tattoo discrimination is really a thing of the past these days.
Tattoo’s have kind of gone by the wayside in terms of being something ‘cool’ with so many people doing them. It used to be a personal statement, now it just seems like a fad. Also falling under this is ripped jeans that you can buy already ripped from stores.
These things used to represent counter-culture, rebelling against the norm in a cool way. Now they’re just accessories and bleh.
lets put it this way; imagine you’re a lawyer from Swieqi from upper class looking to start your own practice after 6 years of university. you have an office in hand and your dad will share his clientele with you….would you at that point get tattoo arm sleeves and a cute small face tattoo and maybe Fear Less on your knuckles? I hope you will not be a bigot now and be politically correct with me 😉
Malta is likely the most tattooed place I know.
Never seem so many neck and hands tattoos as I see here.
Why not discuss WHY people get tattoos in the first place..what are you doing it for? What are you trying to prove and why do you think anybody gives a shit about you or your tattoos?
May I ask, is there tattoos you would refuse to do? General curiosity not trying to start a debate.
Why Malta ? Attitudes you describe are quite universal
When I was younger, around 25+ years ago, there were these people, not just women but also men, who used to wear loads of gold jewelry up to an exaggerated extreme. If you are old enough you know the type.
Now you don’t see them anymore. The fad is body modification now. Nail art, botox, lip fillers, plastic surgery, and of course also tattoos. As with the gold wearing types from my past, what sticks out with these people is not the ‘modification’ itself but the level of *exaggeration*.
Don’t get me wrong, I am fine with these people. I hope they are happy with how they change their bodies because if I was in their shoes I sure would not be. I think it is this assumed ‘projected discomfort’ which might draw others away from these people.
Tattoos are not cool anymore… not it’s all about lip filler, facial surgery & botox.
A person with tears tattooed is more likely to be applying for bail than a PhD in chemistry.
Nothing reassures you more than seeing your heart surgeon walk in with a mike tyson face tattoo
In my opinion: The older generation still sees them as criminal/gang related but they wouldn’t go as far as to disown you. Otherwise, they are quite generally accepted. I work in a big multinational engineering firm, and even a few managers have. It is getting quite common here.
I must add: Location and context are still VERY stigmatised. An artful upper arm tattoo or aesthetic leg tattoo would almost go unnoticed. **BUT** anything vulgar, trashy or especially anti-christian would get you in uncomfortable situations. Also, neck, face and hand tattoos are not taken well. One example is the tear or cross on the cheek is a big no as that’s a prison tat
Personally I’ve had jobs where it was perfectly fine to have tattoos, but there was one job (a certain perfume/ make up store) where I had to cover my tattoo with make-up or a band-aid. This was a couple of years ago, but to me it seemed absurd that a place that was selling things that basically decorate your face was making me cover up my tiny 5 cm tattoo. However I’ve never had anyone reject me for having tattoos, so I think it really depends on the people you meet, whether it’s your in-laws (mine care less than my own parents) or someone who is interviewing you for a job. I think the type of tattoo you have also plays a big part in what reaction people have to you.
Is this still a thing? I’m almost forty and remember the old people used to associate tats with criminality but nowadays it feels like every other person has them.
In Malta it’s become like a ‘must-have’ accessory.
Once an employer told me he’d never employ a heavily tattooed person because that shows that he or she wouldn’t think twice before making a life altering choice, and nowadays I just agree with it. Why would you put that on the whole of your back?? You seem to have nice skin and you won’t be young forever.
Discrimination is completely fair as long as it isn’t based on something immutable. Tattoos aren’t immutable so it’s fair to discriminate based on that.
If you made a choice to get a tattoo, that’s your choice. It’s your responsibility and you can’t expect people not to judge you for it and you can’t expect society to take responsibility for your actions and to force your acceptance upon them.
Personally, I don’t mind tattoos but you have to be delusional to think that an employer shouldn’t think twice about hiring someone covered in tats for a sales position for example since how you present yourself in that situation affects your performance greatly.
