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[narrator] In the 1970s, tattoo's image began to shift

In the 1970s,tattoo's image began to shift. Tattoos appeared in glossy photo spreads in...

Explained • S01E13 • 2018

[narrator] In the 1970s,
tattoo's image began to shift. Tattoos appeared in glossy photo spreads in influential American magazines,
like Life, which, in 1972, declared that the ancient art of tattooing
had come back into fashion. Tattoo shops expanded from sailor flash and started offering custom work,
letting people invent their own tattoos. Getting tattooed didn't mark you
as one kind of person anymore, and that brought in new kinds of clients. [Stephanie Tamez] A lot of women
are getting tattooed, and that's, you know,
half the population on the planet

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[narrator] In the 1970s, tattoo's image began to shift.

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Tattoos appeared in glossy photo spreads

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in influential American magazines, like Life,

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which, in 1972,

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declared that the ancient art of tattooing had come back into fashion.

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Tattoo shops expanded from sailor flash

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and started offering custom work, letting people invent their own tattoos.

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Getting tattooed didn't mark you as one kind of person anymore,

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and that brought in new kinds of clients.

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[Stephanie Tamez] A lot of women are getting tattooed,

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and that's, you know, half the population on the planet.

Duration

32 seconds

Views

24

Timestamp in Movie

00:13:10

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

13

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.