How Old Viewpoints of Tattoos Affect Our Society
Joshua Dorsey
Lance Sacknoff English 250 VM
April 10, 2013
How Old Viewpoints of Tattoos Affect Our Society People are entitled to have their own opinion about tattoos but it does not give anyone the right to discriminate against those that have them. Tattoos have a very distinctive meaning to each individual person. The definition given in the dictionary of a tattoo is “an indelible mark or figure fixed upon the body by insertion of pigment under the skin or by production of scars.”(1) The definition given in the dictionary is more of a literal meaning but it does not give off a negative association with them. Many people would correlate that a person with a tattoo is either in a gang or a convicted felon. You will not find out the meaning of a person’s tattoo just by looking at it, you have to interact with that person and have them explain it. Over the years, the viewpoints of people with tattoos continued to change. A lot of ideas arouse whether or not tattoos should be able to visible in the work place. As stated before, tattoos hold a different value or meaning to every single person. You cannot single out a person and judge them just because they decided to be expressive and show a different side of their selves by using art. To get an impression of how people are judged by their body modifications, the perspectives of employers and employees will be analyzed. Another talking point that will be covered in this documented essay involves creating laws that protects a person for the unlawful bereavement of their job based on their body modifications. The final point that will be addressed is how tattoos are becoming vastly popular in today’s society and what does that mean for future generations to come. With laws constantly changing, shouldn’t there be a law to protect people that are trying to get a job but cannot because of an employer’s disposition on tattoos? Even in today’s society where it is becoming a custom for people to get tattoos, it is
Lance Sacknoff English 250 VM
April 10, 2013
How Old Viewpoints of Tattoos Affect Our Society People are entitled to have their own opinion about tattoos but it does not give anyone the right to discriminate against those that have them. Tattoos have a very distinctive meaning to each individual person. The definition given in the dictionary of a tattoo is “an indelible mark or figure fixed upon the body by insertion of pigment under the skin or by production of scars.”(1) The definition given in the dictionary is more of a literal meaning but it does not give off a negative association with them. Many people would correlate that a person with a tattoo is either in a gang or a convicted felon. You will not find out the meaning of a person’s tattoo just by looking at it, you have to interact with that person and have them explain it. Over the years, the viewpoints of people with tattoos continued to change. A lot of ideas arouse whether or not tattoos should be able to visible in the work place. As stated before, tattoos hold a different value or meaning to every single person. You cannot single out a person and judge them just because they decided to be expressive and show a different side of their selves by using art. To get an impression of how people are judged by their body modifications, the perspectives of employers and employees will be analyzed. Another talking point that will be covered in this documented essay involves creating laws that protects a person for the unlawful bereavement of their job based on their body modifications. The final point that will be addressed is how tattoos are becoming vastly popular in today’s society and what does that mean for future generations to come. With laws constantly changing, shouldn’t there be a law to protect people that are trying to get a job but cannot because of an employer’s disposition on tattoos? Even in today’s society where it is becoming a custom for people to get tattoos, it is
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