At any time I have the ability to hide all four tattoos without any problems. The first tattoo I got I hid from my parents for almost a year. When they found out it was a real tattoo I wasn't kicked out, but they told me I had let them down. Working in a pharmacy I have to look professional and sometimes I feel uncomfortable. My tattoos are not offensive in nature, yet in the hot summer heat I have to wear long sleeved shirts and sweat. If society was more accepting of my tattoos, I might have the option of not having to wear long sleeves in hot weather. I find some people's clothing choices, or lack thereof, to be in poor taste in my eyes, but I don't tell them they can't wear those clothes in public. Tattoos have been around for over 5,000 years and are nothing new, yet society still treats them as if they are. Their newfound popularity should be celebrated by all. You don't have to get a tattoo to accept the fact that others have them. If tattoos were accepted more openly by society, there would be less of a social gap between them. Tattoos are just another artistic medium, we are told to embrace art and evolve as human beings. Part of this process is accepting all art forms without excluding one, just because you think it might be