Taliban Slaughters Innocent Children

The terrorist group Taliban , storms a military run school in Pakistan and slaughters innocent children in the name of revenge/their ideologies/some other twisted logic. What kind of sick ideology propagates the slaughter of children who haven't done anything wrong? Kids who have been brutally cut down by these sick maniacs who claim they do so in the name of religion and God. Seriously?

The religion isn't the problem. Most muslims I know are peace loving, gentle people with value for friends and family and have extended their generous hospitality to all and sundry. But in the name of Islam a minority forms terrorist groups and  under misguided notions and deranged , mental deformity murder, loot and create such unspeakable horror that no human being of norman psyche can ever do.

Does Quran instruct Muslims to kill all infidels? According to my limited knowledge - no. The very word ‘Islam’ (from the Arabic silm) connotes peace. According to a tradition of the Prophet, ‘Peace is Islam’ (Al-Bukhari). This means that peace is one of the prerequisites of Islam. Similarly, a Hadith states: A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands people are safe. One of the attributes of God described in the Quran is ‘As-Salam’, which means peace and security.’ That is to say that God’s Being itself is a manifestation of peace. Indeed, God is Peace (Al-Bukhari). 

All of us , all over the world are heartbroken by this cold, senseless act of terror. It is one of the most abominable terror attacks yet, in the name of religion. 

Apparently, attack was revenge for the killing of hundreds of innocent tribesmen during repeated army operations in provinces including South Waziristan, North Waziristan and the Khyber Agency. When will all this killing end? Why cant people just see that the purpose of life is to live a full happy life and to create the best of best possibilities for the next generation?

Heartfelt prayers to the children whose futures have been brutally stolen from them. May they rest in peace. Let us all show solidarity as a universal brotherhood in this time of tragedy - all Religions united for a cause. Let us all try to join in and take a giant step towards putting a stop to terrorism.

Black & White : an interpretation

This morning while I was going to office I was thinking about Black and white - the colors , to be specific. How unique they are. White seems to be an absence of colors when in actuality it is the combination of all colors. On the other hand Black , is an absence of color. In fact it is not a color at all - it's a void. (.. i know, I think about some really random stuff )

Well strange thing is I was reading some paranormal stuff and guess what I stumbled across - a huge discussion about what Black and White stands for . Most of these stuff I know myself , but it was too much of an amazing coincidence finding something I was musing over, discussed in a totally unrelated website , so I thought I should be writing this down here. So here are some fun, weird/strange things about these colors :

The color black relates to the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, and as a result it creates an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world.

In color psychology this color gives protection from external emotional stress.

It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self confidence.

Black is the absorption of all color and the absence of light. Black hides, while white brings to light. What black covers, white uncovers.

We all use black at various times to hide from the world around us in one way or another. Some of us use it to hide our weight; others among us use it to hide our feelings, our fears or our insecurities.

In color psychology, black means power and control, hanging on to information and things rather than giving out to others. Black is intimidating, unfriendly and unapproachable because of the power it exudes. It can prevent two-way communication because of its intimidation. The salesman wearing all black will make a lot of sales, but no friends! It radiates authority, but creates fear in the process. Black implies self-control and discipline, independence and a strong will, and giving an impression of authority and power.

Black absorbs negative energy. It is useful to carry something black with you to protect you from harm and negativity when traveling or when going about your usual daily activities outside your home.

People who like black may be conventional, conservative and serious, or they may think of themselves as being sophisticated or very dignified. The color black is often seen as a color of sophistication, as in 'the little black dress', or 'the black tie event'. Affluent and success orientated women often choose black as it can give an impression of elegance, sophistication and confidence.

Black is often associated with sexiness and seduction, as in the temptress in sexy black lingerie creating an air of mystery and intrigue. It can also imply submission to another (including a sexual partner), similar to the priest wearing black robes in submission to God.

Black is the end, but the end always implies a new beginning. When the light appears, black becomes white, the color of new beginnings.

