First impressions. They are important but they don't always determine who you will turn out to be. Some people are different on the inside then what the outside can reflect. On the other hand of this, you could be quite the contrary. What I'm talking about is tattoos, piercings, and body modifications. I could give facts like the older you get the less tolerant of tattoos you are or that 23% of people with modifications consider the company's policy before taking the job. It's funny how media around us views modifications, tattoos, and piercings as somethings to stray away from because it's considered unprofessional for jobs, even though the people that are tattooed outweigh those that have actual visible tattoos. Some occupations require you to cover them up or even hide them entirely. People have been turned down for job interviews because they didn't have the physical appearance of professionalism when seen for a job. Strange how a few pieces of art or a few pieces of metal can set you back a step away from your future. When you look at someone do you truly see their work ethic? What kind of success they have? How they care for those around them? Then why do people with these qualities sometimes have a harder time getting jobs or even yet, a harder time with acceptance?
The year is 2016. Society as a whole has surpassed women's suffrage, racism towards ethnicity, and hate towards sexual orientation. My question is why does something so minuscule continue to be an issue? My first hand experience is having older people making degrading comments like, "Are you a slave because of that piercing in your face?". "I saw that on a bull once." "You look like you're in pain." I'm not trying to give a sob story about how everyone hates me, society is crumbling, and I hate my life etc.
My point is to treat everyone with respect and to not have conditioned thoughts that can hurt people's feelings. Anyone can make a judgment, but how you treat someone after you make it determines what kind of person you are. If you ever turn out to be the boss of your own business or the parent that picks their kid's friends, don't take in account how many piercings, modifications, or tattoos people may have, take in account what kind of morals and qualities are present. I had the chance of asking a stranger that was visibly tattooed if they have had a struggle. In his story he told me one of his co-workers made a snark comment of, "You hired that dude?" It might have been because he had both visible piercings and tattoos but that didn't stop him from being an educator of young minds. Statistically it is more likely for single, young, females to have more tattoos than it is for men. I guess you could say I had the courtesy of meeting one of the 12% of those tattooed in the educational field. We could measure in numbers or in percentages but that wouldn't stop those with thoughts of modifications to continue to get more. This could be the generation of acceptance towards who the person actually is over the physical view of oneself.
