Retorical response 2

The essay  Tattoo Crazy gave a first person perspective view on how tattoos have had a major impact among younger generations. The art of tattooing has become very popular among the youth in recent years, and In my opinion I think my generation is filled with innovators and those who are always looking for various ways to express themselves freely rather it be the way the dress or the art they put on their bodies. Throughout history every generation has always made it’s own mark and my generation expresses that through tattoos. Although tattoos are becoming more common there are still a lot of negative opinions about the character of people who have tattoos. In the essay the author Lori Gangi gave a good example of the type of  discrimination that takes places among someone who makes the choice to get a tattoo, “ tattooed people are faced with much discrimination from all sorts of people, not seen for who they are but for what they may look like. They are instantly being judged for their body art, and not who they are“ (Gangi). In my personal experiences I have never been discriminated against because of my choice to have tattoos, but I have learned from the experiences of some of my peers who were denied jobs or treated differently. Before my first tattoo I realized that my choice could have a major impact on my future and  affect the way I’m treated among my elders, but I knew I hade the right to express myself freely and without the opinions of others affecting my personal decisions.  In my opinion just because someone has a tattoo doesn’t give someone else the right to stereotype them and form negative opinions about them before the know who they are as a person. The decision to get a tattoo has no relation to who you are as person or what your boundaries are in life it’s just a form of self expression that everyone should be granted freely. In today’s society many of our favorite actors, music artist, and athletes are often covered with tattoos but they still have the free choice to pursue the career path they chose and often without the negative opinions of others , you rarely hear stories about a actor not receiving a role because of  the way they chose to express themselves the point I’m trying to make is that the tattoos have no affect on how well the actor can perform his or her job. When this scenario is applied to the average person it’s not fair that their discriminated against because of the way they look. I think author of this essay did a great job making this essay easy for someone my age to relate to. I remember being younger and being scared of people with tattoos because I automatically assumed that they were bad people. Although I’m surrounded by people  in my generation who have tattoos everyday I never thought about their opinions or how their choice to have a tattoo may have helped or hurt their progression in life. This essay helped to give me a better understanding on something that not only had a major impact on my life but also the lives of my peers. I think as my generation grows older the role of tattoos will become stronger and they will finally be accepted by everyone, because the role of our elders  and those who oppose of tattoos will become less dominant and it will be harder for one person to discriminate on another person because of their looks if it’s something that their use to seeing. In America people are automatically granted the right to be who they are and they should always take full advantage of that right and not let the opinions of other stop them from being who they are.