You Have the Right to Bare Arms, but Why Ink Them?

You Have the Right to Bare Arms, but Why Ink Them?

Warmer weather comes, and women put on summer dresses. Arms and shoulders may be bared. People will wear shorts, bathing suits. And we will become aware, again, of the tattoos—of the immense acreage of human flesh committed to artists’ ink. The tattoos may be discreet and coy and subtle, winking …

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