And now for an oppossing viewpoint:
Did you know that according to Jewish custom, tattoos are forbidden and that some areas a Jew with a tattoo, cannot be buried according to custom.
Why? Because getting a tattoo is like saynig the skin God gave you isn't good enough. We wouldn't (these days) carve our intials on a tree. The same God
force that created the tree created the skin, why mark up what nature made?
Why buy a car when you can walk?
Its people letting the world see what is important to them, I dont have one, as I can't get the one I want. But if someone want's it bad enough to have it etched onto them forever, then why can't the like that.