I thought those come with your territory. Your opinion is about as appreciated as a turd.
True, the southern hemisphere Australia is closer to the sun during its summer than the northern is during theirs, but no one is immune to it.
Why, because you don't like what I wrote or a general disdain for me and/or all Australians? Not that I particularly care, mind you.
Maybe a company that employs on merit rather than some dated sexist policy? There was a recent high profile case of a temp being sent home as the dress policy insisted on 4" heels for receptionists and she turned up in smart and sensible shoes for a job that requires you to be on your feet all day.
Once you start discriminating on appearance where will it stop? Oh no you have a wart, you can't work here. Whatever happened to employing people on their ability to do the job?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerrie_Burnell is a presenter on Ceebeebies, a channel for under 6s. She was born without the forearm on one hand. When she landed the job there were complaints from parents! Luckily the BBC stuck by their guns.
Either society is becoming less accepting of diversity in all its forms or there are a lot of grumpy curmudgeons on this forum who remember the glory days when women would be sent home if they turned up to work without tights on!
I can think of several things why it's very interesting to read of trends on a global scale in this thread.
(but let me not bore folks with a lot of yada yada, some might take me for a visionary or way over the hill)
A year or 2 back I made an appointment with a dermatologist to remove an annoying wart on the back of my hand. After freezing the wart he gave me a once over looking for irregular moles and mentioned to me that he refuses to give the same inspection to those with tattoos.
Probably more difficult.
We have a dress code at work, but it is sensible.
I know of one engineer with hoops in his ears, they are small.
Several of us wear pony tails.
Ear rings on men are now accepted, although I don't know of anyone who went to extremes.
Before I retire I'll wear a 9" Feather with silver and turquoise just to see what is said.
I suspect a lot of the negative connotations with tats is due to the history of bikers (Hell's Angles, etc) wearing them, at least in the USA.
We have a dress code at work, but it is sensible.
I know of one engineer with hoops in his ears, they are small.
Several of us wear pony tails.
Ear rings on men are now accepted, although I don't know of anyone who went to extremes.
Before I retire I'll wear a 9" Feather with silver and turquoise just to see what is said.
I suspect a lot of the negative connotations with tats is due to the history of bikers (Hell's Angles, etc) wearing them, at least in the USA.
Here too, except bikies ride Harleys and are organised crims, while bikers are regular people who happen to ride motorcycles.
I always wonder about the "tough" bikies, who must look in the mirror before going out. They must preen and think to themselves (with a lisp), "Oooh, I look ever so tough in my pretty jacket and tatts". I also wonder whether there are any latent tendencies.
"bikers" - sure, why not throw another stereotype into the blender of white noise that now passes for public discourse - certainly makes it easier than the effort involved to judge on individual merits.
"and, some of them are good people, I guess?"
"and, some of them are good people, I guess?"
chrisb, I use the term "bikers" in reference to Sony Barger and Hells Angles, The Bandidos, Pagans, etc.
During the 60s and 70s they were noted for their ink, along with violence, drug trafficing, etc.
Many people associate tats with biker gangs due to news coverage of incidents during that period.
By the way, I ride an Ironhead.
During the 60s and 70s they were noted for their ink, along with violence, drug trafficing, etc.
Many people associate tats with biker gangs due to news coverage of incidents during that period.
By the way, I ride an Ironhead.
From a purely instinctive, survival point of view people have to make a first impression judgement on sight alone. Anything perceived for whatever reason, 'socially acceptability' seeming to be the main one, as not 'normal' is going to be seen as a threat and feared. Now, regarding tattoos, as I commented earlier, are acceptable, therefore it's just another display of wealth and not worth paying much attention to.
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The art of tattoo - or by whatever name you choose to call it, has been around for literally millennia, during which time it has probably signified many different things to the societies at the time.
Some of the gentlest and certainly most law abiding folks I know are inked, of course those will mostly be Canadians, so it's a given that we're generally "nice". - well except for those Pickton brothers, that guy on the bus, or that snooty Starbucks' barista, or on a bad day our shop foreman - and he's not tattooed (where it shows) .
Some of the gentlest and certainly most law abiding folks I know are inked, of course those will mostly be Canadians, so it's a given that we're generally "nice". - well except for those Pickton brothers, that guy on the bus, or that snooty Starbucks' barista, or on a bad day our shop foreman - and he's not tattooed (where it shows) .
I have to disagree with the above. A recent UK TV show that highlighted Brits on benefits, laughing at taxpayers while smoking cigarettes and getting themselves tattooed.
We do not get warts and all TV here, there is an image to generate and protect.
I doubt many in this country that are on welfare are thinking about tattoos, but I could be wrong.
As far as "warts an all TV", just watch the local Vancouver news regarding the downtown east side and the opioid crisis. You see stuff that makes tattoos and smoking look completely "normal".😱
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