Tattoo Self Expression

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Self-expression is well known in the twenty first century; many people love to show their view on expression. People are embracing the unique attribute and are standing out from the crowd, with self-expression. Many look at tattoos as something bad and most of the time make you cover them. “This is a question of human rights, of freedom of expression” (Pertiz). People are trying to express their selves and it is their choice mark on their body; someone cannot tell them how to live their life. People have often been told that “Tattoos themselves have changed” (Branded). Tattoos are something that can show what you believe in; these remind people of things that have happened to them and reminded us of the people we lost. Tattoos in the work place should be allowed; they are continually growing, they show self-expression that can identify the person you are and it is your body, even though some employers are reluctant to hiring people with them. …show more content…

Did you know thirty-six percent of eighteen to twenty-five year olds have tattoos? Then there is a forty percent average from ages twenty-six to forty that have had them, and lastly ten percent of forty-one to sixty-four have all had tattoos and or have them now. As you can see tattoos are growing and are going to continue to grow as these teens start to get older. Most teen like to express their selves and they see this as an easy opportunity. In Ohio, the Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, which is a large firm in Montgomery County has “no explicit policy regarding visible body art” said David Pordy (Tattoos). Most companies are not bothered by tattoos unless they are well known, they do not want just anyone representing

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