Teenagers often have a psychological need to wear black during the stage of transition from the innocence of childhood to the sophistication of adulthood. It signifies the ending of one part of their life and the beginning of another, allowing them to hide from the world while they discover their own unique identity. It is important they go through this stage but a worry when it continues on into adult years if they continue to wear black to the exclusion of other colors.

Too much black can cause depression and mood swings and create a negative environment. Combined with white only, it can create an argumentative atmosphere. It is best to use some color with black to lighten and brighten its energy.

T-shirt Drama : an apology to astrophysicist Dr.Matt Taylor

This is an apology to Matt Taylor , an Astrophysicist who deserves our applause but was attacked by a group of delusional women. The Rosetta project accomplished a very impressive scientific feat - they landed a bot on a comet by remote control, from millions of miles away.  This achievement will definitely help usher in a new era of space exploration by teaching us how to exploit the raw materials available in the solar system, which so far had been out of our reach. Plus, the whole thing was so awesome!

 Some self proclaimed feminists found the shirt worn by Matt Taylor, Rosetta project scientist, to be the most news worthy of it all. Taylor's shirt, designed by a female friend, depicts a bunch of attractive, scantily clad women drawn from comic books holding guns. (Who doesn’t love comics, by the way?) The so-called feminists found this as sexual objectification of women and inappropriate. Some even went as far as to say these designs seemed "pornographic".

Now don’t this sound familiar, people? If a woman wore something and 'MEN' found it inappropriate or someone focused on what a woman was wearing and not her achievements, what a hullaballoo it would have caused! This is what is rightfully called a giant leap backwards for the whole of womankind. 

Feminism is all about Gender Equality and Breaking Barriers and Stigma. It doesn’t mean that what you are fighting for - like the right to wear whatever you want, the right to express yourself and your body image, etc. - are the same things that you take away from someone else. Coming on equal terms is quite hard when the so-called feminists stage such stunts. 

I am a woman and a feminist who stands for equality, and is against oppression, suppression and sexism and I do not think that this intelligent man, Mr. Matt Taylor, did anything wrong. The fact that these group of women made such a attention grabbing outburst which forced him to apologize to these 'Professional Victims" (as one person termed them, and I think that's an epic description) , really saddens me and a whole lot of people - men and women alike.

This whole fiasco makes women all over the world, especially true feminists, look bad. The whole outrageous drama was so lame; this is really a shame (didn’t mean for it to rhyme).

Everything aside, as a woman, a true feminist, I would like to apologize to Matt Taylor . I'm sorry for the unnecessary uproar that had happened. This group of radical feminists DOES NOT represent all of us. I love your shirt, I think it's badass. It wasn’t " sexually objectifying women" until these women depicted it to be so. Only then the whole world thought about that angle. I regret the fact that you had to apologize to this dictatorial ideology of a minority- you are the one who have been wronged. I wish your friend good luck on the endeavor to create more designs of the same nature and I wish women and men wear them and walk around to show our solidarity. 

Feminists aren’t men-haters. A woman wearing the same shirt wouldn’t have created uproar would it? We have males also 'objectified' in our posters etc. - what of it? 

Let's live and let live people. It's a free world. Let's not make a mountain out of a molehill. Appreciate the great deeds.

Vive ut vivas!!

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Sinkholes in Syria - End of the World ?

Freaky discovery in Syria - huge crater like sinkholes are appearing in this location in Syria that the locals call Yamal which translates to "end of the world" (*shiver*).

They just suddenly appeared out of nowhere and noone knows what it is or what caused it. A team from Russian Center of Artic Exploration is currently at the location , led by Vladimir Pushkarev. According to his official statement there is nothing dangerous in the sudden appearence of the sink holes (so they all say) , but studies are still going on and they are still trying to figure out what it is. They are waiting for the weather to get cooler so that the ground would be harder - probably making it more safe for excavations.


