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Since it's been at least two days since we've had a post about tattoos, I'd like to take up the mantle and give you your daily dose of tattoo news.
- Forbes has a story on whether tattoos weigh you down on the corporate ladder. Forbes' answer? It depends on where you work and what you do. Ironically, however, "according to a study a few years ago by CareerBuilder and Vault.com for Salary.com, 42% of managers interviewed said that their opinion of someone 'would be lowered by that person's visible body art.' Yet about the same number of managers, 44%, said they themselves had tattoos or other body art that was not 'visible.'"
- Time has a story on tattoo bans for police departments and certain segments of the armed forces. Does a tattoo ban present an unlawful restraint on freedom of speech? Leave your thoughts on the constitutionality of the bans after the jump.
- And the London Times has a report on the rise in popularity of branding, which, for the uninformed, is exactly what it sounds like.