Well, there ya go. The picture everyone loves to envision when they think of someone with a piercing or tattoos. Nothing like "extremists" to make their day. LOL
First of all, yes, employers have the right to hire whomever they choose. I believe in those rights.
What I do not understand, is the illogical hatred and contempt for people who have tattoos and/or piercings. As a side note, I do not have any piercings but I do have pierced ears. Also, for those who don't know, I'm not a young, whipper-snapper. I'm a grandmother.
I think some people just hate tattoos and piercings, and loathe and refuse to acquaint themselves with anyone who has such things on their body. Pity them. I know elderly people with tattoos and I know young people with tattoos. Perhaps that has given me the mental balance on this issue. Not EVERYONE with a tattoo or piercings is a freak...and not everyone WITHOUT a tattoo or piercings is a freak.
I cannot understand people who refuse to look beyond the surface. I don't understand people who would use some extreme example (such as the picture posted) as an example of most people who just enjoy body art and piercings.
I now return some of you to your flaming debate. But I will watch and wonder if someone, any one of you with such serious "issues" about tattoos will ever respond to the fact that there are many elderly people in this world, who fought for you, who raised generations of good people, who do have tattoos. What do you say to them? Are they not worthy of you?