There are various theories going around  as to how it got there ranging from explosions, a meteorite hit, and a scenario involving aliens (oh yes! E.T visits again!! ).

Let's hope these things don't suddenly pop up everywhere and like be a black hole sucking up the whole planet - overdramatic and morbid  ,I know .

Severus Snape

First of all let us get this outta the way - I'm NOT a big Harry Potter fan. I have read the books, seen the movies , I think J.K Rowling has amazing talent - to create this beautiful mysterious magical place - super creative.

So , yeah. Coming to Severus Snape. He is that one character who stays with us long after the book we read is over. That one character we have grown to love so much . DArk, silent, evil yet good, brave , loyal , loving , faithful ... a hero who never got what he deserved while he was alive. I weeped.. yes, weeped, like crazy when he died and his memmories were revealed. I felt so guilty for having misjudged him and hated him here and there when he really was one of the best characters in the book.

In the movie, the scene where  he shows Dumbledore that he still loves lily- he says 'always' and sends his patronus galloping out- always.... heartbreaking. He was so deeply in love with her , since childhood and even after her death he remained loyal to her, loving her and sacrificing his life for her.
When she died, his grief turned the patronus into something of her that he could remember - his love for lily was projected in his patronus as it matched hers , his initial patronus transformng and taking the form of her patronus - a doe, since he had an incredibly strong love connection .

Sigh! To have that kind of love!! 

Also my heart goes out to his painful and neglected childhood, the bullying, losing the girl he loved so deeply since he couldnt get the nerve to go up to Lilly and tell her he loved her, and she was the good girl who fell for the popular guy. A tragic story of unrequited love.

But i'l always love Snape. He's one of my favorite forever characters. 

Kim Kardashian and the hullaballoo over her Paper Magazine Cover

So, lets get straight to the point. Anyone who's not living under a rock knows about the whole "shocking" stunt by Kim Kardashian as she posed nude for a magazine cover. It's all that everyone is talking about right now and it's one of the top trending topics all over the Internet.


Now, question is, what is so shocking about this? Kim has always been a bit (understatement of the year) "Open" and those aware of her sex tape stunt wont really think this is a mouth-hanging-open moment. And so many other celebrities have done full frontal nudity both in films, videos as well as for magazines and stuff - like Miley Cyrus (no surprises there), Kate Moss for Lui magazine, Heidi Klum for German GQ, Miranda Kerr for British GQ, Naomi Campbell for Love magazine, Serena Williams for ESPN the Magazine .. oh God! I can go on and on and on.. not just the female celebrities the male celebs too.

C'mon people, by now is something like this a hot topic? I believe we are all bored with people baring their bodies as a publicity stunt, or to prove that they are in control of their body image , or as a manner of empowerment etc etc. I'm not saying nobody is entitled to do that, people can do whatever hell they please with their body 'coz its their personal choice and they are doing so from free will - they are consenting adults, and these magazines and movies aren't coercing them to do it, and these celebs get paid realllly well too.

As for this having hurting someone's sensibilities - if you don't like it, don't look at it. Problem solved. I mean seriously. Kim Kardashian's huge butt in on display and ...??! in a fortnight its all going be forgotten and the next big thing comes around - pun intended.

The kind of hype surrounding this is ridiculous. But it does boost the sale and viewership of the respective magazine, more than their original promotional campaign. Way to go, Internet! You have made more gullible people fall for the same ol' tricks.

I wish people spoke as much about world issues and create this huge wave of awareness and interest as much as Kim Kardashian and her Paper magazine cover has created!

A Glimpse...

So I decided to finally write down one of my stories. Hope you guys like it. If I have enough views I'll continue with the rest. Suggestions are welcome!!!

