Tattoos - For or Against?

[Jssy]

people can put what they want on their bodies, that's not up to me

I think the odd, small tattoo can look cool. Not a fan of people of people who are completely covered in them or have ridiculous things on them (a few of which have been mentioned above). Like someone I know has his birthday written out in huge writing on his lower back, just why?!?!?! Its not even written like in an interesting way if it at all can be, its just like '20th September 1994' in huge, thick font

WHY?

but hey, if he wants to spend money on that then who am i to stop him. Doesn't stop me thinking he's an idiot but you know

Well if he dies at least he'll be able to be identified easily haha, but yes that seems a bit of a pointless tattoo

[benzoberzerk]

You don't have to like my tattoos and i don't have to like your haircut, clothing style, shoes or whatever you decide to adorn yourself in. That doesn't mean we can't respect each other as human beings and get along just fine. We all express our identity in our own ways, none less important than the other.

Smart move. I know some people at sixth form who want to work for the Civil Service but are still getting visible tattoos because they say they can do what they like with their bodies. Sometimes you just gotta accept that this is the way things are and actually yes, a lot of people DO judge you for having visible tattoos. I'm sure not many people are going to be offended by a small rose on your wrist or a heart behind your ear but a lot of people, particularly middle aged and older, won't trust someone who is head to toe in tattoos as someone who looks what they would consider to be "clean". To be honest, if I went into hospital I wouldn't want someone completely covered in tattoos to be treating me. I know it's prejudice but if you're in hospital you're already going to be feeling vulnerable, you just want to feel like you're in safe hands.

If you feel unsafe with people based solely on what they look like then yup, it's prejudice. Also, "that's just how it is" applies to very few things in life and is about as far from understanding and acceptance as you can get.

[Empired]

You don't have to like my tattoos and i don't have to like your haircut, clothing style, shoes or whatever you decide to adorn yourself in. That doesn't mean we can't respect each other as human beings and get along just fine. We all express our identity in our own ways, none less important than the other.

If you feel unsafe with people based solely on what they look like then yup, it's prejudice. Also, "that's just how it is" applies to very few things in life and is about as far from understanding and acceptance as you can get.

I wouldn't feel unsafe in most situations but, like I said, I would feel unsafe if I were having surgery done in hospital (and am therefore already vulnerable) and my surgeon came in head-to-toe in tattoos. I know admitting to this subjects me to plenty of outrage but I'm not going to pretend that I would be okay with a doctor covered in tattoos because some people disagree with my feelings. The patient is allowed to request a different doctor if they don't feel safe in the hands of their current one (or at least that's how it was in my local hospital when my mother had surgery). It is prejudice but sadly EVERYONE is prejudiced whether they admit to it or not; it's impossible to walk down the street and be completely open-minded about everyone you lay eyes on.

And actually if you currently want to work in teaching or nursing and you're covered in tattoos, you WILL be discriminated against. It may not be "right" but it still happens.

[Kimmy]

Who cares what other people think anyway? People should make choices based on what they want and not on what other people think about it.

[A]

It's not really a for or against choice, if someone want's ink on their body that is going to be there for the rest of their life, it's that person's choice if you ask me. In my opinion, I however am for them because at the end of the day, some people get tattoo's for a good reason, a name of their loved one, or their child, and if someone want's to do that to their own body, who's to stop them?

[Catchy]

Smart move. I know some people at sixth form who want to work for the Civil Service but are still getting visible tattoos because they say they can do what they like with their bodies. Sometimes you just gotta accept that this is the way things are and actually yes, a lot of people DO judge you for having visible tattoos. I'm sure not many people are going to be offended by a small rose on your wrist or a heart behind your ear but a lot of people, particularly middle aged and older, won't trust someone who is head to toe in tattoos as someone who looks what they would consider to be "clean". To be honest, if I went into hospital I wouldn't want someone completely covered in tattoos to be treating me. I know it's prejudice but if you're in hospital you're already going to be feeling vulnerable, you just want to feel like you're in safe hands.

I feel this is a really old fashioned view. Just because somebody has tattoo's doesn't make them any less qualified, they've trained for the same amount of years as everybody else to become a professional health care professional. On top of that they have yearly mandatory updates, and have to prove they're up to date with their knowledge to stay on the register. I'd rather somebody with tattoos treat me with care and compassion than somebody with no tattoos treat me crap. From personal experience working in the NHS It's awful and frustrating being on the receiving end of it too because our job is to help and give compassionate and quality care.

