--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcg...@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote:
> >
> > shempmcgurk wrote:
> > > I recently had an online discussion about tattoos and body modifications.
> > > My contention was that it is okay to prejudge people by virtue of their
> > > tattoos and body modifications.
> > >
> > > Skin color and beauty are things we have no control over and we should
> > > not, of course, judge a person on those bases. But tattoos and body
> > > modifications are done out of free choice and not only is it natural for
> > > us to make judgements about people based on this visual observation, it
> > > is acceptable. Why? Because these things are an expression of one's
> > > inner person.
> > >
> > > When I made this observation it was suggested that I was being unfairly
> > > discriminating. What set this reaction off was that I said I would never
> > > do business with someone who had those god-awful round earrings, popular
> > > with some young men, that are embedded into ear lobes -- about the size
> > > of nickels -- with holes in them where the ear lobe is supposed to be.
> > > Just looking at those things make me VERY uncomfortable and if someone
> > > who had that done to them were to try to sell me, say, a financial
> > > product like an IRA I would not do business with them solely on that
> > > basis...even if it turned out to be the greatest financial product there
> > > is.
> > >
> > > And that really set people off.
> > >
> > > But then I countered with: if someone had a big, fat swaztika tattooed on
> > > their cheek, would YOU do business with them?
> > >
> > > The response? Silence.
> > >
> > > Now, studs in lips or ear lobe modifications are a far cry from
> > > swaztikas, certainly, but I contend they are on the same spectrum and
> > > that I am with the realm of reason to use these things as a basis to
> > > discriminate. Both ends of the spectrum are done of free choice and both
> > > are expressions of the inner person...and if I am made uncomfortable by
> > > them, why not discriminate against that person on that basis?
> >
> > I sometimes wonder what the hell these people are thinking with the
> > image they project. One day I was standing in line at the local
> > Hollywood Video and the guy in front of me had tattoos all over. I had
> > to resist asking him if "The Illustrated Man" was his favorite film. A)
> > he was probably born after the movie was made and never heard of it or
> > B) may have laughed at the idea. But more likely A and being a thuggish
> > looking character probably would not have found the remark funny. It
> > would make a good gag for Larry David.
> >
> > I always wondered why some people wanted to make themselves look like a
> > thug? To me it just looks like a joke making them out to be a joke. I
> > think in their pea brains they believe it makes them look "tough."
> >
> > OTOH, the rise in dressing casually in the country is probably a method
> > of looking innocuous and keeping themselves out of trouble. Seeing
> > someone in a business suit what do you think?
> >
>
>
> I will be more predisposed to a person in a business suit than a "thug"
> plastered with tattoos, especially of the Nazi variety.
>
I know a guy like that, that got save by Jesus...
Seems, it easier to get saved by Jesus, then have your tattoos removed!
r.g.
