Chefs & tatoos
Brooklyn1 wrote:
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> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:24:43 -0800 (PST), A Moose in Love
> > wrote:
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> >On Dec 20, 3:44 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> >> On 20/12/2010 3:00 PM, Miche wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Tattoos and piercings have no health benefit, no cultural mandate in
> >> >> general US culture (I realize some native tribes mandate it... I'm not
> >> >> talking about that). For the general public, tattoos and piercings are
> >> >> "self-expression". And in my opinion, they are nothing more than
> >> >> permanent disfigurement. You wanna disfigure your body, be my guest,
> >> >> but don't make me have to look at it.
> >>
> >> > Who's holding you down and forcing you to look at tattoos? Shouldn't
> >> > your beef be with them rather than the tattooed people?
> >>
> >> When someone is exposing them in public you really don't have much
> >> choice about seeing it.
> >>
> >> The way I figure it is that if someone gets the number and type of
> >> tattoos, piercings and other body mutilations to make themselves look
> >> like freaks, I reserve the right to look and react as if they are
> >> freaks. It is not like a strange skin condition, natural ugliness or
> >> accidental dismemberment. When you do something that is bound to attract
> >> attention you have to realize that you won`t always get the positive
> >> feedback. And let`s face it, the people with the most bizarre tats and
> >> mutilations are doing it for the shock value.
> >
> >And then there are the kids who walk around with their jeans pulled
> >halfway down their backsides. You can't help but notice their stupid
> >underwear. You can then choose to look away, but it's already too
> >late.
>
> You needn't look far for sensibility offending stupidity... read
> usenet. No one makes you look at tattoos... I find folks displaying
> religious items far more offensive than a nose stud... wearing say a
> crucifix is far more a mutilation than a butterfly tat on a tit,
> thumping a bible indicates your brain is mutilated.
Agreed.
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