to support these claims so the accuracy was not questionable. The most common opposing position would be that traditional hand tattooing in tribal cultures has existed for years successfully and the significance of the pain and long hours is what makes a tattoo popular. Another argument could be that sanitation and quality has not improved in prison tattooing but still remains popular despite risks.
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