(Opposing Perspective)
Most people these days do a great deal of stereotyping towards tattoos. Many people saying that it destroys your body, or that it is rebellious, or that it is a waste of money. There are many bad and negative connotations said about tattoos. People disagree with the fact that tattooing is an art and decoration. It is a way of life of some people and many just do not see that. Many people also say that tattoos are a waste of money.
To start off on the money aspect, yes tattoos do cost a lot and that is an understandable argument. But, have you ever thought about all of the people purchase very expensive paintings and artworks to hang on their wall, well it is the same concept. Both, people with tattoos, and people with artwork in their homes, have the same expensive liking of art just express it in a different form. Now going off of this people will say, "oh well I could take a picture off and put a new one if I want but tattooed people can't do that". Well this is true but if you think about it that just makes tattoos so much more special, deserving, and show a much deeper love of art. Just tonight I was with a girl I know who said, "honestly I just think its a waste of money and its pointless". I told her that it is not true because it is an art form and asked if she had paintings hanging in her house and she responded saying no because her family doesn't care about art. This is my point exactly, you don't understand and enjoy the beauty of art therefore you do not understand why.
Now to just elaborate on any negative look at tattoos in general. In an earlier post I talked about tradition of tattoos and how for the Samoa it was a huge tradition for men and women and that it was culture to do it. Getting tattoos for them sometimes signified their social class, their family background, and more. For some cultures being tattooed is the norm and the way of life and it can actually be considered disrespectful to not follow in the tradition. That is rebellious, by not following a centuries long tradition that has been past done throughout the family. It is not rebellious to want to be your own person if that is not your culture and to have your own personal likings.
A final point is that people say you wont get a job if you have tattoos. This may have been true a couple years ago but these days tattoos are becoming far more acceptable in the workplace. There are guidelines and rules such as, no drug or gang related tattoos, and now members of a "protected class", such as religious groups, can not be legally discriminated against in the workplace. As stated, "The huge increase in tattoos and body piercings has caused workplace conflicts that, not surprisingly, have landed in the courts. In general, discrimination in employment decisions based on tattoos or piercings is not illegal unless the person with the "modification" is a member of a protected class, particularly a class based on religion."So people who say that people with tattoos can not get jobs and try to scare you by telling you that if you get a tattoo you won't get a job that actually is far from true depending on the tattoo you get (go.galegroup.com). (560)
Citation:
Elzweig, Brian, and Donna K. Peeples. "Tattoos and piercings: issues of body modification and the workplace." SAM Advanced Management Journal Winter 2011: 13+. Academic OneFile. Web. 28 Nov. 2011.
Video Citation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqL6GCG9EYM
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