DEAR ABBY: Man’s body art gets piercing stares
DEAR ABBY: I am an 18-year-old male, and every day I face judgment, cruel remarks, disapproving stares and other harassment.
The reason? I want to be a tattoo and piercing artist. I currently have one tattoo, which my shirtsleeve covers, and more than 20 piercings. Eight of the piercings are in my face, and most of the others are in my ears. My main ear holes are stretched out to a half-inch.
I can’t walk down the street without hearing some comment, or someone stopping and staring, slack-jawed. Even friendly inquiries are becoming irritating. I’m passionate about tattoos and piercings and have been since childhood. I chose my piercings to balance each other and create an art form on my face and ears.
At school I was judged and stereotyped at the beginning of each year and would go out of my way to prove I am a nice, respectable human being with feelings. Now, with a new school term approaching, how can I get people to stop judging me and asking dumb questions like, “How bad did that hurt?” — Future Skin Artist, Port Huron, Mich
Dear Future Skin Artist,
If you want to look like a clown that is your business, but you better get used to the stares and rude remarks. You are craving attention and you will probably get it.
DEAR ABBY: I am an 18-year-old male, and every day I face judgment, cruel remarks, disapproving stares and other harassment.
The reason? I want to be a tattoo and piercing artist. I currently have one tattoo, which my shirtsleeve covers, and more than 20 piercings. Eight of the piercings are in my face, and most of the others are in my ears. My main ear holes are stretched out to a half-inch.
I can’t walk down the street without hearing some comment, or someone stopping and staring, slack-jawed. Even friendly inquiries are becoming irritating. I’m passionate about tattoos and piercings and have been since childhood. I chose my piercings to balance each other and create an art form on my face and ears.
At school I was judged and stereotyped at the beginning of each year and would go out of my way to prove I am a nice, respectable human being with feelings. Now, with a new school term approaching, how can I get people to stop judging me and asking dumb questions like, “How bad did that hurt?” — Future Skin Artist, Port Huron, Mich
Dear Future Skin Artist,
If you want to look like a clown that is your business, but you better get used to the stares and rude remarks. You are craving attention and you will probably get it.
Ive seen stuff done by the great painters I think looks like puke but its art. 
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