Body Art & the Asian Culture Marcie Helman March 22‚ 2009 Body art is a definitive and visual part of the Asian culture used to identify social and religious representations. The term tattoo is derived from the Tahitian word tatu‚ meaning to mark [1]. Throughout history‚ many cultures have socially acceptable ways in which to showcase their individuality. Contrary to popular belief‚ in the Asian culture‚ body modification is typically considered to be distasteful and socially unacceptable
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that appear on the body‚ and the tatau artist is known as the tufuga” (MALLON‚ 2002). The Samoan tattoo is also known as a traditional mark of adulthood for both men and women. “Samoans are the only group of Polynesians-and one of the only groups of the Pacific Islanders-who still practice the traditional art of tattooing” (Nicholas Thomas‚ Anne Cole‚ and Bonwen Douglas‚ 2005). Out of the two tattoos for the men and women‚ the most impressive one is for the men‚ and the proper term for it is TATAU
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modification. In 2006 the Food and Drug Administration reported 45 million Americans had at least one tattoo. (Dimopoulos‚ Thomas). Would anyone think differently of someone who they knew told them they had a hidden tattoo? Would that make them any less of a person? Not all tattoos are visible‚ so what is the difference between having them show or not? Regardless‚ it’s there. Just like in the work place‚ hidden tattoos are acceptable but showing that type of self-expression isn’t alright. That’s just like saying
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Running head: BODY ART AND ORNAMENTATION Body Art and Ornamentation in Different Cultures Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANT101 July 28‚ 2013 There is no culture in which people do not‚ or did not paint‚ pierce‚ tattoo‚ reshape‚ or simply adorn their bodies (Schildkrout‚ 2001). Throughout history‚ body art and ornamentation has become a worldwide phenomenon and has played a key role in our lives‚ yet there is a social stigma which we cannot seem to rid ourselves of. It is most
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July 3‚ 2013 QUESTION PRESENTED Did Natalie Attire act in a professional manner when she got the full length tattoo on her arm‚ and was she rightfully terminated from her job because of the incident? BRIEF ANSWER Ms. Attire had asked another waitress at the establishment‚ when she should have went straight to her supervisor (Ms. Biddy Baker) and asked about getting a tattoo that would take up the full length of her arm. FACTS * Often went to Skully’s Bar where she met Zeke‚ her
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head home and change to attend my ballet classes every Tuesday‚ Thursday and Sunday for one hour each. Then I have guitar lessons on the same days in the same buildings. I also am on my Masjids Muslim girl swimming team. Along with this I do henna tattoo at a salon. My various hobbies and interests have influenced my values and my community. At the age of fourteen‚ I was going through stress and depression due to rumors about me at school. My mom enrolled me in ballet classes and soon ballet became
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natural appearance. I believe that Mrs. Deborah A. Sullivan is correct in her beliefs‚ as well as her findings. Adults have the right to do what they choose to their bodies. Whether that is surgery or a tattoo‚ we need to respect that they can make decisions for themselves. If they want a full body tattoo then let them have it. They can make their own decisions about their body. Some of society actually tries to set themselves apart from the rest. The punks or the Goths are the most profound of them
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hide from God and Parker rushed to the tattoo parlor‚ O’Connor states‚ “He only knew that there had been a great change in his life‚ a leap forward into a worse unknown‚ and that there had been a great change in his life” (O’Connor 434). After crashing into the tree he rushed to get a tattoo of God’s face on his clear back. O’Connor must have initially left his back clear to set up this scene in the story. O’Connor making it seem an act of God to make Parker tattoo his face on his back‚ knowing God works
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What We Don’t Acknowledge about “The Thin Red 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
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Question 2 Madam May May’s organization has newly hired a male employee. The employee has pierced nose and visible tattoo. Although the work performance of the staff is adequate and he does not need to meet customer‚ the other staff had complained the professional appearance of the company is affected. As we can see‚ the image of the newly hired worker has been a problem towards his co-workers. This is caused by the discrimination of the staffs towards piercing and tattooing. We can easily found
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