Every adult that was in my life while growing up always told me never to be anybody but myself, although society refuses to let me be who I am. Absolutely no piercings, no visible tattoos, no “unnatural” hair colour. Well that’s part of who I am. Older generations are stuck in the past and see piercings and tattoos as trashy, rebellious, and offensive. Younger generations hardly even notice if a person has their lip pierced or a tattoo on their arm. Society needs to accept that the world is changing and the younger generations are the ones who are taking over. And if society can not accept that, then we need to stop telling our children to be themselves because telling us to be someone we’re not just because society decides they don’t like the looks of it is the biggest contradiction

I am Alli. I am not defined by my piercings or tattoos. They are merely a part of who I am. And I will never change for anybody