Prologue

As I stand on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the thundering ocean , I spread my arms and Wish..  I wish I had wings that could carry me over the wide chasm of terrors from my past. I glance over my shoulder and see my demons clinging on to my shadow...  in that moment I close my eyes and jump... the cool air soothes me, the exhilaration of floating takes away my pain. It ends all too soon though,  as the weight of all my emotional baggages drag me down to my doom faster than lightning...

Hey Soul Sister!!!

What happens when your little sister comes to visit you after a long time? ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE - that's what!!! Especially if the sister in question is a teenager going through one of those horrendous growing up phases in life - what with all the loud music, funky and sometimes totally weird fashion sense , going goo goo eyed over lanky band members and pop stars with over gelled hair and kohl lined eyes. Bah humbug!!!

My lil sister is the apple of my eye, a huge portion of my soul, my secret keeper and my best friend. But things can get a bit out of hand sometimes (understatement of the year) and we have our little spats - most of the time coz I fail to understand her and she thinks I'm a grouchy old cat (Which is partially true by the way)

But overall I cant imagine my life without her - she's so bubbly , and innocent and sweet and all things nice and good that it makes me believe that the world is not a bad place after all since it has so much good existing in people like her. I finally understand that I've become a bit cynical and world weary  and bisect and dissect an emotion or a gesture a zillion times before I react to something and my responses are so Careful.. not spontaneous or random and very much the true me since I have accepted the Do's and dont's of the fake world we live in with its fake norms and social stigmas which binds us like invisible steel chains...

I digress .. what I was saying is that sometimes something like the re - entry of your drama queen , stubborn-as-a-mule-but-cute and utterly buttery lovable lil sister in your life is like a breath of fresh air and can give you some perspective , even if it is given with a pinch of salt or shall I say hair- pulling ... lol. 

Live, Love and Respect

What have you done today? 

No, I'm not asking about your day.

No, I'm not asking about the high profile project you are handling , your success or your achievements

No, I'm not asking about the new T.V series/ ps3 games/ movie etc that has caught your attention.

What I'm asking is, what have you done today, that would make a change - however small, in a person's life? What have you done with your time that has - brought a smile to a person's face, put food in the stomach of a hungry orphan, given shelter to a helpless being - human or animal or soothed a wounded soul.. and so on?

Take some time and evaluate. Think of how you have contributed to the whole karmic cycle and what role you have had to play in Life's script for everyone. Do you think what you are now is enough? Do you think you can do more, BE more? 

Take that one step to all that humanity stands for. Open your mind, your heart , your soul... Listen . Care. Respect. 

You dont have to necessarily sacrifice a lot, but you as a person can indeed make a change. Here are some of the things you can do :

You can be part of an awareness program, you can teach illiterate and underprivileged children in your area in your free time , you can treat the children of an orphanage to the little things they crave for but never received as they haven't been part of a family, you can adopt/you can sponsor the education of a child. You can propagate women's empowerment, you can help share wisdom and knowledge you have gained through experience, you can just smile and warm a person's heart , you can just visit an old abandoned person in an old age home and lend a strong young hand for them to hang on to - to give them a little bit of love which for them is like a drop of precious water in a dry cracked desert of unending loneliness...

Lets's take to the reference in ancient historical documentation potrayed through religious texts  to be a human. 

Christianity : 

Bible says : (part of the 10 commandments) Love thy neighbour. 

"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

—Matthew 19:16-19

Hinduism :

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ( From "vasudhā", the earth; "ēva" = indeed is; and "kutumbakam", family;) is a Sanskrit phrase that means that the whole world is one single family. Everyone has their own worldview which is quite often different from person to person. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam means respecting this difference.Contrary to single worldview, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam says animals, birds, plants, trees and other organisms in the ecosystem have atma they are part of our family.

Islam :

The Islamic belief in the unity of mankind is the corollary of the doctrine of the Unity of God. The self-same God is the Creator and Nourisher of the men and women of all nations, races, colors, creeds and cultures. And hence all mankind may be regarded as God's big family:

(Mankind are one community.)

