Up until recently, tattoos were taboo and if you had one, you often heard remarks like “you know that’s permanent, right?”, “it’s going to look cute now, but how it is going to look when you’re old and wrinkly?” and “how are you ever going to get a job with that?”. To all of those individuals asking those questions, here’s a single answer for you: times have changed.

In the United States alone, $1.65 billion is spent on tattoos annually, and that’s just the money reported to the government. 47% of Millennials have a tattoo, and more times than not, they’re showcasing their artwork. While yes, some jobs in the corporate world prefer a little discretion, the overall acceptance of tattoos is shifting.