Tattoo Interview Essay

Famous tattoo artist and tattoo parlour owner, Kat Von D once said: "I am a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders, and my stomach." I admire the fact that she is courageous enough to display the story of her life on her body for everyone to see. However, what do you think would happen if this famous entrepreneur and say a woman of the same age, with the same amount of experience and the same qualifications were both to apply for the same job? Who do you think would be employed? To me it should be down to how well they interview or how well suited they are for the job but many employers would immediately write Kat off for her tattoos.

No one should be denied work because of their appearance. Yet the British Army claim that head and face tattoos are "not …show more content…
What happens when you are old and embarrassed of your tattoos? What happens when your skin ages, you get wrinkles and the skin starts to sag? All skin starts to sag with age, yes the colour in the tattoo may fade but that happens less and less now with advances in tattoo ink and the colour can always be touched up. Skin that starts to sag could be a insecurity for some people but if you are a person with tattoos you could look at the skin that is starting to sag you will look down at a beautiful piece of art work that could have lots of memories and stories behind it. But what happens when you are in a care home and you will still have all your tattoos even after you can't take care of yourself anymore? To be perfectly honest I do not believe that you will be the only person in that situation because "According to a survey by the Guardian, a fifth of all British adults have now been inked." So in any care home I am sure would be filled with many fellow tattooed people and tattoo lovers both residents and