Jungle Boy said:
There is a huge difference between the two.... A couple having sex while flying a plane and crashing into someones corn field = Darwin Award and stupid..getting what you deserve etc.
Having somebody purposely discriminate agianst you because you look different ei: different colour(s) of skin is biggotry at the LEAST and the law agrees with me..even in the case of body art.
Huge difference...sorry you cant see that.
No, I can, and what you seem to be unable to process is the difference between a choice (tattoo), and between a genetically-determined physical quality (racial characteristics).
Discriminating against someone based on something they have little or no control over (e.g., race, handicaps, etc.) is moronic at best, especially when it comes to something like 'race', which doesn't even really *exist* in any meaningful scientific sense.
Discriminating against a person based on the decisions they have made is, well, something so basic that I think the only words I can give for it are 'common sense'. Would you hire an employee to run your books who had served time in prison for embezzlement? How about a drug addict to work in a pharmacy, distributing medications? Would you hire someone who never bathes to walk around in public and promote your fine line of perfumes?
All of these things are CHOICES. Things that you, as a sentient entity, make a conscious effort to do, and as such, you receive the benefits or detriments that come from those choices. If you choose to get tattoos, that's just fine, but don't call it 'discrimination' or 'racism' if somebody else chooses not to like them. I don't have to like your clothing, taste in music, political opinions, or brand of deodorant, either.
The only difference that a tattoo has, compared to any of these other things, is that it's a permanent choice, like getting plastic surgery. Which means that, for better or for worse, no matter what society's whims, you are stuck with the results of that choice. Laser removal is an option, but it leaves some pretty nasty scars that don't always heal well.
So, how does this relate to my dislike of tattoos?
Someone else in this thread mentioned that 'the only bad choice is one that doesn't give you other choices', and a tattoo fits into that category. When I see someone with a tattoo, I instantly know that they lack a certain type of foresight, because they have made a choice which they cannot reverse. Someone who chooses to drop out of school can eventually graduate. Someone who buys weird clothing can change their style. Someone who never showers can take a bath. All of these choices can be reversed; the people have, even if only unconsciously, left themselves room for change.
A tattoo does not grant this luxury. When I see someone with a tattoo, I know that their planning horizion is five years at best. On top of that, MOST tattoos are part of a social trend, which means that the recipient of the tattoo is likely quite bendable to peer pressure, rather than making their own decisions.
This is not the sort of person I want making any sort of important decision.