Helpful advice from the First Lady...

[brooklynite]

Gang tattoos hinder job prospects?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First lady Laura Bush said on Tuesday that young people are more likely to get jobs if they avoid tattoos, as well as drugs and alcohol.

...snip...

"We want young people to avoid gangs. And we know that if they're not tattooed with gang tattoos, they're more likely to be employable," Bush said.

...snip...

"Well, if you're tattooed on your face or your arms ... where people can see it ... most employers probably would not hire you," Bush said, according to a transcript released by the White House.

http://reuters.excite.com/article/20051026/2005-10-26T163755Z_01_EIC659801_RTRIDST_0_ODD-BUSH-TATTOOS-DC.html

[applegrove]

1. How bout if they smoke? Or are married to a cocaine addict?

[LisaM]

2. I know white lawyers with tattoos

and sometimes they are on their arms. I guess someone forgot to tell them they were unemployable.

[LiberalinNC]

3. The drugs and alcohol didn't stop her hubby from getting the "top job"!

[Rick Myers]

4. Neither did the 666 tatooed on his forehead!

[LiberalinNC]

25. I thought I was the only one who saw that

:rofl:

[seabeyond]

5. adequate paying jobs would be conducive in ability to get a job too

[adigal]

6. And if Jenna would stop flashing her thong, while on her hands and knees,

in a bar in NYC, she might be able to find a job. No???

[WLKjr]

7. gangs are still big??

I thought the mob was still in power!?!?!??!

[uppityperson]

8. What about if they are people of color and have white tattoos?

How about if they can't read well, or are have kids and unaffordable daycare? That makes it hard to get hired also. Laura.

[MissMillie]

9. If a prospective employer sees my tattoo, I'm going to need to know how

:evilgrin:

[AlCzervik]

10. Well hey her husband didn't avoid drugs and booze and look where he is.

kind of a hypocritical thing for her to say.

[tanyev]

11. And then the First Lady flung herself down on the ground,

executing some fierce break dance moves which drew admiring applause from all the onlookers.

[XNASA]

12. Employable?

I hate that word.

[Neil Lisst]

13. She's right.

Tattoos on the face will eliminate about 95% of job prospects, likewise tattoos on hands. Arms can be covered, but ink that can't be covered is a dealbreaker in most jobs that aren't minimum wage or construction.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Could be a problem in some cases

[bigbrother05]

14. What in the hell is she talking about

isn't there other stuff going on in the world.

[Richard Steele]

15. Another good thing to avoid, kids:

Young people should try to avoid
living in a nation ruled by criminals
who have looted the public coffers
and crippled the economy for generations to come.

NON-EXISTENT employers definitely won't hire you!

[punpirate]

16. Lessee, George is rearranging the deck chairs...

... Laura is conducting the orchestra, Rove is down in the galley telling the cook lies about the cook's wife, Rummy is in the engine room making the black gang do full dress inspection, and Cheney is at helm, telling the first mate, Scooter, to look again, because there's no damned icebergs out there.

The ship of state is doing just fine... for the moment.

[MellowOne]

17. hmmm...alcohol?

Whose two daughters got in trouble in college for drinking?

[Dr. Death]

26. And they don't have jobs, do they?

So see, she's right.

[Little Star]

18. I don't like Laura one bit!

She is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Ever since their first xmas in the WH I have had a great dislike toward her. They had a animal tree with past presidential pets on it but there was just not enough room for Sox and Barney the witch explained. She is not a nice woman.

[Der Blaue Engel]

19. That's funny...I work for a very conservative firm

They seem to have had no qualms about hiring me with the two tattoos on my forearm or the piercing in my nose.

(All right, so I live in San Francisco, but still.)

She should stop encouraging employers to discriminate based on personal appearance.

Oh, and Laura? Show 'em the battleship!!!!

[pacalo]

20. Is she out of touch.

Tattoos are more the norm these days for young people.

Who is she to dictate her redneck standards to the rest of the country? Having a tattoo doesn't necessarily translate into the raunchy behavior of her twin daughters.

[SoCalDem]

28. My bet is that jenna has one..they just don;t know it yet

:evilgrin:

[pacalo]

32. Good call -- I think you're right. :)

[Zynx]

21. That is sort of stuff that goes without saying.

Most employers, if they see you with tattoos and strange piercings are going to already put a couple strikes against you and people should always stay away from drugs and alcohol. And the gang stuff, well, that's like saying we don't want people to commit murder. Everyone already knows that.

[AndyTiedye]

23. We Want People to Avoid Gangs Too...

We want young people to avoid gangs

...unfortunately, some of them still fall in with the ReThugs.

[EstimatedProphet]

24. Isn't there something important going on today Laura?

What next-are you going to tell people they should drink their milk?

[Bluebear]

27. Bet: Jenna has a butterfly tattoo with "A touch of class" on her rump. nt

[undeterred]

29. I'll bet there are jobs where the right tatoo is an asset

and it is wise to uncover it during the interview.:evilgrin:

[LibDemAlways]

30. Let's see, today in Trader Joe's market

my groceries were checked by a woman who had tatoos completely covering her arms. People I know who have tatoos include my sister-in-law, niece, and three of the moms of my 12-year-old's friends. None of them has had any tatoo-related job issues.

Clearly, Pickles has never spent much time in Southern California.

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. Clearly, she's never spent much time

outside of a Valium-induced haze.