(Qur'an 2:213)

Islam rejects all false criteria of superiority based on race, nationality, color or language. It makes righteousness and good conduct the only mark of superiority in the Sight of God:

(O mankind! Lo! We have created you rnale and female and made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! The noblest of you, in the Sight of God is the best in conduct. Lo! God is All-Knowing, All-Aware.)

(Qur'an 49:13)

The Prophet of Islam, commenting on the above verse on the occasion of the Last Pilgrimage, observed:

"No Arab has superiority over any non-Arab, and no non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; no black person has any superiority over a white person and no white person has any superiority over a black person. The criterion of honor in the Sight of God is righteousness and honest living. "

(Saying of Muhammad)

So dear readers, think of making a change in someone else's life and ultimately in your own life. Set aside your differences or percieved differences, stereotypes, racist beliefs and so on. Do something worthy of your own pride and happiness ; this ultimately would pave way for "nirvana" or ultimate all rounded developement of mind and soul and a karmic achievement which would bring peace to your Soul.

Oasis

 I would like to share a poem that I wrote long ago . Opinions, constructive criticism and reflections are welcome - please comment below :)

Oasis

Like a lost traveller I strayed,
Onto lands Unknown
Into the desert sands of Time
On a quest for my Soul.

Upon these mystic sand dunes,
the truth evaded my restless mind,
The oasis I thought I found,
was just another mirage.

I wandered,hopeful and strong
love guiding my path,
My steps never faltered,
My strength never wavered.

The dimming twilight brought to me
the mystic Oasis I craved
No longer a trick on faith
but a haven for my soul.

Etheral and sweet it beckoned
to my heart like a beacon bright
The oasis of my heart's desire forever found,
This traveller's quest is done.



Hope you guys like this poem , and if you do, dont forget to +1, follow and comment!!! Love ya all!! Peace. :)

Creepy things kids say

As usual I was bored one day and thought I'd go through some random reddit threads . This is when I discovered a treasure trove of threads listed under " Parents of Reddit, what is the creepiest thing your young child has ever said to you? " I read through the whole list and thought to myself : I'm definitly reposting a few of em to by blog. So here goes - (the ones that made my skin crawl a bit or have goosebumps or which made me laugh , despite being creepy ) :

1.When I was about 4, I would remember talking to "Mr.Peterson" whenever I was at my grandmothers house. He looked like a hobo from the great depression and had a guitar and sang me old timey blues, he told me that he died when he fell of a train he was riding whist drunk on moonshine. I stopped seeing him when I was about 6.

Anyway, 6 months ago I found my dads old acoustic guitar and started playing, and my little cousin told me "Mr.Peterson is proud of you!" And left.

I dont know what to think

2. My wife was getting my 2yr old son up one morning. He was standing in his bed/crib. As she said good morning and walked over to him he picked up her shirt a little and crooked his head to the side. She asked him what he was doing and he said, "looking for my baby sister in your tummy." She laughed it off as a weird kid imagination thing. We found out later that at the time she was 2 weeks pregnant and it was, in fact, a girl. We are due in September. We had never really had the talk about where babies come from nor did we talk about having another child at all around him. So spooky.

3. "Before I was born here, I had a sister, right? Her and my other Mom are so old now. They were ok when the car was on fire, but I sure wasn't!"

He was maybe 5 or 6 years old? It was totally out of the blue..

4. When I was about 4-5 I tried to dress up as Batman using stuff from our pantry. I used my Mum's leather jacket that reached the floor on me, some black boots and a ski mask with an open face that kinda drooped down over my eyes.

So, I went into my Mum's room to wake her up and show her my cool outfit. (At this age I thought to wake people up, you open their eyes, people who are awake have their eyes open, right?). I then tried to open my mum's eyes by pushing her eyelids back. She woke up in a poorly lit room to a three foot thing wearing all black, with no visible legs and a ski mask poking her in her eyes (I can't imagine the horror). She jumped away screaming until she realised it was me, we then burst out laughing.

