Tattoo artists near end of fight for legitimacy in Korea

[By LEE SOO-JUNG] (전략) The three tattoo artists who spoke with the paper said they feel societal perception toward body art has changed. Nevertheless, they called for a more open-minded approach. 

According to a 2023 poll by Hankook Research, 66 percent of 1,000 respondents said that people with tattoos are seen as delinquents. The survey results seem to suggest that social stigma surrounding tattoos lingers in Korean society. A total of 72 percent of those over 60 expressed a negative perception, while 58 percent did so in the age group between 18 and 29. 

Kim said she received words of encouragement from passersby while staging a one-person rally in front of the Yongsan presidential office about five times last month.(후략)

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