God gives a person one body, with skin. For sure, all of us are made distinctly different, of size, looks and shape. Some of us look great, and some not so great. But why a person purposely disfigures their one and only beautiful body is mystifying.
Posted on 04/03/2006 8:42:51 PM PDT by presidio9
Tattoos and piercings are ways for an individual to express their personality, but most employers are looking for presentable employees.
"I think that appearance is very important, [because] it lets the employer know that you know how to take care of yourself," said Eric Constantine, the manager of Athlete's House in Nashville.
It can be a very difficult choice whether or not to have your ears pierced or to get a tattoo, as Lisa Stevens, a freshman, found out.
"I really wanted the lifeguard job at the local pool back home," she said. "The only thing was that I also wanted a couple of tattoos that I could get, now that I was 18. I had to make the choice between the two because the pool wouldn't allow any visible tattoos. I second guess my decision a lot."
More and more people are getting tattoos than ever, and more and more of them are having to find ways to cover them up at work.
Tyler White, a Jackson, Tenn., freshman, was trying to find a summer job when a friend of his told him about an opening at a local car shop.
"I went in for the interview and everything seemed to go well, then the manager asked me about my tattoos," he said.
"I had to wear a long-sleeved jumpsuit all summer," White said.
It is important to realize that getting a tattoo is permanent and can hinder one from doing some of the things they might want to, like getting a job.
There are places that are appropriate to receive tattoos that are almost never visible.
Most employers say it would also be a good idea to stay away from too many piercings if one doesn't want to have to remove them every day before work.
Constantine said, "The employer pays a lot of attention to your appearance.
"It is important to look your best for [an] interview, even if that includes passing up getting a tattoo or an extra piercing," he said.
Overall, most people think it's okay to get that extra hole in one's ear or that barbed wire around a person's arm.
However, students are urged to know that career options might become limited because of many visible tattoos or piercings.
I was probably more like a Norwegian Viking. Pass the lefse, please (but hold the lutefisk). LOL
I can just imagine some people still freak out at the sight of a man with long hair, with or without the leather and boots. How sad. I feel bad for those who have saddled themselves with that sort of judgemental mindset. It is possible that the good Lord sent someone into their life for a reason He only knows, and they chose to shut that person out because they didn't like their looks.
God love ya, Joe, you're a good man.
That news is MOST excellent!
Kudos to New Mexico's LE!
One thing about tats and body piercings,
if they were evidence of a criminal, in
Portland they would be rounding up all
of the store clerks and burger flippers!
But, I understand some of the nicer stores
have a limit on how many they may have. ;o)
That is incorrect. You cannot donate blood if you have had a tattoo, or piercing done in the last 12 months. That includes girls getting their ears pierced.
If it's been more than 12 months you are able to donate blood.
If you are giving her financial support, there IS something you can do about it.
As far as I know, as long as you haven't gotten a tattoo in the last 6 months or year,(not sure which), you can give blood. They're worried about hep C from the tattoo needle. (I've given blood and have a few tattoos.)
Check this out while you are wandering the web:
These guys just shot an army of anthropologists in the foot, without even intending to! Land bridge? We don' need no steenking land bridge!
Thank you for your kind words. The School of Hard Knocks cured me of my craniorectal insertion, (although there are always those who would debate that), for which I thank God.
Adversity is an opportunity to grow, adapt, and learn.
You take care of yourself, you are a treasure.
LOL, I've read they like to do tatooing in prison and use some strange substances to do it!
Guess I'm getting old but tatoos on a woman beyond a small butterfly on an ankle or shoulder, is disfiguring and ugly.
Other than pierced ears, I immediately think of 'druggies' when I see body piercing!
LOL, by the time they get to that, they won't be able to get those studs in and out!
Wrinkly tattooes, eeew!
Have you taken part in our Texas Renaissance Festival?
I was down there in 97 and 98. Haven't been back since, but the wife really wants to go this year. :)
God gives a person one body, with skin. For sure, all of us are made distinctly different, of size, looks and shape. Some of us look great, and some not so great. But why a person purposely disfigures their one and only beautiful body is mystifying.
Employers want to choose the "personality" their business expresses.
Take comfort in the fact that tattoo removal techniques are improving and becoming cheaper every year.
They rarely answer---they shoot from the hip and run like hell.
Never did answer either of your questions, did he?
So far YOU never answered mine either
Don't demand what you aren't willing to give yourself
DUH!
The funniest aspect of the tattoo movement: I hear about people getting tattoos to 'express their individuality.'
So, I ask, how did you come up with that tattoo?
'Oh, I went to the tattoo studio and picked a design off the posters on the wall.'
Unreal.
Yep. Do you have tattoos that you wish you didn't?
You seem to think it doesn't matter, and it is obvious that whether you like it or not, it does matter.
Welcome to the real world, where appearance really matters. Put a tattoo on Angelina Jolie's forehead and see if she still makes money in her business.
Yes I know she has tattoos on her back.
When you finish feeling sorry for them, how about answering my query from #153?
I submit, based on what I quoted in #160, that your ability to draw that distinction is questionable at best...
Don't mention her!!!
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