My Findings on Body Art and Modification

I bet she's a deviant haha

I just read this article about a recent study that claims people with 2 or more tattoos or piercings are likely to be deviants. I am not making this up; I wish I was because it’s almost funny. With my three tattoos and plans for more, according to this I am high as a kite, drunk, and should be finding someone to cheat off  of for my next test.

Performed by Texas Tech University, the study states that those of us with two or more tattoos are likely to partake in deviant activities such as cheat on tests, use drugs, and abuse alcohol. I remember in high school seeing plenty of people cheat on tests and not one of them had a single tattoo, let alone two. Most of the “deviants” I know live on a deviant budget and cannot afford tattoos and piercings.

The study surveyed students at two state colleges and two religious universities with tough enrollment processes. 37% reported to have one piercing, and 4% reported to being tattooed. I feel that this survey is quite likely to have gotten incorrect results. Not everyone is always honest about their involvement with drugs, alcohol, cheating, tattoos, and piercings. I think everyone has lied a little on a survey before.

Then, if someone was bad enough to have *gasp* 4 tattoos and maybe even a nipple or genital piercing they were twice as likely to report to marijuana use. Plenty of people get 4 tattoos or a genital piercing and never touch pot.

I think that people with more tattoos are more confident in their “deviant” activities than those without tattoos who may not admit to doing certain things. Way more people do drugs, drink booze, and cheat on tests than have multiple tattoos and piercings.