Tattoo discrimination to be illegal?

Tattoo discrimination to be illegal?

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julian64

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Monday 18th August 2014
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28758900

So the question is, will tattoo get protection under discrimination laws?

julian64

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Monday 18th August 2014
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Should the freedom to express yourself with tattoos be on the same footing as the freedom to express your religious identity?

julian64

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Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I have to admit I'd probably discriminate against visible tattoos.

I still see tattoos as the person choosing something they know will count against them in the majority of interview situations.

If anyone does something in an interview they know will count against them, then they are a bit thick. I realise this is a circular argument, but it is my honest opinion. I assume if more people get them and they become more accepted this will change. But its unlikely to change with me.

It doesn't help that when you read the threads regarding the reasons people get a lifelong tattoo, they all sound a bit live for the now 'child like' rather than an appreciation they will have a future. It also doesn't help that I get a regular stream of people wanting them removed, or unwilling to show them anymore in later life.