When people have a single piercing in each earlobe no one classifies them as a hoodlum or looks down upon them. Then how come people with other facial and body piercing are looked at in an eccentric way? To some a body tattoo can be just an impulsive, immature and childish thing to do. Why would someone want a permanent piece of artwork on them. They key word that people who don't support tattoos use in permanent.
Tattoos and piercings are not usually socially acceptable in a place of work. This contributes to body image and appearance because statistics show that a boss of a company would rather higher someone would a clean appearance then one with lots of body art. In some places of work managers and authority figures make workers cover up their tattoos and take out their piercings besides on the ears. But who made the idea that only gangsters and low class people have body art?
To come body art can be significant. Many people have tattoos that have significant meaning to them. For example, people have tattoos of a loved ones initials who have passed away. One of my good friends has a tattoo on her foot of two little stars. This has a significant meaning to her because her grandparents both passed away and each star represents one of them. She is very much into theatre and acting and they were the first people to introduce her to the theatre. That's why they are represented by stars.
Everyone's tattoos and piercings having different meanings but should people be penalized for having body art in the workplace? Should these people be looked down upon? Personally, I don't think so and if the tattoo means something important it shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks.
First off, that American Idol girl with all of the tattoos was gorgeous. On the other hand, I think unless it is meant to be quirky or spunky, girls with tattoos are not that cute. To a point it is acceptable, but honestly, women were not meant to be covered in ink. Leave that to the men.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and I believe that a person should be able to do whatever they would like with their body. But since first impressions and outer appearance are extremely important in the world, you should probably think twice before you do anything too drastic. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for marking up your body and not giving a thought to what others would think about it, but when it comes to effecting my profession , that’s a direct correlation to my money flow and everything that goes along with that. And I don’t think that is something worth jeopardizing.
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