I have no problem with piercings, although I have no desire to get one. I have two tattoos, and want to get another but I have to get the design. People with tats/piercings don't bother me either. When I worked in customer service in a small, conservative town in NC, there was a young man who came in every week to cash his paycheck. He had full sleeves on both arms, a septum piercing, a labret, several ear piercings, and wore leather cuffs, spiked boots, etc. People would give him worried looks and whisper behind his back when he came in. He was one of the nicest, most polite customers I ever served, and people automatically assumed he was a thug or criminal. I guess it's just easy to judge someone based on tats and piercings, but as it becomes a little more common I hope this changes.
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