ronknights - "I can't think of a single image that I can say I'd want on my body for the rest of my life."

And so for you it would be a bad idea. Some of us do have such images in mind or in ink - and for us to put those images on our own bodies is something I find hard to equate with a sort of spiritual naivet

I know it is normal for people to assume that their own choices or prejudices are the result of spiritual maturity - but that simply isn't always the case. You don't like them, cool. You don't like what it says about the personality of someone who has them...t hats cool too. You are free to evaluate people on that basis and many others...

What we wear on our skin, like our clothing choices, DOES tell someone something about us. And if that something is something you don't like that's all good.

I just don't think it indicates that someone is not as spiritually mature as you :)

**ronknights - ** "It's a choice someone makes when they get the job done. Let them be willing to "pay the price."

And they are usually. Those I know with ink simply don't have a problem getting the jobs they want - and they certainly don't really care if someone isn't going to hire or like them because of their ink. They made their choice.

Fortunately, they world is currently in favor of people with skill and talent - so if you are a talented programmer, designer, accountant or whatever it usually doesn't matter all that much whether you have a tattoo. And if a company doesn't see that - then it's no loss to me because I can promise I wouldn't have liked working for them anyway and my ink would have been only the beginning of my problems with them :)

**ronknights -  "**You know what, I'd rather not see such people when I go to the store."

I feel that way about unattractive flight attendants and customer service people. Sheesh, time was a company was allowed to acknowledge that for some jobs a pretty person is simply a nice thing for the customers, and good for business.

BTW - in the name of consistency that would mean that I don't think folks with extreme body work (tattoos or piercing) that were visible would make good flight attendants, too many people are turned off by it.

Ah well.