Why A Tattoo Should Be Allowed

Would you prefer your child to have a safe tattoo or a potentially life threatening disease? Having the legal age for getting a tattoo lowered to 16 can prevent disease, spread tattoo businesses, teach responsibility to young adults, and allow today’s younger generation to express themselves through art. In society today, it is becoming more and more normal to see tattoos on younger people. Instead of a new haircut or a new pair of shoes, younger people like to get a new tattoo or a new piercing.

In the beginning of the interview, I asked the question “why did you decide to get a tattoo?” Alex answered promptly. “For me personally, there were two reasons. The first, like everyone else who gets tattoos, I love them… The second reason is that I wanted people to ask me about them.” in Alex’s first reason he identifies that the

I saw the same Times article on Tattoo’s and I found it interesting how uncertain it is based on what it states as a,” small new study”. It does mention how tattoo’s might not cause health problems but with a title like, “This might Make You Rethink Getting a Tattoo” it is meant to grab the reader’s attention and scare those that already have tattoos. My problem is if it is found that tattoos do not cause any health problems will Times refute their article or will they let people still believe that tattoos are dangerous and scare people away from getting them. News sites look for a story that will catch people’s attention and sometimes that gets in the way of accuracy or disconnection with the actual study. In this case if

It seems that teens think tattoos are the new trend and are hopping on the bandwagon to get one. Tattoos are a huge commitment for anyone,especially for teens. About 67%of teens around the world are temted to get tattoos without parental consent. They argue that they should be allowed to get tattoos when they want to and how they want to. Teens also say they should't need to get parental consent to get a tattoo becuase they are just expressing themselves. Teens can express themselves using their voices,but the real question here is whether or not teens should get tattoos without parental consent. Teens are too young and have no common sense, so they should not be abele to get a tattoo without parental consent.

When first walking into the artist’s tattoo and piercing shop, the artist will hand you the correct paperwork to fill out for this type of piercing. If not the age of 18, you must have a parent or legal guardian present. Both you and your guardian also have to have a form of identification with. Once all of your paperwork is filled

The art of tattoos has been prevalent in many ancient cultures and represented many different things. In the more recent past times, tattoos were seen in a very negative light; mainly associated with circus freak shows, bikers or outlaws. Even though there are more Americans getting tattoos these days, there is still a disapproving view on tattoos in the workplace. Tattoos are continuously becoming more popular with each generation and more often have some personal meaning. Many companies that have recently started to accept appropriate body art in the workplace have seen positive benefits related to their new policy changes. This debate has also led people to file discrimination lawsuits against their employer. There are occasions that the subject matter or the placement of a tattoo on the body may not be professional for certain types of jobs. With the growing number of people that have body art, the more personal meaning behind it and younger demographics of both people working for and being served by many companies these days, having visible tattoos should no longer be damaging among many careers today. The debate needs to be evaluated by each company, and often each individual situation, to determine if body art can be accepted.

The tattooing of criminals sustained through the Middle Ages and spread across Europe, making the social practice of marking bodies go hand-in-hand with delinquency, deviance and social outcasts. The practice of marking bodies was later used during the colonization projects in Africa and Asia, and like the branding of criminals, it was used as a means to exert ownership and power over the locals (Fisher, 2002). With such a dark history, how then did the act of tattooing become intended and commoditized?

Tomas has a black inked dragon on his shoulder, Amanda has a lotus blossom tattoo on the back of her neck. Martin, a single dad, has his daughters names tattooed on his wrists. Megan has a blue heart tattooed right above her heart to symbolize the love for her newborn baby.Having tattoos obviously doesn’t affect one’s career or job prospects as much as it once did. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any effect at all. Each tattoo has a personal meaning, each person will tell you that the tattoos are an important expression of their identity. And yet there are many workplaces that include a ban on body art and piercings in their dress code. So should tattoos be allowed in the workplace or should they be banned?

Tattoos have been around for thousands of years and tons of people today have joined in with the trend. A article published by the Huffington Post states that “Today, 36 percent of Americans 18-25 have at least one tattoo” (page 1). Tattoos are now a cultural phenomenon due to various different things and people that are making them a phenomenon.

A persons’ image is vital when meeting someone for the first time. Our peers, employers, family, superiors, even strangers that you walk past can automatically judge someone, and imagine how they present themselves to the world. Tattoos have been predominantly linked with a rebellious attitude and pictured on out of control stereotypes such as rock starts, bikers, sailors, and disobedient teenagers who want nothing more than to hack off their parents. With a new coming of age generation and a step into a more lenient and liberal society these types of patrons still participate in body art but so do doctors, lawyers, or just the run of the mill house mom. Tattoos signify religious beliefs, cultural influence, or each individual’s sole

My school is making a dress code change. One change I would recommend is no permanent tattoos. The only reason a person can have a permanent tattoo is if religious reasons and it has to be under clothing. Other than that, the reason why permanent tattoos should be banned is because it can cause too much distraction, hate towards race or people, or display of gang violence.

Coca Cola (2015) did an experiment/ advertisement called, Remove labels this Ramadan, where six people sat in a pitch-black room and engaged in conversation. They each went around the table and described something unique about themselves. One man said he is in a heavy-metal band, the group then depicted what they envisioned him to look like, describing him to have long hair and possible piercings. Another man said he enjoyed reading and studying, particularly cognitive psychology, the group described him as someone who thinks he looks cool, but really is nerdy looking. Once the lights turned on and their eyes adjusted, they began to discover that their perceptions were completely wrong. The man who played in the heavy-metal band had dress clothes on and short hair while the scholarly man had tribal ink from his head and face down. Later in the commercial, they were asked to look under their seats, a box with a coke can with no labels read, labels are for cans not people (Coca-Cola, 2015). A powerful image but this is not about Coca Cola, this is about the message that you cannot judge someone based on your preconceptions. Melanie Phillips (2008) a British columnist and author that wrote, “Body Modification is a Sign of Cultural Depravity”, who outlandishly claims people with tattoos, piercings, and cosmetic surgery have major debatable moral character. Phillip 's (2008) preconceived biases against body modifications are

You have two people walk into a restaurant for an interview. Both are dressed professionally and seem well-groomed. The only difference is that the person on the right has a visible tattoo of a bird on their hand and the person on the left does not. They go in for their interviews separately and both are equally prepared, yet the tattooed person does not get the job while the other does. What is the interviewer's reason? His tattoo would make the company look “unprofessional”. Do those with tattoos still get discriminated against in the workplace or have companies actually started to be lenient toward the practice? The question is since when does body art affect a person's ability to carry out responsibilities within a workplace. Why do we

I believe that teens at the age of 16 should be able to get a tattoo without parents consent. I think that it should be legal for teens to get tattoos without their parents consent because it's that person's choice to get a tattoo if they want. No one can say you can't have one because you can do whatever you want with your body. when you're sixteen our becoming an adult and starting to have more responsibilities. Being able to get a tattoo is a great way to show that you can do things on your own and you're ready to become that adult.

Imagine the following: Two individuals of equal qualification walk into the same office for an interview; One individual has a visible facial tattoo, while the other individual has a tattoo located on his back; Which of the two individuals are more likely to get the job? Statistics show that the individual with the visible tattoo is less likely to get hired, when compared to individuals with no tattoos or covered up tattoos. Despite the fact that both individuals have tattoos, the individual with the hidden tattoo is given preferential treatment in a professional landscape. I argue that this discrimination, specifically in western societies, is due to the fact that humans are highly visible and judgemental; thus, resulting in the marginalization of those who do not fit into the social norms.