Teachers with Tattoos

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^ LOL. Christian rock bands are full of musicians with tattoos.

Sorry, just stating my opinion and what I have been taught. I don't follow any Christian rock bands so I don't know what they look like. On that note, I think mostly Protestants follow Christian music. Did you notice I said I was Catholic? Don't you know we don't follow stuff like this? LOL. . .

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ LOL. Christian rock bands are full of musicians with tattoos.

Sorry, just stating my opinion and what I have been taught. I don't follow any Christian rock bands so I don't know what they look like. On that note, I think mostly Protestants follow Christian music. Did you notice I said I was Catholic? Don't you know we don't follow stuff like this? LOL. . .

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You are so odd. Ok, umm, thanks?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Once DC had a team taught class with a teacher, young woman, early 20's, that had red/blue colored tattoos on her arms and forearms.

I could never get past this.

I just kept thinking that if someone's judgement is so off as to obliterate their natural body with superficial colors, that are permanent, that they wouldn't have good judgement in other parts of life.

Grew up in a culture that looked down on pride and taught people to be thankful for your natural beauty. so tattoos seem so wrong.

I kind of have the same opinion. At my DD's Catholic school, I have never seen a tattoo so the teachers must not have them or must cover them up. (Most of them are middle-aged Catholic moms/teachers, so I would be surprised if they did have tattoos in the first place, but maybe some of them do / some of the younger ones do?) Anyway, I too was brought up to appreciate natural beauty and to appreciate the beautiful human body which was created the way God intended, so it seems counter-intuitive to mark up / befoul what Christ intended for us. Not a fan, personally.

Yuck

one of the many reasons we left Catholic school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:millenial here and i find tattoos to be repulsive for the most part.

don't think everyone in our generation is tatted up like lebron.

And if they were, it's fine.

Fair or not, it identifies them of a certain educational and socioeconomic group. A few discreet one are fine. Sleeves or tramp stamps say sketchy.

What group is that? I'm from a Southern WASP family, DAR-eligible, second-generation Ivy league, & have three tattoos. (Granted, my mother was horrified at first. She's come around.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^ LOL. Christian rock bands are full of musicians with tattoos.

Sorry, just stating my opinion and what I have been taught. I don't follow any Christian rock bands so I don't know what they look like. On that note, I think mostly Protestants follow Christian music. Did you notice I said I was Catholic? Don't you know we don't follow stuff like this? LOL. . .

You might not follow Christian rock, but don't speak for all Catholics. I and my kids love Christian rock. Also, check out the 8 pm Mass at St. Barts, (6900 River Road, Bethesda) where the liturgical music is all Christian rock.

Critical Mass is a popular Catholic Christian rock group.

If you feel offended by Christian rock, don't listen to it, but don't declare that all other Catholics don't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ LOL. Christian rock bands are full of musicians with tattoos.

Sorry, just stating my opinion and what I have been taught. I don't follow any Christian rock bands so I don't know what they look like. On that note, I think mostly Protestants follow Christian music. Did you notice I said I was Catholic? Don't you know we don't follow stuff like this? LOL. . .

Here - http://www.catholic.net/index.php?option=dedestaca&id=4479

NOW you can follow to your heart's comment, Little Miss Catholic Gal!

You are so odd. Ok, umm, thanks?

just putting it out there

There ARE Catholic rock bands!

Maybe this will be someone's daughter one day - with a tramp stamp across her lower back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it weird that people are so concerned with chemicals and what they put in their body (food, drink) and then they artificially mark up and insert dyes into their own skin????

No.

I do find it kind of weird that somebody would assume that everybody who gets a tattoo is concerned about chemicals and the food and drink they put in their body, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it weird that people are so concerned with chemicals and what they put in their body (food, drink) and then they artificially mark up and insert dyes into their own skin????

No.

I do find it kind of weird that somebody would assume that everybody who gets a tattoo is concerned about chemicals and the food and drink they put in their body, though.

+1

[Anonymous]

Well, my friend who is a teacher would say this is a giant no-no. She thinks it is a killer professionally.

But, it sounds like this is the minority opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:Several fellow teachers at my W feeder school have tattoos. Generally, they are on display during the pre-service week and then we don't see them again until the teacher work day at the end of September (and even then only if it is warm enough for shorts, sleeveless tops,etc.)
I don't have any ink, but my own offspring see tattoos on family members, friends, neighbors, and other adults. Time to clutch your pearls: our pediatrician has a butterfly on the nape of her neck and our priest has a tattoo on his bicep from his days in the Armed Forces of his native country (we saw that during the youth group camping trip).

