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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not have a "conservative" upbringing but I still judge people with lots of tattoos. To me it says that at some point they rejected the mainstream, and that their life goals were not very high. It's like you know you are going to end up working in food service or a bike shop or something. [/quote]

I reject this supposed mainstream perspective. Feeling pretty good about it too. And My Goals Are Way Up There, Man. And I bear no marks on my person either.

Tattoos are not statements of rejecting the mainstream. They are expressions of individuality limited only by the imagination and budget of the skin, and the skill of the artist they hire.

Just because you of the non conservative upbringing don't get it does not mean that there is not something to get. And I suspect that your judgement is a protective shield against the notion that maybe these people are really just as human and fallible as yourself, AND, horror of horrors, vice versa.

Judgement of people with differences is largely fear based.

I do not judge OP for asking the question. She knew it was not a slam dunk, so she asked. And, largely, DCUM responded correctly, and bless you all for it. I am so relieved to hear all of you who chimed in on the "deal with it" side.

The world today is marred by many things, and among them is the inability of humans to understand where differences could be celebrated instead of feared and reviled.

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