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Re:The Internet Is for Porn by dragonwriter on Sunday December 20, 2020 @03:07PM (#25489095)
> I'm curious about this: is there any record of actual Puritans persecuting someone explicitly for having a facial tattoo?

Like “fundamentalism”, “Puritanism” is probably more commonly (outside of specific technical discussions of sectarian history or theology) used in a sense which does not refer specifically to the theological group the term technically denotes but a broader (but overlapping, not a superset) group defined largely by a set of traits stereotypical of the group designated by the technical term.

Re:The Internet Is for Porn by bsanr2 on Sunday December 20, 2020 @04:46PM (#25489828)
Correct, as to my intent (I probably should not have capitalized the P). The taboo nature of facial tattoos is simply the evolution of a revulsion towards tattoos in general among "polite" American society. Until very recently, visible tattoos (and before that, tattoos of any kind) could be disqualifying for public-facing positions.
Re:The Internet Is for Porn by memling on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @10:38AM (#25518666)
> Correct, as to my intent (I probably should not have capitalized the P). The taboo nature of facial tattoos is simply the evolution of a revulsion towards tattoos in general among "polite" American society. Until very recently, visible tattoos (and before that, tattoos of any kind) could be disqualifying for public-facing positions.

Thanks for clarifying; appreciated!