Unfortunately, the prejudices against the tattoos they are something very common. If you are a tattooed person, you have probably heard things like: "And what will you do when you are old and tattooed?" "It seems fine to me that others are tattooed, but I would never allow it to my children." “It's going to be hard for you to get a job with those tattoos. "
Naturally, nobody likes to feel things like that. Tired of hearing unfounded things from people who don't even bother to think about what they are saying. But have you ever wondered where these come from prejudices?
A brief explanation about prejudice
The prejudices, as the name suggests, they are mental stories that people make without stopping to think about what they say. They take for granted facts without basiswithout stopping to think to contrast the facts, because the human being is lazy by nature, and quite reluctant to anything that moves outside his known area (or 'comfort zone', as you prefer).
The tattoos, like everything that is “different”, they are especially prone to being Judged, even by people who haven't bothered to inquire before saying anything.
The origin of prejudice against tattoos
The origin of the prejudices against tattoos dates from the times when Captain Cook traveled to certain polynesian islands where he saw certain natives adorn their bodies with ink. It was then, upon returning to Europe, that prejudice against the people was born tattooed. Until then, Europeans were tattooed very few, for example, Christians used to tattoo a fish, but little else.
Fortunately, things seem to be changing. Get tattooed it is becoming more and more common and prejudices against tattoos are slowly disappearing. In fact, the tattoo artist who made me my last tattoo he told me that he had many older customers, including a lady who had the names of her grandchildren tattooed on her chest. Side by side, so there would be no fights.