Should People With Tattoos Or Body Modifications Be Discrimination?

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Should people with tattoos/body modifications be discriminated? Discrimination, a word that can ruin a person’s day in an instance. Some say it is at work or when they simply go to the mall. They are judged everyday by the majority of the population since they have tattoos and/or body modifications and is not right. Discrimination in people with body art is very discouraging for those who want to display or express themselves in art, be different or even to cover up previous scars. First of all, wanting to express themselves with art is not a bad thing. While some people are very judgmental, the person with the body art is quite happy with it. Though the majority think that people with body art is either a thug or has been in jail, most of the people who has some done it for a reason. For example, it could be a piercing on your septum (between your nostrils on your nose) for a statement that you cannot be tamed or the opposite, that you were too wild and calmed yourself after some years. The greater part of the society make fun of the piercing and say that the person who has it looks like a bull. Without knowing the reason of why the person has the body modification, no one should judge them. As they say, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” …show more content…

The majority asks people with body modifications, “Why don’t you want to be normal?” The simple answer is with another question, “Why don’t you want to be different?” Even if someone seems “normal”, no one really is. Everyone has a unique personality with unique preferences. By making hateful comments about the person’s body art can make them have a lowered self-esteem and in the end, make them feel unwanted and a freak. To be totally honest, being normal is boring. The community should embrace their differences as they are doing with the LGBTQ

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