A new study out of Texas State University reports that people with tattoos and body piercings are unpopular at the office. Folks surveyed said that they would rather not work alongside people with lip rings and tramp stamps--that would be the tattoo above the lower back that many Hollywood starlets favor.

Even worse, the people with tattoos and body piercings didn't trust their own. A survey of more than 150 people revealed that even those adorned would think twice before buying business insurance from someone with tattoos and piercings. FYI: I have a tattoo and I welcome any tattooed freak to try and sell me some business insurance.



This discrimination reminds me of the daft women who won't vote for Hillary Clinton solely because she is a woman. Shouldn't the inked and pierced support their own? Reuters reports more here, including the fact that 30 years ago, only one percent of the population had a tattoo. In 2006, 24% of America had gotten inked.

But the real question is: Would you vote for someone tattooed for President?

photo credit: Billy Morrow Jackson

