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Discriminated against at the toy store?
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01-05-2009, 10:20 PM
Derek2783
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I don't really ask toys 'r us employees to "welcome me with open arms (I'm not liberating Paris...again) I just ask not to be discriminated against openly. I cant stop peple from thinking what they want, but when you step over my line, i have a problem. Also, no, my tattoos and piercings are not about attention. They're there to make me feel better about myself, to let me make decisions about my body (which, yes, I have some issues with, but thats far too complex and personal to explain here) and by putting my artwork and a few pieces of metal in me, I've altered my body to a degree that it looks more like how I want it to. It's about self esteem, and (for me) being able to hold my head up high and say that I'm not ashamed of my body anymore.
On a side note: Delta, I'm pretty much on the same page with you, man. Cool to see a kindred spirit.
It's cool to do things not for the attention, but you have to know going into it that it's
going
to draw attention to you because it's deviant behavior. (Again to be clear, I mean that in the tecnhnical sense of the word "deviant" - deviating from the norm, I don't necessarily mean the negative connotations the word carries).
Hold your head up high man, there's nothing wrong with you. But accept that if you pierce and tattoo yourself all over, you're making a concious decision to give yourself an aesthetic that is unusual at best. You're also making a decision to look the part of a counter-culture that is typically willing to break social norms, including those regarding personal property.
Whether or not you're willing to engage in those behaviors actually is irrelevant. If I wear a Nazi symbol, I should be willing to accept the public perception of what that symbol is (confused racist). If I wear FUBU (given the fact that I am an uptight Korean kid), I should be willing to accept the public perception of that (spoiled Asian wanna-be thug). If I wear khakis and a white shirt (regular spoiled Asian), green sweatpants (poor Asian), or drive a Honda (stupid Asian)... etc, etc.
Now if you're trying to change perception, hey
go for it
. I'd personally say it's a good cause. But be prepared to be a martyr for that cause. Don't expect or demand that people recognize you for your inner beauty - no one can see it. If you want to be a symbol of change ("Look, punks in tats and peircings are regular people too"), that's fine, but don't expect to be treated like the guy in the GAP outfit. Be prepared to accept the social backlash that comes with the choices you make. Then when you get that social backlash,
use the opportunity to show people you're not who they thought you were.
But you don't really get to complain because you chose to dress a certain way and people give you the expected reaction.
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