I'd actually forgotten about this story until I saw this thread. I'm sure my Mum hasn't though.

5. My daughter said to me that there is a woman who watches her watch movies in her room and sleeps on the ceiling above her bed when she sleeps. she also says it dose not like me and wants to eat my heart. my kid watches elmo and fucking dinosaur train. where in the hell did she get this from?

6. When my little sister was younger she used to walk around the house with a picture frame with a picture of my great grandpa in her hands crying and saying "I miss you Harvey." Harvey had died before even I was born. Other than this common occurrence my mom told me that she would constantly say things that my great grandma Lucy would say.

7. I have a three year old who says some pretty strange stuff....

Last night: "Mommy.. the man, the very big man with big yellow eyes is looking at you."

I look.. nothing. I tell him there is no man and he is make-believe. My son laughs, "Oh he is hiding now." --- 2 minutes later, "Oh no Mommy, you made him very mad. Now he says he will come when you are sleeping."

Few weeks ago he tells me, "I'm not going to be four. I'm doing to die. And you will put me down, down, down in the hole." I tell him that isn't true, and who told him that. He gets quiet and goes, "The man told me. But I will be scared, so after three night-nights you die too and come with me."

Sheesh. As if I didn't have bad dreams already.

8. I have a similar story. Well, not in the way but in the afterlife sense.

Between the ages of two and six my son would tell me the same story of how he picked me to be his mother. He said something about being with a man in a suit and picking a mother that would help him accomplish his souls mission (I'm atheist, so we didn't discuss spirituality at that point, nor was he raised in any sort of religious environment). The way he described it was that it was similar to grocery shopping, that he was in a bright room with people who were lined up like dolls, and that he picked me. The man in the suit asked him if he was sure, he replied that he was, and then he was born.

My son also had an early fascination with WWII era planes. He could identify them, their parts, what region they were used in and the like. I still have no idea where he got that information. I'm a science gal, his dad is a math guy.

We have always called him "Grandpa" because of his peaceful and gingerly demeanor. This kid seriously has an old soul.

9. We got my little sister a puppy over Christmas break. We waited till she was asleep, then went to pick up the puppy. So, the next day she woke up, and when she saw the dog, instead of going all googly-eyed and happy, she said, "my baby! It's not time for you yet!" And tried to pick up the dog and shove it in her mouth.

10. When my oldest was about 3 years old I had a really weird dream where an alien was trying to take my son. I was lying in bed watching this alien take him by the hand and started taking off towards the window. When I went to scream I woke up. Here is the creepy part....I wake up to find my 3 year old turning on the night light in our room. He turns to look at me and says "oh, its ok mommy. The alien is gone." .....I didn't sleep for the rest of the night.

11. We recently moved into a new house. My daughter's room has a closet that is down a narrow little hallway. I woke up one morning after having lived there for like a week, and my daughter isn't in her bed. No biggie, she's downstairs. Nope. I looked everywhere for her and nothing. I went back to her room and called to her, "Are you in here?"

"DON'T COME IN HERE!!!" from the closet. I went and looked down the little hallway but couldn't see her, as she was inside and to the left.

"DON'T COME IN HERE!!!"

" Please come out."

"DON'T LOOK AT ME!!!"

"What are you doing in there, Kaitlyn?"

"I'M NOT KAITLYN!!!"

I noped right out of there for a second because I was pretty freaked out. I went and got my wife out of bed. Wife came in and checked on her. Turns out, she was in there putting on a Strawberry Shortcake costume to surprise me and didn't want me to see before she got it on.

Freaked me right the fuck out.

TL;DR Daughter acted possessed from inside a dark closet.

