Assistance PLEASE!!!

I am doing a field research report on discrimination against modified people in the workforce, so I thought SG would be a great place to gather data.

I have two SHORT surveys consisting of mostly yes or no questions. It will literally take a minute or two and would be a huge help.

There are two seperate surveys. One 10 question survey for people WITH body mods and one 5 question survey for people WITHOUT body mods.

Thank you so much for helping out, and please copy and paste the questions and answers here, not in my journal. THANK YOU

SURVEY #1 FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY MODS:

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)?

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details)

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")?

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities?

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job?

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods?

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect?

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?

SURVEY #2 FOR NON-MODIFIED PEOPLE:

1. Does your decision to not have body moda have anything to due with it's affect on your professional life and job opportunities?

2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it?

3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes what was it?

4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person, if you both applied for the same position?

5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?

[Edited on Sep 30, 2004 by MistakesMade]

I'm bored, so what the heck!


SURVEY #1 FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY MODS:

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)?
Yes. (one Facial Piercing)
2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details)
No.
3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")?
No (There is a No hoop/ring policy for safety reasons though)
4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities?
No.
5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job?
Not the job I have. Depends on exposure to the public.
6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods?
No.
7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?
Yes. Lumber yard, forklift operator, Plywood/LVL plant
8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?
No.
9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect?
No.
10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?
No. It is the employers right to choose the image their business portrays.

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SURVEY #2 FOR NON-MODIFIED PEOPLE:

1. Does your decision to not have body moda have anything to due with it's affect on your professional life and job opportunities?

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Nah. I just never had a burning desire to do it.
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2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it?

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I am a computer programmer, so we are a quirky lot anyway. I can say with relative certainty that any job I have ever had would have been ok with it.
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3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes what was it?

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Maybe when I worked as a waiter when I was in college perhaps.
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4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person, if you both applied for the same position?

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Nah. In this field, its all about experience. Seriously.
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5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?

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No. Its ok to have a dress code in my opinion. If you get a body mod, you accept this limitation.
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Survey 2 answers:

1) No
2) No
3) Yes, my current job & the army
4) Depends on job skills & whether or not the other applicant was willing to remove thier bod mods.
5) Yes

[Edited on Sep 30, 2004 by Sempi]

1. Does your decision to not have body moda have anything to due with it's affect on your professional life and job opportunities? -No

2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it? -Yes: music store, coffee shop, and Trader Joe's.

3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes what was it? -Not that I'm aware of

4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person, if you both applied for the same position? -depends on the position

5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal? -I think it pretty much already exists. It's all in how you interpret the laws

Do we get paid for taking this survey? I kid, I kid.

SURVEY #1 FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY MODS:

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)? My tats are on my arms and not visible with clothing; I have a single piercing in my left ear, visible if I have an earring in, otherwise not.

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details) No

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")? No

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities? No

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job? No

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods? No

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it? I'm a journalist; I could have body mods, but I would never take them too far.

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it? No

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect? I have a cross tat on my right upper arm by the shoulder. I don't regret it, but I might get some more ink to that area to change it a bit.

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal? I don't think it's necessary.

MistakesMade said:
SURVEY #2 FOR NON-MODIFIED PEOPLE:

1.No.

2. Yes. Electronics work, office work for that company.

3. Dunno.

4. Some jobs, yes.

5. No.

1. yes, and my ears are stretched so even if I take out the earrings, its still noticeable
2. yes, ski resort didn't like the way I looked (facial hair included in this) i was way overqualified for the job too.
3. I have to wear plugs and not rings in my ears at my current job, and actually had to at my last job too. facial hair is more of an issue for most employers (i count this as a quasi mod because it took awhile to grow)
4. Absolutely
5. yes
6. yes
7. my current one, but only because it is so small (3 people work there)
8. many were not indirectly intolerant, but the work atmosphere was such that i got a lot of shit for it
9. not yet, I might later in life, but I plan to continue getting pierced and tattooed till I die
10. Yes, I actually wrote a paper arguing for including modifications under the Equal Opportunity Employment act, its not all that good, but I did some research and stuff, if you'd like it, I'd be more than happy to email it to you. like i said, its nothing mind blowing, but its another piece of information

1. No

2. No

3. Yes, at a restaurant and a gas station. The would make some execptions as long as they were covered and not noticable.

4. I think it depends on the job. If it is a job dealing with customer service, then yes I think I would probably get the job and it would have something to do with that.

5. No, I think business owners and managers should be able to hire whoever they want. I think they should be able to pick who they want and pick by any criteria
they want.

1. Does your decision to not have body mods have anything to do with its effect on your professional life and job opportunities?

Mine are not visible, other than pierced ears, and it has everything to do with my professional career.


2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it?

I did QA in a circuit board factory for a while. They didn't mind tattoos, and piercings were limited to studs/barbells for safety reasons.

The pizza place I managed was okay with tattoos, as long as they weren't offensive (swastikas, etc). Facial jewelry had to be removed or covered with a Band-Aid, and hoops were not allowed -- also for safety reasons.


3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes, what was it?

I work as a managing editor.

While not strictly forbidden, my current employer would frown upon facial piercings; although, they seem okay with tiny nose piercings with jeweled studs instead of rings. I'm sure they'd be taken aback by labrets and such, even though it's a fairly liberal company.

They certainly would not allow visible mods during client meetings, and I can understand their reasons for that, given our clients. The new dress code specifies "no visible tattoos".


4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person if you both applied for the same position?

Assuming we have the exact same education, skills, experience, interview personality, test scores, essays, etc?

As far as my field is concerned, yes.


5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?

This is a tricky, subjective area. I don't believe in discrimination in any form, but I'd be hard-pressed to listen to a presentation from a person with a huge "Fuck Whitey" tattoo on their forearm. "Body mods" is pretty general and allows for a lot of room. This would need some work, and who decides which mods are allowed?

Bottom line: Yes, I think discrimination in any form is stupid. Will making a law against it work? Do they ever work? I may be a bit jaded, but I see study after study proving employers find other ways to discriminate, withhold equal pay, and so on. I think it's a worthwhile law, considering how many people have mods nowadays, but it would be too easy for an employer to find some other, legal reason to deny a person a job.


[Edited on Sep 30, 2004 by Sorcha]

SURVEY #1 FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY MODS:

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)? Yes, my tongue ring, and if the shirt is small enough, you can see one of my tats.

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details) Most definately.

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")? I got my ear pierced when I was 15 and working at tony roma's, and they told me to take it out, or put a bandaid over it, or i should just go home and not expect to come back. So I went home.

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities? Yes.

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job? I think so. Usually, I try to wear long sleeve shirts and put a stud in my tongue before going to interviews, but then again, i have 2 tats on my fingers, and those are hard to cover up.

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods? Yes.

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it? I worked at a pizza place that didnt care. Everybody there had tattoos and tons of piercings. Also at Auto Trim where I was a graphic designer, they didnt care either.

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it? Restaurants unless I worked in the kitchen. Most of the jobs I've had really didnt mind it too much, as long as the body art wasn't offensive or intimidating.

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect? I wish I would have never gotten the tattoos on my fingers, but I was only 15 and I was on acid and did the tats myself with homemade ink and a sewing needle.

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal? Yes and no. Yes because I would have a job now, and it would just make it so much easier for me to get a job. No, because I think that businesses should be allowed to hire people without body art if they want to. I have a friend who is a biker, and he has full sleeves, leg tats, and back tats and all. But he works at a shipping company, so he wears a suit, and it covers all of his tattoos. You would never think he would have any tats until he got out of work.

1. Does your decision to not have body moda have anything to due with it's affect on your professional life and job opportunities?

No.

2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it?

Yeah, pretty much all my jobs. Retail, mail clerk, computer help desk.

3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes what was it?

Not that I know of. At least, at every job I've had people there had them.

4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person, if you both applied for the same position?

Depends on the job. Not really for any of the ones I've gone for.

5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?

No. Employers should have the right to expect employees to present themselves in a business manner if the job is such that presentation is important. What's next, a law to make it so I can wear shorts and a t-shirt to any job I want?

SURVEY #1 FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY MODS:

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)? YES

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details) YES . . . I applied for a job w/ a local gas station and was told that I could not have it because of my "excessive" earrings.

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")? YES . . . same situation as above; a few days later the owner called me and said I could have the job if I took out my nose ring and all but one pair of lobe earrings.

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities? YES . . . many schools might view me as unprofessional for having them. How many visibly modded professors do you have?

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job? YES

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods? YES

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it? YES . . . teaching assistant. But, then again, the don't know what grad students look like before they accept us and give us teaching jobs.

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect? NO

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal? NO I think there are too many problems that could arise from it. If we protect modded people, why not fat and ugly people? Does that mean I could be a supermodel? They can't discriminate against me! It would be impossible to enforce and that it would be impossible to draw the line. Seriously, there's lots of racist and rated-R-or-X ink out there.

SURVEY #1 FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY MODS:

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)? YES

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details) I HAVE NEVER APPLIED FOR A POSITION WHERE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE SINCE MY NECK AND HAND HAS BEEN TATTOOED.

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")?I USED TO WORK IN A 300MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR COMPANY WHERE I WAS ASKED TO WEAR LONG SLEEVES DURIN MEETINGS TO COVER MY SLEEVED ARMS.

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities? YES, BUT TO BE HONEST I GOT OUT OF CORPORATE AMERICA 2 YEARS AGO AND WILL NEVER GO BACK. I FEEL THAT IS WHERE I WOULD BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, HOWEVER I LEFT THAT ENVIRONMENT FOR OTHER ISSUES, NOT DUE TO BODY MODS.

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job?YES

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods?YES MY PAST JOB PREVENTED ME FROM TATTOOING MY HANDS AND NECK, BUT SINCE I LEFT THAT ENVIRONMENT I HAVE DONE BOTH.

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?THE JOB I REFFERED TO EARLIER THAT MADE ME WEAR LONG SLEEVES DURING MEETINS DID NOT CARE ABOUT MY ART BEING VISIBLE AROUND THE OFFICE, JUST DURING CLIENT MEETINGS. MY POSITION WAS TECHNOLOGY FACILITATOR FOR A NATION-WIDE 300 MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR PRINTING COMPANY. MY CURRENT POSITION COULD CARE LESS. CURRENTLY I AM THE COORDINATOR/MANAGER FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND I ALSO RUN MY OWN BUSINESS....I DONT DESCRIMINATE AGAINST MYSELF.

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?ONLY DURING CLIENT MEETINGS WHERE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE COMPANY COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE OPINION.

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect?NO, NEVER SELF EXPRESSION SHOULD NEVER BE REGRETTED

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal? YES, BUT THERE IS A LAW AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AND IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. HOW COULD YOU PROOVE THAT THE REASON YOU DID NOT GET THE JOB IS BECAUSE OF A TATTOO OR PIERCING. THEY WOULD NEVER COME OUT AND SAY IT, THEY WOULD MAKE UP OR USE OTHER EXCUSES.




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[Edited on Sep 30, 2004 by sinner696]

i only have a tongue ring. and my boss didn't even know it was there til i showed him. since that doesnt' really quantify "modification", i'll answer the second for thee

SURVEY #2 FOR NON-MODIFIED PEOPLE:

1. Does your decision to not have body moda have anything to due with it's affect on your professional life and job opportunities? no, it's more the fact that i'm poor.

2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it? as long as they're not overt or facial mods, my job don't care.

3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes what was it?

4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person, if you both applied for the same position? probably. unless i'm applying at hot topic. the dinks.

5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal? yes. creativity and a desire to use one's body as art shouldn't limit their job opportunities.
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1. Does your decision to not have body moda have anything to due with it's affect on your professional life and job opportunities?

Nope. I do not have a high tolerance for pain or for needles.

2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it?

Yes. The Walton County PD's office. One of the attorneys got a tattoo, but it did not cause any kind of problems.

3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes what was it?

Yes. The entire company of Winn-Dixie.

4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person, if you both applied for the same position?

Maybe. Most people still have an irrational bias against modified people.

5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?

No. I am fearful of most government intervention into the affairs of people and of businesses, especially when it is done with good intentions.

No.

Yes and Yes, Both as a programmer.

At my last job, I was writing banking software, so we were dealing primarily with bankers as clients. These are typically very conservative people so it would have effected our ability to do buisness if there had been people with visible body mods.

At my current job, I write custom software for TV and racing and various websites. The only clients that ever come to the place I work at don't really care seeing as their clients never see us. So at one point we had a guy working here with a huge cross on his arm, a dagger on his forearm, script covering his leg, and blue spiked hair. He was wearing a short sleeved shirt and shorts when clients came in and no big deal. Others who've worked here have had tattoos or shaved / dyed hair and it hasn't been an issue.

I think this depends on the position, at a job like my current one, it probably won't make a difference, at a job like my last one the guy with mods wouldn't have a chance.

As much as it would be nice, I don't see it working. There are too many jobs where forcing someone to hire a modified person would be disasterous to their buisness. If you run a restraunt that caters to conservative buisnessmen and old people, how long are you going to be in buisness if your host has 15 piercings in his face?

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)? NO

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details) NO, but i have been told that if they are seen, or become a problem that I will be terminated

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")? Yes. and YES

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities? they could if the employer know about them

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job? yes

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods? yes

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it? yes. lifeguarding. but only with tattoos, not peircings. and only if they didnt see them Before they hired you. once your in they cant fire you based upon it. but ive seen them not hire based upon the mods

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it? Yes. Teaching

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect? NEVER

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal? ABSOLUTLY

SURVEY #1 FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY MODS:

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)?
To a degree, yes, the tattoos on my neck are normally partially visible

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details)
No.

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")?
No

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities?
Not at all

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job?
Possibly.

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods?
No

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?
All my previous jobs were tolerant

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?
I haven't.

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect?
Not at all

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?
Yes.

1. Does your decision to not have body moda have anything to due with it's affect on your professional life and job opportunities?No

2. Have you ever had a job that tolerated employees with body mods? If yes, what was it?Yes . Defense contractor, mason...Etc. all blue collar

3. Have you ever had a job that did not tolerate employees with body mods? If yes what was it?no

4. Do you think you are more likely to get a job than a modified person, if you both applied for the same position?no

5. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?no, getting body mods is a choice.

1. No

2. No, though I don't generally apply with strict employers

3. No, but I have no tats and my only visible piercings are my ears

4. Yes

5. Depends on the job, but if it's your basic corporate gig, definitely

6. No

7. Yes, I've worked at a carwash, two art supply stores, a FedEx warehouse, and a liquor store, and none of them cared (not surprisingly)

8. No

9. No, I thought about that before I got any piercings

10. No, modifiying your body is a personal decision, not a born trait. If you want to have that sort of job, either don't get mods, get them where they can be covered, or stick to those you can take out when the time comes. I am pleased, however, with the growing acceptance of body mods in our culture as a whole.

Hope this helps!

1. Are your mods visible even while you are wearing clothing (i.e. facial piercings, hand tattoos, etc.)?
YES

2. Do you feel you have ever been denied a job due to your mods? (If yes, feel free to desribe details)
NO

3. Have you ever been asked to remove a piercing or cover a tattoo for a job? If yes, were you forced (i.e. "take it out or loose your job")?
NO

4. Do you think your body modifications limit your job opportunities?
YES, BUT THE JOBS I'D GET TURNED AWAY FOR ARE NOT REALLY THE KIND OF JOBS I'D WANT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

5. Do you think a non-modified person is more likely to recieve the position if you both apply for the same job?
NO

6. Has your current or past jobs prevented you from getting more mods?
NO

7. Have you ever had a job that was tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?
I'VE WORKED AS A PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, PRODUCTION SECRETARY, WRITERS ASSISTANT AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ASISTANT. NOBODY HAS EVER TOLD ME TO LOSE THE PIERCINGS.

8. Have you ever had a job that was not tolerant of body mods? If yes, what was it?
NO

9. Given life and job experiences, do you now regret any mods you have gotten due to its social and professional affect?
NO

10. Do you think a law should be passed to make discrimination against modified people illegal?
NO, IT'S SUCH A SKETCHY AREA. SOMETIMES RULES AGAINST PIERCINGS ESPECIALLY ARE IN PLACE FOR THE PIERCEE'S OWN HEALTH AND SAFETY DEPENDING UPON THE JOB. I ALSO THINK THAT BUSINESS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRESENT THEMSELVES IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO DRAW THE LINE AT WHAT MODS ARE ACCEPTABLE AND WHAT AREN'T.