Frenchman says tattoos cost him kindergarten teaching job

Gosh, I guess I'm just getting old and conservative, and maybe looking like an alien is the wave of the future, but I can't blame the school for firing him. And he really can't act too surprised because I'd think most people would find his appearance to be unsettling and quite distracting. He had the whites of his eyes removed??? Wtf? I'm glad the school got rid of this freakshow.

Also, he referred to undergoing an existential crisis (i.e., nervous breakdown) and I'm just wondering if him teaching young kids is something he seeks out because it makes him feel less threatened. But young children shouldn't have to deal with any of that kind of thing. "regular guy" my ass!

Oh, and his comment "maybe they [his former kindergarten pupils] will be less racist and less homophobic and more understanding when they become adults" is an entirely wrongheaded thing to say because 1) young children are NEVER going to be homophobic and racist (what the hell do homophobia and racism have to do this anyway?) It is only when kids grow up that they may then learn to become racist or homophobic and 2) the way he states the case it's like he sees himself as being victimized by a bunch of six year olds and that's some pathological shit right there.

I never said the guy was inept. I said his appearance would be scary to anybody, especially children. Not only does he resemble an alien monster, but he chose this for himself. Actions have consequences. Like it or not, this is how the real world works. And I doubt this guy has much of a sense of the real world. Maybe he does like working with young children, but I bet you anything this is because adults intimidate him. I'd say he's a very frightened soul and has turned into something that does not look much like a human in order to keep all these frightening, scary people at bay. I guess I was harsh when I called him a freakshow. He is to be pitied.

He could always turn to the dark side and join The Sith Order.

Exactly. And I'm sure that if he were teaching, the little kids would have tons of questions about his tattoos. And given the obvious attention seeking behavior of the guy, he would probably just love telling them all about it. I don't know that he would be a good role model, especially for such young children. "Be yourself! **** society!" Anarchy or bust!" I can just see it.

On a less sarcastic note, if the guy did do something or was teaching something inappropriate in the classroom, the school could get in serious trouble for not detecting the OBVIOUS warning signs and responding accordingly. Obviously the school cannot be faulted for what they did.

I just wonder what these people who go to such extreme lengths to modify their physical appearance are going to do when they outgrow their youth? I mean I wouldn't be at all surprised if they regretted their arguably reckless decisions later on down the road.

I couldn't even keep my septum ring in my nose (don't ask, it was something I had only in my early twenties) when I was working retail. I'm not sure what this guy expected, considering the fact that he works with children.

He sounds like a goofball with those tatts

I have a feeling she wears a bit more than that when she’s working.

When posters like senan make uniformed and inane comments like that, I guess they lack the self-awareness to acknowledge their own intellect issues.