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Date Posted: 00:44:41 07/06/12 Fri
Author: mj
Subject: There seems to be a tendency nowadays to confuse 'acceptance for all peoples' , 'tolerance', and 'inclusiveness' with 'anything goes'. IMO, when 'anything goes', then, 'nothing seems to matter'.(inside if you want to moan a bit more with me, haha!)
In reply to: Cathy F. 's message, "Question - weddings, tatoos and what's over the top" on 10:45:49 07/05/12 Thu

I am very respectful and embrace all people, but am finding that many people, nowadays, abuse some very basic principles of cleanliness, propriety, and common courtesy and consideration for themselves and society. People that do all these outlandish things to their bodies think they are expressing their uniqueness and how exciting they are. I find it all selfish and boring. If people would put their energy and money into eating and drinking better, exercising more, and being kinder to one another -- THAT would be truly beautiful, exciting, and revolutionary!

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[> [> I accept most public behaviours that are not hurting or negatively influencing others. I agree that there's a general lack of respect or caring for the comfort of others (good manners.) I'm not certain how weddings and tatoos fit into the bad manners catagory though. (inside) -- Cece, 18:34:46 07/06/12 Fri [1]

However, gaudy, expensive weddings are often a pretty vulgar display of overspending, born of a desire to outdo everyone else. Tats are another thing. They express the way people want to appear to others, a personal choice. If tats are hidden, they are private. If they are on display, then expect opinions to be expressed. I believe that if people REALLY don't care what people think, they'd walk around unadorned in plain clothes. Most people do care, which is why we choose our clothes etc, to create an impression, whatever we want that to be.


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[> [> [> I agree. Why do anything unless it is to make a statement of some kind? Tats aren't bad manners, even the ones that offend others. They're a personal choice, but you make your choices and you ask for reactions you're going to get them on both sides. What bothers me is that people expand the display of a tattoo to mean all sorts of things that don't pertain. Like bad parenting, heartlessness, uncleanliness, or violence. Some tattoos mean all of those things if that's what the tat is actually displaying but just the presence of them on someone's body doesn't necessarily mean those things. -- Theresa, 12:58:51 07/15/12 Sun [1]


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