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Tattoo Removal Fact or Fiction

June 18th, 2009 by Ronald

I’ve been following the tattoo news recently and I keep noticing a trend more conservative newspapers keep writing articles about how with the job market the way it is more & more people are getting there tattoos removed. That just doesn’t make sense to me, if you ran a business and the world economy was crashing wouldn’t you hire the best possible to work for you regardless of there tattoos? What’s weird about these news sites talking about tattoo removal growing is they all have such disdain for tattoos in general.

“The prevalence of tattoos on American bodies was always and obviously a foreboding sign. Historically, tattoos signified “low” culture (prisons, gangs, steamships) and they’re the ultimate outward symbol of the short-term thinking that plagued society.” ~Business Insider

Many job seekers are doing everything they can, including tattoo removals, to look as polished as possible. ~News on 6

“During this tumultuous economy, there is no doubt jobs are hard to find. Securing employment may be even harder for individuals with obvious tattoos on their hands, neck, arms and other visible places.” ~Daily Democrat

At the end of the day the same people who dislike tattoos on there employees before the economic meltdown are the same people using that as an excuse not to higher you now. The picture that has accompanied goes with this article about a man who has a leg full of Chrysler tattoos.

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2 Responses

  1. caleb

    I use Tattoo Camo to cover up my tattoo everyday before I go to work. It hate that I have to ‘change’ myself just to do my job. Anyways, I don’t have to get rid of it, just cover it up when I go to work and then take the stuff off when I’m home.

  2. Online Tattoo Gallery

    Its really bad on the part of a person to hide his cherished tattoo but he/she has to do it for the sake of job which to me does not makes sense.How could my boss dictate my personal life?

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