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It might help to understand that, broadly speaking, businesses in Japan that forbid tattoos are usually fine if the person covers up the tattoo with clothing or
by fenomas 9y ago
It might help to understand that, broadly speaking, businesses in Japan that forbid tattoos are usually fine if the person covers up the tattoo with clothing or a sticker, etc. In fact stickers for this purpose are in shops - a friend told me a public bath once even provided her with one when she forgot.
So, while I don't agree with it, it's not exactly the human rights crisis you're envisioning. Also, it sounds like you're holding very strong opinions about something you don't know any details of, which is generally a bad idea.
- muninn_ 9y ago> It might help to understand that, broadly speaking, businesses in Japan that forbid tattoos are usually fine if the person covers up the tattoo with clothing or a sticker, etc. In fact stickers for this purpose are in shops - a friend told me a public bath once even provided her with one when she forgot. But this isn't ok. That's the point. > So, while I don't agree with it, it's not exactly the human rights crisis you're envisioning. ??? I think that Japanese should be accepting of other people and cultures. It happens to be that we're talking about tattoos, but it could easily be something else. > Also, it sounds like you're holding very strong opinions about something you don't know any details of, which is generally a bad idea. False.
- fenomas 9y ago> I think that Japanese should be accepting of other people and cultures. Asking A to respect B's culture of not covering up tattoos in the onsen is not materially different from asking B to respect A's culture of covering up tattoos in the onsen.
- muninn_ 9y agoSure so why do we have a double standard in the West?