<p>I think that is a completely shallow and inhumane thought process.</p>
<p>@Gerontius- Not offended at all :). I got my grandma’s name tattooed on my shoulder. It’s a long story, but she died on my third birthday and I’ve always felt like she was some sort of guardian angel. It’s easily coverable and not a “fashion statement”. I have wanted one since I was young and my parents whole-heartedly supported me, even though they have no tattoos themselves. </p>
<p>@debrockman- Tattoos have been around since the dawn of human civilization. They are HARDLY a fashion statement.</p>
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<p>You make the choice and sign a bunch of forms. It is technically illegal to do tattoos while someone is under the influence of something, so that is different. However, the people come in and want facial tattoos. They’re consenting adults, let them do what they want. It’s not the artist’s fault.</p>
<p>romani…the proliferation of tattoos are clearly a fashion statement. They have always been around, certainly. Some cultures use tattoos for specific symbolism. But there is no argument against the truth that this college generation is much more heavily tattooed than any before it. It is a fashion statement. Like big hair. Sorry. This is really inarguable. And a tattoo artist who allows someone with mental health issues to brand themselves unemployable should be held responsible. Your tattoo for your grandma sounds very sweet and symbolic. I have become fairly immune to body art, but there is no denying the fact that it is a trend.</p>
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<p>Do you have any proof that that person had mental health issues? Or do you just AUTOMATICALLY assume that anyone with tattoos on his/her face is mental?</p>
<p>OK, let’s say this. If someone can document a history of mental health issues and then is tattooed in a way that makes them unable to work, they should be able to hold them responsible for the cost of the removal of the “body art”. I think a tattoo artist who would do something like that without first checking on that person’s competency is a total jerk.</p>
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<p>Actually, a MUCH higher percentage of people in their late 20s/early 30s have tattoos than those in their late teens and early 20s.</p>
<p>Honestly, debrockman, it’s not their job. If a person is obviously mentally ■■■■■■■■ then they will not tattoo them, but it is not their JOB to check the mental history of someone. They should not be prosecuted for it. That is ridiculous!</p>
<p>^ I agree.</p>
<p>Romani: That’s a really cool tattoo to have. It really has meaning!</p>
<p>Ok then, let’s start a pool of money where people can fund the welfare benefits for people who tattoo themselves right out of the job market. </p>
<p>I will put money on the bet that 10 years from now, we will be looking back and chuckling about the cute phase we went through with tattoos, just like we look back and chuckle at nehru jackets, big hair and shoulder pads.</p>
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<p>You DO realize that there are PLENTY of HIGHLY tattooed CEOs and other HIGHLY successful people, right? Some people won’t get hired because of tattoos, but they’re not the majority to be quite honest. </p>
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<p>Yeah… because all those people who got them in college 10, 20, 30 years ago are looking back and chuckling at the cute phase that is still going on. Tattoos are like pants. Their form changes, but they will ALWAYS be there. At least during our entire lifetime and probably the next several generations.</p>
<p>Right…find me one highly successful person who has their whole face tattooed like that poor guy on cash cab. Argument over. Lots and lots of successful people do have discrete tattoos…done so specifically because they understand that although tattoos are popular at the moment, they have not always been, and will likely not always be. Many companies…particularly in health care, require all visible tattoos to be covered…that’s how “acceptable” visible tattoos are. They’re not. And they are less so outside of urban areas.</p>
<p>Actually, there is a link that I had before with lots of sucessful CEOs and other business people with HIGHLY prominant tattoos. Unfortuantely, I do not have access to that link right now as my work’s stupid filter is not allowing me to click on the website. I’ll enlighten you later though.</p>
<p>Here’s one, but not the one I was looking for - <a href=“http://mag.rankmytattoos.com/ink-meets-inc-20-tattooed-executive-and-white-collar-professionals.html[/url]”>http://mag.rankmytattoos.com/ink-meets-inc-20-tattooed-executive-and-white-collar-professionals.html</a></p>
<p>[Ink</a> meets Inc.: Twenty Tattooed Professionals](<a href=“http://mag.rankmytattoos.com/ink-meets-inc-20-tattooed-executive-and-white-collar-professionals.html]Ink”>http://mag.rankmytattoos.com/ink-meets-inc-20-tattooed-executive-and-white-collar-professionals.html)</p>
<p>The article you are looking for makes my point. Tattoos that you can HIDE are fine. Tattoos are also fine in academia (post high school), the arts, self-employment, etc.
Tattoos that are small, visible and discrete, you can probably get away with them.</p>
<p>If you think you can walk into a fortune 500 company with a full face tattoo and get hired, you are grossly mistaken.</p>
<p>Note that most of the professionals with “sleeves” have them stop above the end of their sleeves.</p>
<p>Once again, it wasn’t the one I was looking for, and you quoted the same one that I had.</p>
<p>If you want to argue that it is becoming common for corporate execs to have prominent visible tattoos, you are simply not correct. There are some creative industries where tattoos are accepted. If you want to limit your future in that way, that is your choice. But I think it is something a kid needs to think about before they make their statement. And I will tell you flat out, many many young people rethink their decisions later at HUGE cost (both pain and money). Tattoo removal is a huge industry…17% of people with tattoos are in the process of removing them.</p>
<p>17%… that’s actually not a lot.</p>
<p>I don’t want to get a facial tattoo. Never said I did. </p>
<p>I am not arguing that facial tattoos are going to give you a boost in life, but I am not saying that they’re going to keep in you in poverty either. This is simply not the case. </p>
<p>Besides, thousands of people are turned down from Fortune 500 companies all the time, with or without tattoos.</p>