on women. Some industries even take their policies to the extreme of not allowing any tattoos that take up more than 25% of a body part‚ and if a pre-existing tattoo is too large or obscene‚ it must be removed (Powers). This even applies if a uniform can easily cover the tattooed area. A business is allowed to limit or prohibit tattoos‚ piercings‚ and other forms of body modification as much as they want as long as it is addressed in the employee handbook‚ usually in the dress code section. If
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"I’m the one they call young./ Body marked up like the subway in Harlem./ N*ggas say it’s "hard"‚ white people think it’s awesome./ Chest‚ neck tatted‚ whole sleeve on my arm done." People view tattooing as an odd and beautiful form of art; very interesting and more expressive of sentiment than any other thing. It is more fascinating than costly jewelry‚ and cannot be lost‚ borrowed‚ or stolen. It is a memento we can keep through life and retain after death. Crismerly Perez (Invention‚ Design
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After reading this it occurred to me why aren’t amy people aware of this‚ or are they not given the right to freely show their tattoos. I personally don’t have them and if I did I would surely want to know this. I agree not evey tattoos every person has is for the right reason especially when it has involvement in gangs or other illegal form relation. I think it should be up to the customers depending on the field you work in. If now a days everyone is entitled to feel safe and accepted. Yes there
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Polynesian peoples and among certain tribal groups in the Taiwan‚ Philippines‚ Borneo‚ Mentawai Islands‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America‚ Mesoamerica‚ Europe‚ Japan‚Cambodia‚ New Zealand and Micronesia. Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing‚ the art continues to be popular in many parts of the world.” (“Tattoos‚” 2009) Taking their sartorial lead from the British Court‚ where King Edward VII followed King George V’s lead in getting tattooed; King Frederik IX of Denmark‚ the King of Romania‚ Kaiser
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Tattoos have decorated bodies for centuries. From religious beliefs‚ to punishment‚ to adornment‚ tattoos have reflected personal stories for each of the bodies it marks. In the modern era‚ tattoos have become a form of art in which people use to express their individualities. Although one may consider marking their bodies as a positive form of self expression‚ tattoos can have lasting negative effects on one’s physical‚ social‚ and professional lives. Physically‚ getting a tattoo involves
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gone off the trend list. However‚ off lately most youngsters have turned out to be adventurous and are open to experiments on their body. One get almost any type of tattoo inked; it can be a name of beloved‚ a sign‚ an initial‚ a symbol or almost anything. There are certain trends among the tattoo world as well‚ and the new one is getting geometric tattoos over the body. Basically‚ these look decent and they have a deep meaning‚ unlike the personal or shabby looking ones. Some of the popular geometric
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Line” Jennifer Egan’s‚ “The Thin Red Line” argues between self-injures and body modifiers having an unknown difference. Getting a tattoo or a cut design is not the same as slashing one’s flesh. “One is a shared act of pride; the other a secretive act steeped in shame (162).” Mutilation is the act of self-injury that degrades the appearance of the body‚ and modification is the act of changing something‚ in this context‚ the body. With Egan’s segregation between modification and mutilation that is where
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where a slightly visible tattoo has hindered potential employers from being hired. According to article in Huffington Post‚ “ In short‚ clean-cut candidates with a traditional corporate appearance are more appealing to employers than those with visible body artwork.” For the most part I feel individuals would attend an interview dressed appropriately‚ but sometimes regardless of what you wear some have visible tattoos‚ like on the hand or wrist and neck. This is where I feel that people should be valued
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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
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Tattoos these days? In the past you may have only seen tattoos on people such as sailors‚ outlaws‚ and biker gangs but now tattoos are a very popular body decoration for many people. The types and styles of tattoos has also come a very long way. It is no longer crude pictures of pinup girls‚ skulls‚ and anchors. Tattoos have developed into very sophisticated art work ranging from Celtic crosses to very personalized symbols. People have found and created designs that express themselves in a very personal
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