Body modification

it’s not acceptable to look like the man at the tattoo parlor who has his whole body covered in tattoos and piercings while you are at work. What about small tattoos; are those acceptable? And what about a small piercings, such as nose or lip? Tattoos and piercings in the workplace create difficult situations resulting in court cases, job endangerment, business judgement, or resulting in concealing the body modification. Many of the workplace conflicts with tattoos and piercings lead to going to…

of Americans had more than one tattoo (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). But when it comes to Body modifications many Americans think of just tattoos, piercings, etc. but the complete definition of a body modification is anything that changes the natural appearance of the body, so tanning, dieting, plastic surgery, even brushing of the teeth all count as body mods (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). So what deems a body mod as acceptable? Simple. It’s…

Mixing Pens and Ink Most people probably have heard some controversy about tattoos being a taboo in the workplace. More than not, businesses tend to enforce rules that require employees who are sporting tattoos to cover them up completely while they are at work. Some people say this is so to not offend anyone by viewing the tattoos. Tattoos have been deemed unprofessional, and to some people, tattoos are something that should never be visible at work or in a professional setting; however, to…

How Does Tattoos and Piercings Affect Your Ability to Get Job? What do you do if you have tattoos and piercings and you 're looking for a job? You might want to cover it up because some people do judge you because you have tattoos and piercings. But when they ask you if you have any questions you can ask them what their policies are on tattoos and piercings. You would think since so many people got tattoos and piercings that they wouldn’t care but they really do. It is starting to change it…

People who had tattoos were either criminals, in the circus or served the military. People who had tattoos were labeled as freaks and savage-like. The Ringling Brothers circus enchanted sponsors with Miss Betty Broadbent’s body art at a time where tattooing was forced underground. Soldiers regularly visited New York’s Chatham Square and bought tattoos of military imagery. Towns with military bases often had tattoo parlors in the early 1900’s. When World War II came, tattoos…

Prejudice Against Tattoos, by Madison Hamilton, a student at the University of Texas. In this article, she explains the stereotype of tattoos, from 66% of inmates having tattoos to the permanent inking of the skin. In comparison to other forms of body modification, such as implants, injections, and piercings, tattoos are still seen as trashy and unprofessional. For the people who are turned down from jobs due to their tattoos, their physical appearance was more important, mainly due to the fact…

generation body art should not be judged because it is seen on all types of people, for all types of reasons. A study done by Liu and Lester (2012) conducted a survey, to see in what location people got a tattoo and why. Liu and Lester (2012) states “Out of the 4,690 responses (2,078 men, 2,581 women, and 31 “other”), 18.6% were 18 years old or younger, 70.8% were between 19 and 30, and 10.6% were older than 30” (p. 22). After conducting the survey, results show “More body modifications on…

their bodies to match their countries ideals of beauty, intelligence, and wealth. The process of modifying their bodies, tends to be very painful and takes a long time to fully heal. People who aren’t from those cultures tend to not know what these modifications mean, therefore they judge the people harshly. Some of the body modifications a culture might perform are foot binding, elongating the neck, lip plates, head binding, and teeth sharpening. Each culture performs theses modifications to…

I enjoyed reading this novel very much. It was happier compared to other stories we have read this semester. When I had finished a majority of the book I was very confused as to why this was assigned to us. This book seemed outdated and I doubt I will have clients who are from this era. Footbinding is a very old custom that is no longer practiced; there may be one or two women who are still alive with bound feet. Also, the setting of this book was in the 1800s, China’s culture is significantly…

and the Egyptians to mark the people who were criminals, slaves and just for identification; sailors also used them for identification. Later on, convicts and gangs used them; however, in today’s culture people are using them for self-expression and body art (Prewett). The previous history of tattoos leads to the discrimination of them in modern day. When people who have the tattoos try and get a job, it then becomes a problem. We shouldn’t have discrimination against tattoos and piercings…