Tattoos cost couple an apartment

Wow. That's a damn shame. Quite ridiculous if you ask me.

That shows how closed minded individuals are scared of a little ink lol. Whats next you can't have dyed hair in that community?? Lol some people are so stupid.

I can't stand hicks. I used to live in a small town so if you want to be treated normal just wear a long sleeve shirt when you go out. Some old people will never change their biased opinons. Flapper girls were considered sluts so people nowadays must look 80 times worse compared to them. i don't care what people think but if I job hunt or get an apartment I dress "normal" and read EVERYTHING before I sign anything and if they fuck with you, sue their asses. I just want to avoid the drama sometimes so why not "rought it" and put on a long sleeved shirt. The guy's kind of dumb to think he won't be judged on his appearance. I wouldn't apply for a job with green hair my piercings in. It's common sense but still, it is discrimination. You can't win sometimes lol double head sword. Some people act like they've never seen tattoos before. It's discrimination and they can rot in hell. Slowly and painfully....

The truth about this is the difference between inked people and non-inked people are inked people don't care if you're inked or not.I am in no way saying what happened is okay it is total BS but what can you do.I get it all the time.I just don't pay ant attention to them and smile and go on my way.

If he was black this would have never happed.....

Discrimination..... hmmm.. it only works when something you can't change about yourself is being discriminated against right... like religion... like sexual orientation.... hmmmm..... I kinda thought that those were both personal preferences... only in extreme cases are they not so what is the deal here... if you go to get a job in a suit and tie and you have the qualifications and they hire you, then two weeks later at a company party you show up in a short sleeve shirt with full body tattoos exposed and get fired... is that not discrimination?? whatever its just bull.... just look at it this way f it some people suck and you dont need to associate with them anyways...

I disagree. The couple were discriminated against because HE has tattoos...whats he supposed to do? go have them removed to make the other tennants happy? Thats like the mall (a public place) posting a sign that says "Handicapped allowed...as long as you have no tattoos." Its stereotyping, and its wrong. Just because someone chooses to get inked, comeon. What about the generation that wears 3 pairs of boxers and their pants below their butt cheeks WITH a belt...Hello, its called a WAIST BAND for a reason. My opinion?...Its BS

What about holocaust or slave victims that were tattooed/marked AGAINST THEIR WILL? Its still a tattoo, but I'd hate to have to explain (hopefully I won't ever go through it) a tattoo that I was forced to get just because people discriminated against it.

I know when I go looking for an apartment to rent, I wear LONG SLEEVES, LONG PANTS, and tuck up my septum piercing. Even though I think there are smart things to do to make a first impression when applying for an apartment or job, I also believe that what they did is illegal discrimination. Not all cases of discrimination are for something that you're born with or cannot change. It's also illegal to discriminate against religion, which is entirely a personal choice. No one is BORN Catholic or Jewish, they're RAISED that way. If a person decides to convert to Islam at age 46, it is still illegal to discriminate against them, even though it is an ACTIVE CHOICE, just as active a choice as getting full sleeves is.

Situations such as this are still discrimination, but it's only illegal when someone is denied a service/opportunity based on an aspect of their life that they were born with or are obligated to follow (skin color, gender, religion, etc.). Tattoos are simply an aesthetic choice and while many people choose to enjoy them and see them as beautiful, others choose to be offended/disgusted by them, and both camps are equally within their rights. No one's freedom of expression is being infringed upon- ever seen a sign in a restaurant that says "no shirt, no shoes, no service"? For many people who dislike tattoos, it's the same as seeing a bare beer gut in a restaurant- unsightly and uncomfortable to be around. People can discriminate against each other based on personal choices all they want- it's only discrimination against innate characteristics that is illegal and unjust, and I think it should be this way.

By the way, in case someone gets the wrong idea that I'm an old-fashioned geezer, I'm a mid-20s dude with 20 tattoos. But I live in China and since I'm a foreigner, the only discrimination I get are tongue-clicks of disapproval from old ladies in the street :-) .

heh, thought they couldnt discriminate based on COLOR OF SKIN? mines pink and purple and white and blue ....... that would be like not letting someone have an apartment because they have pierced ears. What decides acceptable and unacceptable in society? big rebellious colored hair that stands 8 inches off the scalp ? wow, i didnt just describe a mohawk, i described a picture of my mom in the 70's wearing a beehive wig. My great grandmother had a tattoo. It was a radish she got on her thigh at the words fair in 1924. In Irish culture the radish is a symbol of feast and prosperity even in times of famine. It takes time for society to grow accustomed to new things. Remember when women werent allowed to wear pants? Or show theyre ankles?? Things change. Skirts go up, necklines go down, navels show.If it makes you feel pretty or better about yourself do it! Not everything is because you want to rebel. I am 26, i do want i want to my body because it is MY body. I think everyone should do the same. So get fake nails, have a facelift, have that unsightly fat sucked off your thighs, dye your hair, wear colored contacts, get tattoos. No matter how you look at it, youre still doing the same thing, changing your outward apperance to make YOU feel better. Id like to see someone not get a car, or a house, or a job, because they got a manicure, or lipo, or straightened their hair, or got botox. What is the difference in having ink put in your skin and having sacks of saline filled plastic jammed under your muscle tissue? They may look different, and be accepted differently by society. But it all makes us feel the same way. BEAUTIFUL!

It's not fair, but unfortunately, some older people, who are usually the ones renting out apartments and homes, grew up during a time when if you got a tattoo, you were a "rebel" and a trouble maker. It's how the grew up, so they still believe that. People become set in their ways and there is no changing their minds. It really is a shame that people don't evolve along with America. So, in that respect, we just have to deal with it because there are no laws protecting us. The only way to change that is like someone else has already said...contact your government and see what they will do. Elections are coming up...they want to get re-elected!

Oh and by the way, please learn to spell. Writing like that only propagates the negative stereotype of tattooed people as being illiterate trash... You're just making us all look bad.

Unfortunately discrimination is only illegal when it pertains to "race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability or familial status"... Everything else is fair game. If that makes you angry (and it should), write your congressman. And print up extra copies without your name on them for your friends and family to write and mail also.

i just have one question that i sincerely hope someone can answer for me: What has happened to our FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION? was this not one of our constitutional rights guaranteed to us by our forefathers? what has happened to this country over the last 100 years? it has almost come to the point that i am ashamed to live in this country and that truly makes me sad.

Isn't descrimination illegal?? if you have tattoos and you try to get a place to live and can't because of that weather that is a personal choice or not it is STILL DESCRIMINATION!!!! I don't care what anyone says!

sounds a bit harsh