One the people of Fiji said in a song that "(Fijian)Woman are to be tattooed,men are not to be tattooed."So when the come back they see the pearl touch it get short term memory loss and then when the sing the song the think it's..."tattoo the men and not the woman."And so it was that way for many years and then it changed to both genders.
And now the woman are proudly tattooed with a traditional tattoo from their thighs to their knees.(Sorry its late)

