Basically as the question asks, I am interested in when /how this practice became labeled as counter culture as it is seen and theorized to be used quite prominently in ancient cultures. When was the fall out with the practice? Why was the fallout? Many thanks!
Different cultures assigned different meanings to tattoos. In this thread u/iphikrates discusses the ancient Greek view. https://reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/knqvfh/what_tattoo_styles_and_designs_were_popular_in/