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Originally posted by Lira Actually, I'd say that its association with criminals is the problem here.

"Lower-class = criminal" is the stereotype.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles The thing is, how are tattoos even "dirty?" Especially when other forms of decoration like makeup are not considered dirty. I still think that the traditional "lower class" association of visible tattoos is what gets to people, and why tattoos are verboten in workplaces.

It's not "dirty" but I don't want to do bizznazz with someone who will have me distracted by ink all over. I'm pretty sure 90% of people at anyones job has a tattoo or two or more; you just don't know it because they keep it hidden.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles The thing is, how are tattoos even "dirty?" Especially when other forms of decoration like makeup are not considered dirty. I still think that the traditional "lower class" association of visible tattoos is what gets to people, and why tattoos are verboten in workplaces.

Tattoos are dirty?? Eh.. *shrugs*

If I had to guess, I'd say that notion is religious in origin.

I don't have any tattoos or piercings. I'm not opposed to getting a tattoo, but of all the things that cross my mind, I can't think of a single one that's meaningful enough for me to still want it on me 30 years from now.

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Unless you're Taoist, don't get the ying-yang. Also, tattoos and piercings aren't such a huge deal if you can hide them during the interview process. After you get the job, it's not a big deal at all.

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Originally posted by Audious Unless you're Taoist, don't get the ying-yang. Also, tattoos and piercings aren't such a huge deal if you can hide them during the interview process. After you get the job, it's not a big deal at all.

Exactly, i've read a fair few Taoist books. I'm not just someone who thinks "that'll look good on me"

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Originally posted by Jackson Exactly, i've read a fair few Taoist books. I'm not just someone who thinks "that'll look good on me"

Even so, I'd find another symbol for Taoism, personally. Just so I wouldn't be lumped into that rash of morons in the 90's who got them along with their No Fear and Tasmanian Devil tattoos.

Well if you get interviewed with out showing your piercings, and they like that they don't see it ( so they think you don't have any ) and they hire you because they don't think you have any, and you show up to work with your face pierced.. I don't think they'd like that.

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Originally posted by Audious Even so, I'd find another symbol for Taoism, personally.

"Wu wei" IMO:

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles "Wu wei" IMO:

I've been thinking of getting 無常 tattoed (or perhaps, the full [諸行無常]), which has been, since high school, an essential part of my world view. But, because I can read ideograms (at least in Japanese), I guess I'd be really pissed off if anything went wrong

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Originally posted by Jackson Exactly, i've read a fair few Taoist books. I'm not just someone who thinks "that'll look good on me"

How does reading a few pissy Taoist books make the yin and yang symbol significant/relevant to you?

That would be like me getting a British flag tattooed on my shoulder after visiting the country for one week.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles "Wu wei" IMO:

As much as i'd like to have that, it throws me in with the people who get random shit tatooed on them in chinese.
The Ying Yang symbol isn't that popular over here. I've never seen it tattooed on someone.

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