[benzoberzerk]

I wouldn't feel unsafe in most situations but, like I said, I would feel unsafe if I were having surgery done in hospital (and am therefore already vulnerable) and my surgeon came in head-to-toe in tattoos. I know admitting to this subjects me to plenty of outrage but I'm not going to pretend that I would be okay with a doctor covered in tattoos because some people disagree with my feelings. The patient is allowed to request a different doctor if they don't feel safe in the hands of their current one (or at least that's how it was in my local hospital when my mother had surgery). It is prejudice but sadly EVERYONE is prejudiced whether they admit to it or not; it's impossible to walk down the street and be completely open-minded about everyone you lay eyes on.

And actually if you currently want to work in teaching or nursing and you're covered in tattoos, you WILL be discriminated against. It may not be "right" but it still happens.

Actually, no. In this day and age tattoos are very close to being accepted in a lot of places. Of course there will still be the odd one, like yourself, who struggles with acceptance and therefore might miss out on getting the person with the highest qualifications to care for you. That's your choice.

And yes, we're all prejudice in some way or another, but a lot of us don't go into a situation thinking a certain type of people WILL be discriminated against because "that's just how it is". That's your attitude.

[Kyle]

Actually, no. In this day and age tattoos are very close to being accepted in a lot of places. Of course there will still be the odd one, like yourself, who struggles with acceptance and therefore might miss out on getting the person with the highest qualifications to care for you. That's your choice.

And yes, we're all prejudice in some way or another, but a lot of us don't go into a situation thinking a certain type of people WILL be discriminated against because "that's just how it is". That's your attitude.

It's not an attitude, it's a statement of fact. that IS how it is, people hold personal prejudices against certain groups and sometimes choose to act on them by denying care. We see it from the elderly who don't like being treated by ethnic minorities, from new mothers/fathers who are iffy about male midwives or gynaecologists and from patients who don't want to be treated by someone with tattoos. It happens. Tattoos are often personal. If you want to cover your body in art or Beyoncé song lyrics just don't expect if you enter a healthcare profession for everybody to feel te same as you do about then and have some courtesy by either covering them up or dealing with the fact that people have the right to choose who treats them and not be self righteous about it.


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[benzoberzerk]

It's not an attitude, it's a statement of fact. that IS how it is, people hold personal prejudices against certain groups and sometimes choose to act on them by denying care. We see it from the elderly who don't like being treated by ethnic minorities, from new mothers/fathers who are iffy about male midwives or gynaecologists and from patients who don't want to be treated by someone with tattoos. It happens. Tattoos are often personal. If you want to cover your body in art or Beyoncé song lyrics just don't expect if you enter a healthcare profession for everybody to feel te same as you do about then and have some courtesy by either covering them up or dealing with the fact that people have the right to choose who treats them and not be self righteous about it.


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Aaaaand this is why the world is so full of conflict. It is, in every sense of the word, an attitude. And if you approach others with this attitude, people are certainly gonna respond to you in a similar manner.

How do you expect our society would look like if it was the other way around? Health care personnel had the right to choose who they want to treat? Because this goes both ways. If you're this prejudice against certain people, then you yourself probably shouldn't get a career within healthcare either. I want to know that the person who takes care of me when i suffer a serious injury or get sick won't look at my tattoos, my skin color or my sexuality and judge my worth as a human being on what they see.

[Kyle]

Aaaaand this is why the world is so full of conflict. It is, in every sense of the word, an attitude. And if you approach others with this attitude, people are certainly gonna respond to you in a similar manner.

How do you expect our society would look like if it was the other way around? Health care personnel had the right to choose who they want to treat? Because this goes both ways. If you're this prejudice against certain people, then you yourself probably shouldn't get a career within healthcare either. I want to know that the person who takes care of me when i suffer a serious injury or get sick won't look at my tattoos, my skin color or my sexuality and judge my worth as a human being on what they see.

It's a relationship that doesn't go both ways because one individual is paid for their service and integrity so must adhere to set guidelines, whereas consumers of the service don't have to and so should have the right to opt out of service from providers they aren't comfortable with. Nobody is trained or paid to judge you as a human being, they are tree to treat you and provide care. The customer is always right, right?


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