Personal Narrative: My Body Modifications In The Workplace

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Body Modifications in the Work Place
Have you ever seen a banker or doctor with tattoos or piercings? Chances are you probably haven’t because people think that these body modifications are unprofessional and not meant to be in the work place. Even though it might not look like what you usually think of when you think of a professional, nevertheless, people should be able to have them because it’s a form of freedom of expression. It can also help people feel better about themselves and feel unique in the sense that most people won’t have the same exact tattoos.
When you think of a doctor you think of a clean cut normal looking person just like the next few doctors. You probably don’t think about how perhaps underneath the lab coat and long …show more content…

Seeing the colorful pictures on a person’s skin dance around as they moved and how when they washed their hands and arms they still stayed on always entertained me. To me body modifications were never a big deal, my parents always had friends over that had them so I’m used to them. My mom always told me from the moment I could understand that I could dress how I want and express myself however I want as long as I was modest, and I always took that to heart. So when picking out my tattoos didn’t take long for me because I had known for a long time what I wanted because I knew exactly how I wanted to express myself. After getting them I felt beautiful and amazing, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t done it sooner. I personally don’t understand why employers wouldn’t want their workers to feel like I do. We shouldn’t be shaming people who go against these societal norms, we should be applauding them for being able to break free of the “normal” dress code and for creating their own. We as a society should stop shaming people for being able to break free of the mold they’re “supposed” to be. If employers could learn to accept these brave people then others would be more accepting. All we have to do is stop putting into people’s heads that the body mods are tattoos. Just simply hiring those with them could make some extreme progress and make head way for future mold

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