Struggling with Reality; Part Four "Tattoos"

First I would like to apologize for my absence of blogs from Saturday - Monday. But now on to the real point I am here today. A tattoo. A tattoo is something that is permanent, we all know this. I am not here to argue the point of getting a tattoo, or not. But to discuss the attitude towards tattoos and the stereotypes surrounding them. I myself have four tattoos, I got them all legally and paid for them in full. I didn't get them done without my mothers permission at an age were I would need it, I had my moms permission fully and that was that. Like I said I have four, and I love them all. One is a little distorted from a surgery but that is all.

I want to bring to everyone's attention that people with tattoos are not always bad. A lot of bad people do have tattoos and get tattoos, but just because someone has one doesn't mean they are a bad person. A lot of people in my family have tattoos and they aren't bad people. I don't think I am a bad person and I have tattoos. Also a lot of people always say that you will never get a job with a visible tattoo. Of course this is true in some cases. There are going to be jobs that will not take you if you have tattoos that are visible, and that may offend people.  Also there are jobs that just have a policy about tattoo's because you may be constantly meeting with people. I have a job and I have a visible tattoo on my wrist. My boss frankly forgets about it, and when she does notice it she finds it cute. 

I am asking that people ignore the stereotypes about tattoos, because simply you don't know who has a tattoo and who doesn't. Your doctor may have numerous tattoos that you don't see because of his clothing and white jacket, your child's teacher may have tattoos, and they are teaching your children fundamentals that are necessary for their everyday life. Just because those people have tattoos doesn't mean they are going to have a bad influence on your children. Some police officers have tattoos, what are you going to say about them? That they are a dirty cop? This is not true. The police officers may get tattoos but that does not change how they perform their duty. Our military men and women have tattoos. They are not bad people, they protect our country and allow us to maintain our rights and our freedoms. 

I personally have had a bout of arguments about how I will conduct my wedding. Two beautiful women in my bridal party have tattoos, one of them just got a beautiful new one that it is a shame it will not show in the dress. But I will not have them covered up, the symbols, words and pictures are who they are and what they are and that is why I wanted them to be with me on my wedding day. I will not be covering mine intentionally so why should they. 

I guess the point I am getting at in today's edition is that just because tattoos can give a person a negative connotation, do not believe it unless you have met the person and gotten to know them. Do not let a form of art become something that is shameful. The profession of body art has come a long way and it has gotten more beautiful as time goes on. Take a step back and think about your assumptions when you think that a person with tattoos is going no where in life, because that is not true at all. Look around you when you are in a public place and ask yourself, how many people in the room with me have a tattoo, or multiple tattoos, and then ask yourself if they are someone you would assume is a bad person. You don't judge a book by its cover so do not judge a person by their choice in body art. 

Tip of the Day: Think about your actions, what you consider to be disgraceful now may have been something you do or have done in the past.
Quote of the Day: "It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important." - Madeleine L'Engle.

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