I discriminate against Tats that are Nazi Flags, 666, Cuss words, Face tats that make you look like a lizard or cat, Sam I am I do not like that tat, and other tats that do not make me happy. Marine Emblems, Navy, Army, even girl friends and Mom I will tolerate.. Any piercing besides earrings, and especially a bone in your nose, A split tongue, Funky Contacts will basically show me this person is all about themselves and not about the team and I will write them off. I will say good riddance what a idiot.
This is exactly why it is good to cover them. While swastikas and demonic emblems are almost universally repugnant, there are others that might seem harmless to you and disgusting to me. But just about any display - tattoo or otherwise - that is garish, poorly done, or in questionable taste is going to call into question your judgement. Even an American flag can make you look stupid if you have it in a silly place.
The only reason I don't have one yet is that I can't decide on one that I will want to keep forever. Like any fad or fashion, tattoos will become dated. I won't, at 47 years of age, buy clothes that are chosen by someone who is only 18. I don't drive the same kind of car, drink the same cocktails, listen to the same music, or have my hair styled the same as I did when I was young. I'm not even married to the same wife. So, why would I want the same body art? The good thing about fads is that they go out of style when we tire of them and we can put them behind us. Not so true about a tattoo.
As far as ink on women goes, I think they are a waste of time. I've never seen a pretty woman with ink who would not be just as pretty without it. And, I've never seen one on any woman that made her more attractive. I just wish my daughter would have considered that before she got one on the back of her neck that was poorly done. I guess I think that a woman should only get a tattoo if it is as pretty as she is. That is either very difficult to do, or very difficult to accept. No, in the case of tattoos on women, the best they can do is break even.
In the end, body art and piercings are things we do to please ourselves. That can be a very good thing, but in the case of a job interview it is never wise to let the focus be distracted from our capabilities and redirected toward bold outward expression of our individual personalities.
Clothing, hairstyles, jewelry, makeup, eyeglasses, fragrances, and even speech and mannerisms should be unremarkable. It is a quality known as elegant understatement.