Tattoos just aren’t acceptable in certain professions.
Those tats look sick op,
my general opinion about tattoos, i don’t have any, not planning to get any, but i don’t mind anyone that has tattoos and i never felt like having an opinion about a simple piece of art.
I do agree though that certain professions won’t allow you to have tattoos without being judged.
Face tattoos or anything above the neck, unless you’re a rock star or something, i don’t really see the point in.
If a female is heavily tattooed it’s usually a sign of some past trauma, I have found this to be quite true in my experience, nowadays I avoid or only causally date someone with a lot of ink. Obviously they are free to do as they please, just a personal observation .
I am a healthcare professional. People with tattoos are generally nice and super polite. I do notice that some are really consious of the impression they give. Don’t put yourself down if you are adorning art work… the way you treat people is far more reflective of you as a person than a tattoo.
The worst people are the posh uperclass ones from the north …. So bloody arrogant. On my mental scale of people those are down at the bottom not people with tatts
Let’s see some nice facial tattoos, then we can talk about discrimination.
It’s not Malta, its society. It’s broken, must make new one. French is leading the way, and many are following.
My father has had to cover up his tattoos before on work-site, with the reason being that “tattoos are a part of gang culture” and “are dirty”.
His tattoos? My name on his inner left arm, and my brothers name on his inner right arm – so that when he is buried after he passes, and his arms are crossed, we are closest to his heart.
Some people are just close minded when it comes to tattoos and I think it heavily depends on upbringing and potential religious influence. My mother doesn’t want to get tattoos because she believes it is tainting the body that God gave her, which is her decision based on her beliefs.
Personally I think tattoos are better to have with reason, or for personal expression (I’d love to get tattoos which represent my mother, father, and brother – and on that same note I’d equally want a tattoo that represents something very important in my life, such as a small memento-tattoo that represents a possible video game which got me through a hard time) – but then again, this is only my personal opinion – everybody has their reasons to want a tattoo.
People just need to stop being judgmental of others, if a person focuses on themselves, they’ll live a more satisfying life.
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tattoo discrimination is really a thing of the past these days.
Tattoo’s have kind of gone by the wayside in terms of being something ‘cool’ with so many people doing them. It used to be a personal statement, now it just seems like a fad. Also falling under this is ripped jeans that you can buy already ripped from stores.
These things used to represent counter-culture, rebelling against the norm in a cool way. Now they’re just accessories and bleh.
lets put it this way; imagine you’re a lawyer from Swieqi from upper class looking to start your own practice after 6 years of university. you have an office in hand and your dad will share his clientele with you….would you at that point get tattoo arm sleeves and a cute small face tattoo and maybe Fear Less on your knuckles? I hope you will not be a bigot now and be politically correct with me 😉
Malta is likely the most tattooed place I know.
Never seem so many neck and hands tattoos as I see here.
Why not discuss WHY people get tattoos in the first place..what are you doing it for? What are you trying to prove and why do you think anybody gives a shit about you or your tattoos?
May I ask, is there tattoos you would refuse to do? General curiosity not trying to start a debate.
Why Malta ? Attitudes you describe are quite universal
When I was younger, around 25+ years ago, there were these people, not just women but also men, who used to wear loads of gold jewelry up to an exaggerated extreme. If you are old enough you know the type.
Now you don’t see them anymore. The fad is body modification now. Nail art, botox, lip fillers, plastic surgery, and of course also tattoos. As with the gold wearing types from my past, what sticks out with these people is not the ‘modification’ itself but the level of *exaggeration*.
Don’t get me wrong, I am fine with these people. I hope they are happy with how they change their bodies because if I was in their shoes I sure would not be. I think it is this assumed ‘projected discomfort’ which might draw others away from these people.
Tattoos are not cool anymore… not it’s all about lip filler, facial surgery & botox.
A person with tears tattooed is more likely to be applying for bail than a PhD in chemistry.
