Should employees have to hide tattoos and remove gauges?

Have you ever been somewhere that you see an emo or steampunk kid working, and their boss has made them remove their ear gauges? They have those weird floppy earlobes. I wouldn’t have taken too much notice of them had they been allowed to keep the earrings in, but now these saggy, holey, unnatural lobes are all I can look at.

Or maybe they have a bandaid over their nose ring. It’s about a thousand times more distracting than the little stud or ring, and now I can’t stop staring.

I’ve seen single arm sleeves to cover tattoos. I’ve seen tape or bandages just over a small spot on an arm. I’ve seen sweatbands on wrists. All to cover tattoos.

Should employers censor employees? Why hire someone when you disagree with their appearance? Can’t people see past a nose ring and recognize good customer service when they see it? Do people get more offended by the earring or the unnatural floppy earlobe?