Why does it matter if it's a W feeder?

As a teacher in a non-W school, should I be covered from head to toe with tats?

It matters because parents at W pyramid schools tend to complain about everything that they can. My friend who was visibly pregnant was asked by her principal (at another school) to wear a wedding ring to prevent any awkwardness.

That must be a common thing. My friend in another county wore a wedding ring too, but I think she did it on her own.

In 1964, I could understand the need to do this, but it bugs me that it is still necessary in 2014.

Frankly, I find it relieving and refreshing that a principal would dare have the nerve to ask a pregnant single teacher to wear a wedding ring. The last thing I would want my high school age DD influenced by is a young single pregnant teacher.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Several fellow teachers at my W feeder school have tattoos. Generally, they are on display during the pre-service week and then we don't see them again until the teacher work day at the end of September (and even then only if it is warm enough for shorts, sleeveless tops,etc.)
I don't have any ink, but my own offspring see tattoos on family members, friends, neighbors, and other adults. Time to clutch your pearls: our pediatrician has a butterfly on the nape of her neck and our priest has a tattoo on his bicep from his days in the Armed Forces of his native country (we saw that during the youth group camping trip).

Why does it matter if it's a W feeder?

As a teacher in a non-W school, should I be covered from head to toe with tats?

It matters because parents at W pyramid schools tend to complain about everything that they can. My friend who was visibly pregnant was asked by her principal (at another school) to wear a wedding ring to prevent any awkwardness.

That must be a common thing. My friend in another county wore a wedding ring too, but I think she did it on her own.

In 1964, I could understand the need to do this, but it bugs me that it is still necessary in 2014.

Frankly, I find it relieving and refreshing that a principal would dare have the nerve to ask a pregnant single teacher to wear a wedding ring. The last thing I would want my high school age DD influenced by is a young single pregnant teacher.

If your high school aged dd is influenced by others to be pregnant and unwed, blame yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Frankly, I find it relieving and refreshing that a principal would dare have the nerve to ask a pregnant single teacher to wear a wedding ring. The last thing I would want my high school age DD influenced by is a young single pregnant teacher.

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Wearing a wedding ring doesn't make you married. A young pregnant unmarried teacher with a wedding ring is still a young pregnant unmarried teacher.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but it's all about keeping up appearances for the parents. I had my daughter when I was unmarried. It isn't anyone's business to ask me 1) who the father is 2) if I was going to marry him, etc. For all they know, I could've gotten pregnant with a sperm donor through IVF. I am a good example to my students and it's a shame that their parents would judge me based on me being single. I don't judge them when they have affairs, lie to my face, report me to the admin when their child receives the grade they deserve, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Several fellow teachers at my W feeder school have tattoos. Generally, they are on display during the pre-service week and then we don't see them again until the teacher work day at the end of September (and even then only if it is warm enough for shorts, sleeveless tops,etc.)
I don't have any ink, but my own offspring see tattoos on family members, friends, neighbors, and other adults. Time to clutch your pearls: our pediatrician has a butterfly on the nape of her neck and our priest has a tattoo on his bicep from his days in the Armed Forces of his native country (we saw that during the youth group camping trip).

Why does it matter if it's a W feeder?

As a teacher in a non-W school, should I be covered from head to toe with tats?

It matters because parents at W pyramid schools tend to complain about everything that they can. My friend who was visibly pregnant was asked by her principal (at another school) to wear a wedding ring to prevent any awkwardness.

That must be a common thing. My friend in another county wore a wedding ring too, but I think she did it on her own.

In 1964, I could understand the need to do this, but it bugs me that it is still necessary in 2014.

Frankly, I find it relieving and refreshing that a principal would dare have the nerve to ask a pregnant single teacher to wear a wedding ring. The last thing I would want my high school age DD influenced by is a young single pregnant teacher.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't really care if people have tattoos. I do judge them based on the content of the tattoo if they show it to the world.

I much prefer people keep them covered while in a professional role. If it isn't covered, then it shouldn't be distracting or obscene.

I agree. If you have them, cover them up at work. The only people I know who don't cover them up at work is the FedEx guy who delivers to our office. Ladies in my office do have tattoos, they just keep them covered up at work. Done. Easy.

I'm a paralegal and have sleeves. I don't cover them at work. I used to way back in the day, but now-a-days, so many people have them it's not so taboo anymore. We have quite a few attorneys here who have a lot of tattoos also, including sleeves.