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Why Tattoos Do Not Define You

They do not make you more or less of a human being.

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Tattoo's have always been a controversy. I have personally always liked the way that tattoos looked on people. Not once did I ever judge a person for being covered in ink. Your body is your template and you should be able to pick what goes on it without being judged.

Just because someone has ink on their body does not make them any less of a person. I see way too many people being judged on a daily basis for the ink that they have on their body. I see people with all of the qualifications for a job, and the perfect personality being rejected just because of their tattoos. To me this is sickening. The ink you put on your body is not going to make you any better or any worse at your job. People need to get this idea out of their heads.

The world that we live in is beyond judgmental. Police officer's have tattoos and I'm sure while they are rescuing your child from an accident or helping to arrest someone bad in your neighborhood you are not going to stop them, because of their ink. Police Officers save so many people on a daily basis and more than a majority of them are tattooed. You can do your job with tattoos. You can save lives with tattoos. It has been proven over a million times.

Teachers are shamed for having tattoos, and it is never by the children. The parents are always the ones that are shaming you for having a tattoo. The children appreciate the art on your body and they ask you questions about it, they think it is fun and it does NOT stop them from learning. Never once do the children think that their teacher's tattoo is going to stop them from learning, this thought doesn't cross children's minds.

I am a teacher and my tattoo is on my shoulder, which means it is hidden a majority of the time. Sometimes I may wear a shirt where one letter of my tattoo may start showing unintentionally. One time this happened and one of my students asked what it meant I told them that my tattoo says "Luv U More" and that it was for my grandma. Not once did my students shame me for having a tattoo they just started talking about their grandma's.

Tattoos are art. They do not make you a prisoner, they do not make you a gang member.

They do not make you bad.

They do not make you good.

You make yourself who you want to be. A tattoo is just art that has nothing to do with your physical actions. You cannot blame your tattoo for a crime that you commit, the only person you can blame for that is YOU. Tattooed people are not going to judge you if you are not tattooed, so why judge tattooed people?

Remember, the ink on your body does not define you. You are who you are regardless of that tattoo on your body. You are not worth any less than anyone. If a job shames you for a ink, than that job does not deserve you. You should not have to regret putting things on your body. You were born with freedom, and there is so much bad in this world, that if you want to get that tattoo then do it! Life is to short to worry about other peoples judgmental opinions on your ink. Go out and get your tattoo!

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