I will not Take out my piercings or hide my tattoos for a job, EVER!!!

I believe in our rights and one by one they are being taken away.  They are small changes that the government thinks we won't notice, but people are starting to see things differently.  I am an educated person, I would consider myself to be smart and even an asset to any job that I may have at the moment.  Not to sound full of myself by any means but everyone I work with usually likes me, the customers have always really liked me and I am super friendly and helpful to the customers.  My last job was managing a restaurant at night and I was pretty damn good at it, I thought.  We had to close when the economy went to shit in 2008 and it was a really tough time for me.  I had to take my piercing out when I came to work (or wear a band-aid over my eyebrow.)  I only had one visible tattoo so it was ok.  I currently work at a Tobacco store and luckily they don't give a shit.  I now have 8 tattoos (with more to come) and 5 are highly visible and 3 facial piercings in cute places not tacky ones.  I have a small eyebrow piercing, my lip and my Marilyn.  They are very fitting to my face and I enjoy them, it's just fucking jewelry.  It just may not be in a spot that is considered "the norm".  I never claimed to be normal.  Normal is boring.  It's my right to express myself and I will not sacrifice my beliefs for some job that obviously doesn't want a real person employed there.  I stand up for what I believe in no matter how small it may seem to some people.  I even had a job offer recently making a lot more money than I make now but I turned it down because I will not change who I am to appease a boss.  My work ethic should be enough.  If you are not true to yourself, you're fooling no one but you.