What do you think of people with weird coloured hair/mohawks/tattoos?

Question

Do you tend to look down on them?
Do you consider them artistic and as intellects who refused to be confined by societys conformity?
Do you think they are trying to rebel against nothing?
Do you treat them as lower class citizens?

Just wondering as I have dyed my hair pink, blue, purple, some green, red and am curious as to what you think

Personally I think they are individuals unafraid to express themselves . I think people should be more openminded also . Words like freak/weirdo indicate a certain level of intelligence also....

Answer 1

depends on the person

Answer 2

I saw this one person who had really brightly coloured hair and loads of tatoos and I thought they looked beautiful.
1) I don't look down at them, especially as they may have gone through a lot to get them done.
2) In a way it is artistic the person is using thir body as an empty palate and we drew on paper why not on our bodies. So many people hate their bodies is it better someone does what they want.
3) I don't think it is so much about rebellion, not in this day and age it is more about attraction and standing out. Back in the day people would probably be outraged but now not so much.
4) I wouldn't treat them any differently

I only really read the last part and I think good on ya.

Answer 3

Some of course are very artistic
I do not look down on them even tho some of those presentations are things I could never go to bed with .. grin

but I do tend to have my opinion that they do not think they are enough as a natural person
I see beauty somewhere on everyone and quite often i think they were more beautiful unenhanced - to me sometimes it is like taking a beautiful flower and painting it with cheap colors

That said I do admit that I am one that can very often dress very differently and make my own statement - I am a guy and a large part of my wardrobe was custom made for my per my own design and some of the people that make things for me dont charge anymore - they just want the referrals when someone asks me where they can get one too

Answer 4

I just view them as people who are enjoying life and comfortable enough with themselves to have a different, and attention-grabbing, appearance. I also view them as people who are at a point where they don't HAVE to conform to society's notions of what is proper.

I don't look down on anyone because of their appearance, because I have tattoos, piercings (I used to have a lot more than I have now), and I've dyed my hair purple, green, blue, and red also. It was when I was younger, and I was having a good time, and I enjoyed expressing my individuality.

But now that I'm a grown-up, I had to give those things up ... because I have to appear professional in order to have a professional job. I say, enjoy it while it lasts, because it can't last forever.

Answer 5

Rule #1 If you're going to dye your hair an interesting colour not found in nature then worrying about how others see you isn't in the cards.

I'm older now and my hair has grown down my back and it is now the natural colour. I've had my hair just about every colour found in the vegetable dye in a tub range and I can tell you that when I was dying my hair, it never occurred to me to think about what anyone else thought about my hair or my personal style.

Life is way too short to be concerned about someone's hair colour and if I met someone who did give a damn about how someone else dyed their hair or whether or not someone else had a tattoo, I'd run a mile because that person needs to get a life or find a hobby. Way too much time on their hands.

Incidentally, if you go to the Microsoft compound, you will see that just about 1 out of 4 -5 of their team will have their share of dreadlocks, tattoos, piercings, coloured hair, etc. and you can best believe that ol' Mr Gates wasn't looking at their hair when he hired them to be computer programmers.

Answer 6

I don't really think of them as any different from anyone else. Not because of their hair, anyway. Some of them ARE trying to rebel against nothing. Some of them are being artistic and just showing their own personality. There are a million different reasons for unusual hair and tatoos - and you won't know what that reason is until you actually TALK to the person.

Answer 7

Everyone has their own dress sense and code. Where I lived we had a guy who was the biggest punk going, he was married, had 2 lovely kids and by day was the manager at an Insurance office, what he did in his off duty time was his business. Knew a lovely man years ago, tattooed from head to foot, even on his manhood, long straggly black hair, strong geordie accent, drink anyone under the table, yet he was the most kind gentle man who cried when he saw a kitten hurt. I don`t judge people by their dress/ appearance.

Answer 8

I Dont Think Bad Of Any One Of Them But The First Impression I Get When I See Them Is That Theyre Gothic && They Have Their Own Way Of Dressing, A Style. However Ive Had Friends That Dress Wit Colored hair and have mohawks BUT when i went inside Dutchess Restaurant One day to get something to eat and there was a worker wit tattooes all over his face neck and arms so imagine his chest an it was sickening because i just thought it was way too much tattoes and to have his whole face tatted that was freaking me out..I couldnt wait to get my food an get home to eat it..didnt bother staying to eat ..so in some cases I would say it's different but i wouldnt treat anyone like their different because i wouldnt want them to treat me that way. it's just my opinion to think that the person was nasty for having multiple tats on the face an i wouldnt treat anyone any less.I Think Theyre Humans like everyone else.

Answer 9

Well I don't think badly of them at all. But the thing is they believe they are being nonconformists, when in fact, they are being super conformists, just choosing a different group to fit in with. To really be doing you own thing, you can't see someone else with tats and a mohawk and piercings and say yeah I'm going to be just like that person so I can be different. doesn't make sense does it. Personally, in the 80s I had 12" bright purple/pink mohawk tapered front and back with a rattail in the back and behind one ear. Piercings, wore a diaper pin crossways through my earlobes. Lots of tats. Well I had this kind of attitude that I wanted to be different, yet I wanted to fit in with others that were 'like me'. I didn't want anybody to stop and stare and look, and yet I see now that I was like a billboard advertising LOOK AT ME!!! So overall, from personal experience, I say it is a misguided way to try to express individuality, but having done it myself, I understand where it is coming from. It isn't bad or wrong, but I have to tell you when you branch out and really come up with your own personal style, which doesn't really attract a lot of attention, while you find ways to RADICALLY challenge ideas of what is 'normal' then you have done something not only unique, but artistic, beautiful and of consequence in the world. If you really want to be different, stand out on the corner passing out copies of your latest poem about french toast and how it is like a metaphor for love, or your newest essay on why the world would be better if we were all invisible, or somesuch thing. So long story short, Nobody is looking at your wild hair and saying wow that person is really unique. You just fit in with a different subgroup. If you want to express yourself, don't do it in some visual way to attract attention... really get out there in the people and talk about your different notions with your head high and see if you can change someone's mind on something, or better yet, get them to think about something they never thought of before or think of something in a totally new way.

Answer 10

I consider it to be conforming actually. I know a lot of people who think they dress or do their hair weird... the problem is... that fact that I know a lot of them tells me that it isn't really weird...its common. People that wear suites and people that dye their hair strange colors actually have a lot in common, they both are trying to look different, by doing something that others do. However, I think strange hair colors are entertaining, so I have no problem with it. Just don't get angry when people stare.. you have to expect that.

Answer 11

Hello,

No problem. To me it is just a phase they go through to establish their identity and uniqueness. My generation who were teenagers in the mid to late 60's went through so much hassle and trouble with our parents and institutions over longer hair that I swore when I became part of the senior establishment I'd leave them alone and that I've done.

Anyway I like a lot of variety in people and fashion. To me there is nothing more sexy at times like a girl with sculptured colored hair, a few chains or her shirt or jacket, a tattoo in the right eye catching spot and plaid mini skirt. Sends so many wicked thoughts through my mind!

Cheers,

Michael Kelly