A hotel in Acomb, Notherumberland (England) has caused outrage amoungst villagers when after an expensive refurb they unveiled their new sign. The sign depicts what looks like Queen Elizabeth II (after all the pub is called the Queen's arm, what else is one suposed to conclude), in a 'wife-beater' wearing a gold chain and with 'Phil' tattooed on her arm.
This has gotten me thinking, dreaming perhaps, of leaders with tattoos. After all we (the UK) now a have an inked 'first lady', and yes, she is not heavily inked - but she also does not appear ashmaed of it and it certainly does not affect her ability to be a mother, a wife or an important public figure.
With tattoos once again becoming prevalent in society how long can it be before we have a tattooed world leader?
Women have reached the top spot (in the UK) and the US have Barack Obama (the US willingness to have a black leader before a female leader is very interesting), surely there will come a time when due to the wide spread nature of tattoos amoung the younger generations that, when we (the 'young' generation) are the ones responsible for running the world there will be a Prime Minster or President with at least a small tattoo!
I'm not suggesting society is ready to elect anyone with full sleeves, or even a full back piece, but with celebrities more important to many people than politicians, society will embrace the idea of tattoos as acceptable, paving the way to a more tolerant society.