**yeah guys, he got his WIFE to check on their supposedly possessed kid.. men!! sigh.. lol!!! **

12. About a year ago my daughter (who was about 3 years old at the time) started screaming around 2 AM. I could tell by the sound of her voice that something wasn't right. I was still very groggy and half asleep but still managed to rush down the hall and into her room without turning any of the lights on so I wouldn't wake her brother up. I go over to her bed and hear her screaming like crazy right in front of me but I pull back the covers and she isn't there. Because of how early it was and how quickly all this was happening, my brain is having a really hard time processing the situation. I could hear her RIGHT in front of me but I can clearly see she isn't there. I turn the light on and still can't find her. Meanwhile, she is getting more freaked out because she can hear me and can tell I can't find her either. After what felt like minutes, I finally realized she had fallen out of bed, rolled underneath it, and had freaked out because she couldn't move and couldn't tell where she was. I can still remember that moment of sheer panic I felt when I pulled back the covers and she wasn't there, while still hearing the scream coming "from" her bed.

The Stigma against Tattooing

I recently got a tattoo done - it was my first tattoo and I felt awesome once I got it done. My husband sports the other half of the tattoo and together , it means "eternal love " . We did it to symbolise our love for each other through good times and bad on the day of our 2nd wedding anniversary. So it is something that means a lot to us personally and I dont think I will ever regret the fact that I got inked.

So the other day, my friend saw my tattoo and was telling me how I cant apply for a government job because they don't approve of tattoos ( which is not true by the way, it applies to the Indian army though)  and especially in the corporate world a tattooed person is looked upon as a bad choice for recruitment. There are stigmas attached to tattooed people and trusting them with a reliable job  and there are other far fetched ideas such as - tattooed people are lazy, unreliable, irresponsible, unprofessional , a business liability and more. I have gone through a lot of forums and talked with many people about this kind of stereotype. Sadly it is a glaring reality and because of this many people have lost perfect job opportunities even though they have skill and potential.

A tattooed person getting hired depends on the company, the job you’re interviewing for and the person interviewing you. even though tattoos have nothing to do with your ability to perform on the job. The issue is often perception, and along with that comes all the stereotypes.

Perception can be a powerful influence in the decision to extend a job offer, and denying that this exists could be limiting your career. Hence many people cover up their visible tattoos effectively before a interview. 

Having tattoos or piercing doesn’t effect how hard someone works or their character. Just because someone is expressive through the way they decorate their body does not mean they are unequal to someone who expresses themselves in a different way. That is not how it is in this world, hopefully one day people will see that discriminating expression is the exact same thing as discriminating against skin color, or if skin color is something we donot have a choice over, we can compare it to discrimination against people with a different ideology/religion than yours .

If the discrimination is based on the excuse that a tattoo is a "distraction" then consider this :  does the company / HR involved fire or reprimand employees who have hair colors that don't look natural, who go tanning and look extra crispy, or long elaborate nails. To me, those are as much a distraction as a tattoo .

Such things are basically just personal bias and stereotype. I know doctors, engineers , and other extremely intelligent and successful people who sport tattoos and in this day and age it does not affect customer base or profit turnover or have any valid quantitative or qualitative effect on overall business growth! What kind of ethics is adhered to by a company if it rejects a perfect candidate who would make a great addition to their workforce just because the company or a person in the recruitment and hiring team has a bias about people with tattoos ?

My tattoo is not big , just a small one on my wrist and it is not obscene. But the Ultimate question that I would be facing is this - why did I get a tattoo? My answer is this : No, getting a tattoo was not a “bad choice,” it was something that represented me, my struggles, my achievements and my goals, and my love for the man who has made my life meaningful . There is nothing on my body that is designed to intimidate people, nor did I get anything to look “tough” or to look like a “rebel.” I'm well educated , my professional mettle has been tried, tested and proven and I am employed at one of the best companies in the world. And yes, my tattoo is my personal space. Donot cross that line.

The choice left is this : If you really want the job, cover up the tattoos . If you  want to work in a good job environment where you are accepted as you are, and who values employees not on face value but on their talent and welcomes openness ,  then dont cover it up.