How communities create individuals

All people are unique; they all have different interests and hobbies that help make them who they are and what they are known for. Sometimes people will gather in groups with others who share the same interests or hobbies as they do; these groups can all be considered small communities. Some examples of what some of these communities are sports team, people of the same ethnic background, people with body art and piercings, animal lovers, people who share the same religion and many more. Communities give people a sense of self-identity and the opportunity to be around people with the same interests or hobbies.
There are all kinds of communities in the world; you have your sports communities, religion communities, and the list goes on. One community that has both negative and positive effects on the people apart of it is the body art community, otherwise known as the tattooed and pierced people of the world. One of the positives of being a member of the body art community is that you are free to express yourself in an artistic manner. Some people get words or quotes that are encouraging, or very meaning full tattooed on them. Others get portraits of loved ones or pets that have pasted, or that have made a big impact on their lives. Then there are the ones who just enjoy the art factor of tattoos and get paintings, Chinese art, tribal art, and any other forms of art that the like. The positive about piercings is similar to the ones for tattoos. There are hundreds of different places and ways to get pierced, as well as many reasons. Some people get them for personal pleasure, appearance, and then there are the ones who do it because they enjoy the pain. Some of the most common piercings you see are ears, nose, lip, tongue, belly buttons, and eye brows. Recently people have started getting surface and dermal piercings; these are more rare and individual than the more common piercings. In the article The Amish Charter, by John A. Hostler; it talks about how the members of the Amish communities are not allowed to wear bright colors, they are all suppose to wear plain black clothing. And it cannot be reviling at all. So a benefit of being in the body art community is that you have the right to dress however you want, as well as have whatever you want tattooed or pierced. Those are just a very positives to being a member of the body are community.
One of the negatives of being a member of this community is that it is a fairly expensive hobby to have. Most tattoos cost between 100 and 1000 dollars; it all depends on the size, detail, and whether you get it done in color or black and grey. Another negative part of having tattoos and piercings is that some people look down upon you just because of your appearance. It can also make it very difficult to get a job. A lot of people think that if you have tattoos you are going to be rebellious, unclean, or even a fugitive. The reason people have these impressions is because bikers, gang members, and people in prison all seem to have tattoos and tend to be more on the rebellious and unreliable. But what you don’t see is how people in China have been getting tattooed for many years, and it is for religious reasons not to because they want to be rebels. My step dad used to have a lot of facial piercings, and in my interview with him he stated that before he removed his piercings it was hard for him to get a job, he was started at, and many people avoided him because of the way he looked and what they assumed.
So again there are many kinds of communities in the world that unite all types of different people. There are also many negative and positive effects to being involved in a community. The benefits are that you can express yourself the way you want and be a true individual. A negative is that people who are not a part of your community might look down on you because your interests, style, or opinions are opposite of theirs.