Nothing reassures you more than seeing your heart surgeon walk in with a mike tyson face tattoo
In my opinion: The older generation still sees them as criminal/gang related but they wouldn’t go as far as to disown you. Otherwise, they are quite generally accepted. I work in a big multinational engineering firm, and even a few managers have. It is getting quite common here.
I must add: Location and context are still VERY stigmatised. An artful upper arm tattoo or aesthetic leg tattoo would almost go unnoticed. **BUT** anything vulgar, trashy or especially anti-christian would get you in uncomfortable situations. Also, neck, face and hand tattoos are not taken well. One example is the tear or cross on the cheek is a big no as that’s a prison tat
Personally I’ve had jobs where it was perfectly fine to have tattoos, but there was one job (a certain perfume/ make up store) where I had to cover my tattoo with make-up or a band-aid. This was a couple of years ago, but to me it seemed absurd that a place that was selling things that basically decorate your face was making me cover up my tiny 5 cm tattoo. However I’ve never had anyone reject me for having tattoos, so I think it really depends on the people you meet, whether it’s your in-laws (mine care less than my own parents) or someone who is interviewing you for a job. I think the type of tattoo you have also plays a big part in what reaction people have to you.
Is this still a thing? I’m almost forty and remember the old people used to associate tats with criminality but nowadays it feels like every other person has them.
In Malta it’s become like a ‘must-have’ accessory.
Once an employer told me he’d never employ a heavily tattooed person because that shows that he or she wouldn’t think twice before making a life altering choice, and nowadays I just agree with it. Why would you put that on the whole of your back?? You seem to have nice skin and you won’t be young forever.
Discrimination is completely fair as long as it isn’t based on something immutable. Tattoos aren’t immutable so it’s fair to discriminate based on that.
If you made a choice to get a tattoo, that’s your choice. It’s your responsibility and you can’t expect people not to judge you for it and you can’t expect society to take responsibility for your actions and to force your acceptance upon them.
Personally, I don’t mind tattoos but you have to be delusional to think that an employer shouldn’t think twice about hiring someone covered in tats for a sales position for example since how you present yourself in that situation affects your performance greatly.
Tattoos just aren’t acceptable in certain professions.
Those tats look sick op,
my general opinion about tattoos, i don’t have any, not planning to get any, but i don’t mind anyone that has tattoos and i never felt like having an opinion about a simple piece of art.
I do agree though that certain professions won’t allow you to have tattoos without being judged.
Face tattoos or anything above the neck, unless you’re a rock star or something, i don’t really see the point in.
If a female is heavily tattooed it’s usually a sign of some past trauma, I have found this to be quite true in my experience, nowadays I avoid or only causally date someone with a lot of ink. Obviously they are free to do as they please, just a personal observation .
I am a healthcare professional. People with tattoos are generally nice and super polite. I do notice that some are really consious of the impression they give. Don’t put yourself down if you are adorning art work… the way you treat people is far more reflective of you as a person than a tattoo.
The worst people are the posh uperclass ones from the north …. So bloody arrogant. On my mental scale of people those are down at the bottom not people with tatts
Let’s see some nice facial tattoos, then we can talk about discrimination.
It’s not Malta, its society. It’s broken, must make new one. French is leading the way, and many are following.
My father has had to cover up his tattoos before on work-site, with the reason being that “tattoos are a part of gang culture” and “are dirty”.
His tattoos? My name on his inner left arm, and my brothers name on his inner right arm – so that when he is buried after he passes, and his arms are crossed, we are closest to his heart.
Some people are just close minded when it comes to tattoos and I think it heavily depends on upbringing and potential religious influence. My mother doesn’t want to get tattoos because she believes it is tainting the body that God gave her, which is her decision based on her beliefs.
Personally I think tattoos are better to have with reason, or for personal expression (I’d love to get tattoos which represent my mother, father, and brother – and on that same note I’d equally want a tattoo that represents something very important in my life, such as a small memento-tattoo that represents a possible video game which got me through a hard time) – but then again, this is only my personal opinion – everybody has their reasons to want a tattoo.
People just need to stop being judgmental of others, if a person focuses on themselves, they’ll live a more satisfying life.