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A darker canvas: Tattoos and the black body

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    Damn, I had no idea it was that high. Awesome! Sadly I can definitely see that being entirely true. ICE even recently lost a case where they were trying to deport a dreamer by accusing him of...

    Nearly one in five Americans claim to have a tattoo somewhere on their body. If they’re younger, like millennial young, the trend’s a little closer to one in three.

    Damn, I had no idea it was that high. Awesome!

    If you aren’t white, then you’re immediately, until proven otherwise, trapping or banging or otherwise dubiously affiliated.

    Sadly I can definitely see that being entirely true. ICE even recently lost a case where they were trying to deport a dreamer by accusing him of being gang affiliated because of his tattoos... tattoos that all the expert witnesses testified had absolutely nothing to do with any gangs.

    It's also kind of a shame no pigments have been developed specifically for tattooing dark skin tones. You would think that by now, and especially with the rise in popularity of tattoos, that something would have come out by now to address that.

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