Some perceptions and misperceptions about heavily tattooed women
Getting a tattoo is a personal decision, but sometimes it seems
like people want to offer their opinions on that choice. Your
fashion and hair choices might get critiqued every once in awhile,
but if a woman chooses to wear her hair in the long, straight style
popular in the 1960s, chances are no one's going to call her a
hippie. Yet heavily tattooed women seem to draw a lot of criticism.
Tattooed girls and women face a lot stereotypes and a negative
public perception. For some people, it's just body art, no worse
than an ugly outfit if they don't like it. But for others, the sight
of a woman who chooses to get lots of tattoos is offensive. These
people indulge in old-fashioned stereotypes -- like of raucous biker
babes -- and operate on the assumption that an intelligent woman
wouldn't choose to do that to her body.
One of the reasons people regard women with lots of tattoos
negatively is because it violates traditional normative values
placed on gender. Getting a tattoo requires a level of toughness and
pain tolerance, both of which are typically associated with men.
Thus, a woman with many tattoos presents a challenge to this pattern
of thinking.
When it comes down to it though, it's your body. It's up to you,
as a tattooed woman, to decide how other people's perceptions and
stereotypes will affect you. Depending on how you display your
tattoos, you could see a negative impact in your career. But staying
strong and challenging preconceived notions can help break down this
concept and change things for women with tattoos.
About the Author:
Bob Whitehead is a successful freelance writer and publisher of
http://www.body-jewelry-useek.com. Body jewelry, piercing and tattooing information you seek to perfectly adorn your body.
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