Tattoo Discrimination In Our Society

The existence of tattoos has been considered part of the deviation. Tattoos are still part of the action that comes out of the rails of rules and values prevailing in society. In Indonesian society, conformity is still very strong where a person is considered normal and polite if neat, clean of tattoos, not piercing and others. If there is a slight distortion such as a pierced ear or nose, it will cause widespread reproach and discrimination to spread everywhere. Therefore, it is not surprising that such a person's style will be quickly considered a negative thing. In different cultural systems, tattoos have different meanings and functions. In Indonesia itself, there has been a time where tattoos are considered as something bad. People who wear tattoos are thought to be synonymous with criminals, disrespectful and mischievous people. Another assumption is that tattoo users are a group of people who live on the street and are always considered disturbing the community. The community's negative response to tattoos and the prohibition of wearing tattoos or tattoos for religious believers further enhances the image of tattoos as something forbidden, haram, and not allowed. So wearing a tattoo is like rebelling against the existing

Stereotype, Prejudice, and Discrimination are interrelated stages because the beginning of discrimination begins from the stereotype stage by the community towards a group or race and then proceeds to the Prejudice stage to each individual of the group and will continue to the stage of discrimination. The impact of tattoo discrimination in Indonesia has impacted on various fields from job requirements to educational requirements, many job vacancies that impose a ban on tattooing requirements. In the UK there are also cases stating the termination of employment caused the person has a