One day, not having a tattoo may be looked upon as a act of avant-garde fashion: "What a daring young man! he doesn't even have earrings! What a daring young woman! she doesn't even have a tattoo!"
It's so idiotic. We look at celebrities who have basically acquired or adopted aspects of the characters they portray in movies. A prime example would be someone like Johnny Depp. He's become a "personality". He acts the part that his fan base has come to worship.
At the other end of the spectrum are those who walk away from any and all personas. These are those who see that the persona is nothing but a silly act to begin with .It isn't real. All actors are frauds, and yet we continue to look up to them for their ability to deceive.
About 30 years ago, I remember standing in line at the grocery store. In front of me were two middle school or perhaps high school age girls. They couldn't have been more than 12 or 13 years old. Behind them was a younger boy about 7 or 8 years old. The two girls were dressed up like prostitutes, and not just any prostitutes, but the most raunchy, scanky looking whores you can imagine. It was pathetic. I thought to myself how their parents must feel to see their children dressed this way, but then I realized that their parents may not care at all.
The boy behind them was flipping through one of the Women's magazines. I could see over his shoulder that this magazine had numerous pictures of completely naked women. Full frontal pornography in the magazine racks and prepubescent girls dressed up as two bit whores was the norm over 30 years ago. Again, nothing really surprises me much at all anymore. What surprises me, or what really causes me to take notice is when I see a man or woman who looks wholesome. Someone with a natural glow from doing hard work. When was the last time you saw something like this: