Summer Session Pamphlet
I applaud you UMBC
posted over 11 years ago
This can be found here, and in the pamphlets, posters, and other such things...
http://www.umbc.edu/summerstem/
Pictured here is Brad, he's my room mate and friend. Yall have probably seen him around campus, and or know him, he isn't exactly a stranger or new around these parts.
This picture is in the pamphlet for summer session and on at least one poster I've seen on campus. I have to say, I like it quite a bit for one main reason, his tattoos.
We have to admit, there is a certain social stigma around the tattooed. I have seven tattoos and there is no end in sight for me. My mother hates my tattoos with a passion, she's an immigrant from Japan and very traditional, they generally disapprove of tattoos and tend to label tattooed Japanese people as Yakuza without a second thought. This is not about my tattoos in particular though, and more about tattoos in general.
Back to Brad, he's a super senior math/physics major. I can personally attest to the fact that he is a super nerd, something you probably wouldn't think of him at first glace, because of his tattoos and plugs.
Why do yall think this stigma exists and how much longer will it last?
I applaud UMBC for publishing this picture for several reasons. They are openly defying stereotypes, and it seems attempting to erase social stigma. This seems to promote diversity, especially within the STEM fields, which UMBC seems to wish to champion and I congratulate the school for not only not limiting their definition of diversity to skin color but also for not being hypocrites. They choose this picture specifically from what I assume was a relatively large selection of pictures. I like to think this is for good reasons. I enjoy the fact that he has not been ostracized because of his tattoos and plugs, he's as much a part of the intellectual fields of physics and math as anyone that fits the stereotypical image.
What do yall think about this? On purpose or without reason? When will the tattooed stop being viewed as criminals if ever? Does it even matter? For that matter is image important?
Thoughts... go.
http://www.umbc.edu/summerstem/
Pictured here is Brad, he's my room mate and friend. Yall have probably seen him around campus, and or know him, he isn't exactly a stranger or new around these parts.
This picture is in the pamphlet for summer session and on at least one poster I've seen on campus. I have to say, I like it quite a bit for one main reason, his tattoos.
We have to admit, there is a certain social stigma around the tattooed. I have seven tattoos and there is no end in sight for me. My mother hates my tattoos with a passion, she's an immigrant from Japan and very traditional, they generally disapprove of tattoos and tend to label tattooed Japanese people as Yakuza without a second thought. This is not about my tattoos in particular though, and more about tattoos in general.
Back to Brad, he's a super senior math/physics major. I can personally attest to the fact that he is a super nerd, something you probably wouldn't think of him at first glace, because of his tattoos and plugs.
Why do yall think this stigma exists and how much longer will it last?
I applaud UMBC for publishing this picture for several reasons. They are openly defying stereotypes, and it seems attempting to erase social stigma. This seems to promote diversity, especially within the STEM fields, which UMBC seems to wish to champion and I congratulate the school for not only not limiting their definition of diversity to skin color but also for not being hypocrites. They choose this picture specifically from what I assume was a relatively large selection of pictures. I like to think this is for good reasons. I enjoy the fact that he has not been ostracized because of his tattoos and plugs, he's as much a part of the intellectual fields of physics and math as anyone that fits the stereotypical image.
What do yall think about this? On purpose or without reason? When will the tattooed stop being viewed as criminals if ever? Does it even matter? For that matter is image important?
Thoughts... go.
