{"id":2971,"date":"2011-10-07T00:55:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T05:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=2971"},"modified":"2011-10-07T16:34:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T21:34:18","slug":"body-modification-acceptable-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/2971","title":{"rendered":"Body modification: Acceptable or not?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emilee Hardy, Photos by Jazmine Dirks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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By Claire De Roin<\/strong>—
\n<\/strong>The all-seeing eye on the back of Emilee Hardy\u2019s neck will be with her for the rest of her life. The same goes for the other tattoos on her body. With the growing acceptance of body modifications in today\u2019s society, Hardy doesn\u2019t believe employers will have a problem with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to one day teach religious studies at a small, liberal arts college and typically, liberal arts schools are more open to diversity, even in the art of body modification,\u201d Hardy, a sophomore from South Sioux City, said. She thinks some career fields are more accepting of body modifications than others.<\/p>\n

Morningside Career Counselor Stacie Hays urges discretion when it comes to tattoos. Employers judge potential employees on their first impression, she said, adding, \u201cIf you\u2019re going to an interview, if you are able to take out or minimize piercings, cover tattoos, that\u2019s the best thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though she counsels people who have tattoos to put them somewhere that can easily be covered, Hays said, \u201cAs we move forward, employers are more and more open to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hays has advice for those who refuse to hide their body modifications. \u201cIf you are a person who feels strongly about expressing yourself in that way, it\u2019s important for you to go to the interview like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hardy has seven tattoos. These include the alpha and omega symbols, an outline of the state of Nebraska, a pictorial interpretation of a Bible verse, arrows to symbolize her religious views, an all-seeing eye, and a fleur de lis.<\/p>\n

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She understands the impact those piercings and tattoos might have on future employment. \u201cI think that it’s acceptable for employers to take looks into account. Thankfully, all of my tattoos can be easily covered up.\u201d<\/p>\n

For students pursuing careers in which personally connecting with clients of all sorts is a must, such as insurance sales, body modification may be an issue. \u201cIf a piercing or tattoo doesn\u2019t sit right with that person, it\u2019s going to be difficult to overcome that first impression. It comes down to individual expectations and what people have strong opinions on,\u201d Hays said. \u201cEmployment used to be formal, but it\u2019s becoming more informal. We should still pay attention to it, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Kelsey Saboe, a Counseling Psychology major from Royal, Iowa, her piercings won\u2019t affect her chances of getting a job. \u201cI think that the older generations in the business world are already starting to accept the fact that youth like body modification. It\u2019s not seen as a distraction any more. It\u2019s starting to become more common place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saboe has twenty-five body piercings, twenty-one of them in her ears.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear from my parents that they will have to come out some day,\u201d Saboe says. Saboe is planning on going into music therapy and says of interviewing for jobs, \u201cNot everyone is willing to take out their eyebrow ring or get their tattoos removed for a job. I would like to think that, since my generation has shown a growing interest in body modification, the professional world will have to change to accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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