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Alright, folks lock the thread, we have a winner. Lol
God, there's a huge part of me that hopes this isn't real, but I've also been on the 'net long enough to know better.
Unfortunately this is 100% real.
And I'm pretty sure she's from the UK....
However, she also admitted: “I'm not getting the tattoo removed [yet], just weighing my options to see what's best for me moving forward. But I also have so much support, so that's why I don't know [if I'll remove it] yet. I love my supporters.”
What a scam. Asking for money with no intent.
Hate bait, taking advantage of fanatics
That's just sad.
oh
oh no
Can we get an interview from her in 4 years?
We can! So long as they let women speak for themselves in four years.
The Trump stamp.
Not "THE" dumbest, but my older half-sister got a breakup tattoo that said "you're loss" a couple of years ago... I don't understand how neither she nor her tattooist took 5 seconds to look up the spelling. And getting a breakup tattoo in the first place is dumb enough.
My tattoo is very well designed, but it is a lotus flower with the Om symbol in it because at the time I was practicing a lot of yoga, and I didn't realize it looks kind of...... culturally foolish, shall we say, especially now that I live in a city with a lot of South Asian folks, and some have asked me about it, I am white as the driven snow. I did not intend it in any cultural appropriation way and it isn't offensive or anything, they all seem to like it, but it was a bit thoughtless ultimately.
As a human being that shares this earth with the rest of us...I don't see anything wrong with this. You were practicing lots of Yoga, and it was significant enough for you to outwardly mark yourself with it, you can back up the fact you studied and immersed in that (sub)culture.
You clearly didn't just spot it on the wall and go "lol that looks cool." While drunk or something lol.
I am white as the driven snow.
It sounds like this is where some perceived guilt is coming from. Contrary to what sections of the internet will tell you, there's nothing wrong with consciously adopting a culture that meant something to you. Even if you're "white."
There's this weird expectation that white folks should only be able to get tattoos of like, what, the Wonderbread logo, or Elvis or something LOL.
they all seem to like it
This speaks volumes in itself. It's obvious to the people OF that culture that you're not just some poseur ripping them off to self-aggrandize. They seem thrilled to meet someone who saw it and said "I want to learn from them!" This is why humanity is beautiful.
The world's a smaller place now. People move. Cultures evolve now as they always have. That's how traditions like Yoga or Kung Fu traveled across the world in the first place right?
I'm just some guy on the internet, but It sounds like a cool tattoo, and I hope maybe you can feel less burdened by it, especially when it doesn't cause anybody else any harm.
Sounds like the opposite, actually! It seems like it gives you a connection to others and has started a lot of conversations, when you'd otherwise be seen as an outsider!
Thank you for saying this. I genuinely would never not take someone's cultural practices and religion seriously. I just really like what it symbolizes to me.
And for what it's worth, Hinduism is an open religion, and yoga is a cultural practice that is encouraged to be shared.
Respectfully partaking in other people's cultures is a joy when you're welcomed. The talk of cultural appropriation is really about disrespectful utilization of other cultures or taking part in cultural practices you aren't welcome to.
Totally chill, it really is fine, they won't take it seriously.
It's not cultural appropriation to practice another's religion, in whole or in part, belief and spirituality is one area where you should feel free of judgement, we're all just finding our best path.
Thank you. I just felt a little silly.
On the list of things to get tattooed, yours is pretty much at the top that I wouldn't judge someone harshly for.
Nobody owns culture, don't stress about it.
Girl I know has a slice of drippy cheese pizza on her arm. Can't even really give a reason for it.
I like pizza tho
Poorly drawn Cliff Richard seen on a woman’s shoulder in Blackpool (of course).
I think it's the one Conor Mcgregor has on his chest I can't tell if it's meant to be a monkey a bear a dog or something else.
For the cash that guy has its one terrible tattoo.
Maybe not quite as dumb as others here, but I once saw a woman in a sauna who had a GIANT 女 (woman) on her back. It went from the shoulders to the ass. I get finding Chinese characters cool and wanting them tattooed, but why on earth would you just tattoo "woman" instead of something meaningful and why so large it covers your entire back?
Depending on how thick the line was, maybe it was a cover-up for another tattoo? (or a group of tattoos)
Went to this ice cream shop. This lady talked about all her tattoos. They all looked awful like a toddler did them. She said that she proudly stated that all her tattoos were done by her ex.