Q. Some people say tattoos that can't be covered even with a long sleeve (like hand and neck tattoos) are unprofessional and job killers.
So to people who love and have tattoos... what do YOU think about hand and neck tattoos? Is that over doing it? Are there limits to tattoos?
So to people who love and have tattoos... what do YOU think about hand and neck tattoos? Is that over doing it? Are there limits to tattoos?
A. I have my knux, the back of my right hand, and throat tattooed. Then again, I'm a body piercer, I'm in an industry that ENCOURAGES outrageous body modification. *I* think the hands and neck are perfectly legitimate areas to be tattooed, society, however, does not.
My father used to say "Stick to the Yakuza mentality." meaning only get tattoos that could be covered for a professional career. I can understand why professional business employers wouldn't be attracted to hand and neck tattoos, but I think it is a form of discrimination. Although, if one were meeting a fellow business person, or a current or potential employer/superior, and extended his or her hand that had a giant rose (or shark or what-have-you) on it for a handshake, I can see how that might be sending the wrong message.
Don't get me wrong, you don't have to be in the body modification industry to be successful and have more "controversial" tattoo work. I know journalists and chefs and doctors and even a couple business men and women that have tattoos on their necks or hands or knuckles, so progress is being made. It's just a question of what kind of image you wish to convey out in public. For the time being, at least, tattoos that can't be covered by a suit and tie have taken up the stereotype ALL tattoos represented; tattoos used to be almost exclusively gang or freak/delinquent related (workingmen and sailors worked in "gangs," it's not just a modern term for young people that like to cause trouble and senselessly kill each other).
Sorry about the novel up there.^ I'm a get a little bit passionate and ranty about body modification, sometimes.
My father used to say "Stick to the Yakuza mentality." meaning only get tattoos that could be covered for a professional career. I can understand why professional business employers wouldn't be attracted to hand and neck tattoos, but I think it is a form of discrimination. Although, if one were meeting a fellow business person, or a current or potential employer/superior, and extended his or her hand that had a giant rose (or shark or what-have-you) on it for a handshake, I can see how that might be sending the wrong message.
Don't get me wrong, you don't have to be in the body modification industry to be successful and have more "controversial" tattoo work. I know journalists and chefs and doctors and even a couple business men and women that have tattoos on their necks or hands or knuckles, so progress is being made. It's just a question of what kind of image you wish to convey out in public. For the time being, at least, tattoos that can't be covered by a suit and tie have taken up the stereotype ALL tattoos represented; tattoos used to be almost exclusively gang or freak/delinquent related (workingmen and sailors worked in "gangs," it's not just a modern term for young people that like to cause trouble and senselessly kill each other).
Sorry about the novel up there.^ I'm a get a little bit passionate and ranty about body modification, sometimes.
If a woman has tattoos in Japan, is it looked down upon?
Q. I'm half Japanese, and this year I plan on getting several tattoos and hopefully a sleeve done. I'm going to be visiting Japan with my mom for the first time in 10 years and I just want to know if I will be looked down upon?
A. Not really. But if you have several visible tattoos, some old people might find you bothering especially if you visit rural towns and cities. If you stay in Tokyo, there wouldn't be much of a problem. Alot of young people now are sporting tattoos and associating it with art. Although the yakuza stigma might be very hard to avoid.
I'm a Japanese woman too and I have 1 star tattoo on my wrist.
I'm a Japanese woman too and I have 1 star tattoo on my wrist.
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