I had a friend go into a tattoo parlor once. She wanted birds all over her arm from her elbow to her wrist. (gross)

Thankfully, the tattoo artist refused. He said he "doesn't draw dead birds". His argument was that if you put birds on your forearm, and your arms are usually at your sides, it will always look like the birds are flying down.

He said he *would* make a tattoo like that for someone who was the lead singer of a band. If you're going to be photographed holding a microphone often, then that tattoo might be alright.

This is a business, open to the public, determining who can and can't have certain tattoos based on their occupation.

Are you outraged?