Tattoos, Stigma, Racists, and Psychiatry

Send us a textHumans have a history of tattooing that stretches millennia into prehistory. The western ban on tattoos by the early church resulted in a systematic effort to paint tattooed individuals as pagan, primitive, vulgar, criminal, and mentally ill. Psychiatrists have historically contributed to this characterization but are in a position to help reframe how citizens and policymakers view tattooed individuals. Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com. Referen...