View Poll Results: Like the tattoo?

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  • Love it!! Get it with the shading.

    3 21.43%
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    2 14.29%
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    Quote Originally Posted by ColetteCalahan View Post
    ^ I don't know anyone in SD... but my shop is in Pedro, and they are AMAZIng. Like, many-times-over-award-winning amazing. As long as you're cool w/ a long waitlist. But it depends on what you end up choosing... like I said, more people can do a coat of arms/continent outline than something more 'traditional.' If you get a tattoo like that, I'd recommend doing a search for an artist (maybe a traveling one, or at a convention) who specializes in African tattoos. er something.
    Hmmm, good idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by renaissance View Post
    Yes, I am Asian.....but what about all dem crazy crackers who went out and got Asian letters tattoo'd on themselves?


    i'm just starting an armband in chinese of my kids names. 3-kids x 3-characters = 9-characters strung around the upper arm like a tribal band.

    hey, get what you want. it's going on your body, not someone else's. like the others said it's what's important to you.

    although i also strongly side with colette's comment about an asian guy always explaining an africa tattoo on his back. oh, it's an icebreaker definitely but i'm willing to bet that'll get boring after the 500th time it's asked. and then what are you going to do after the first week?

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    Love the idea- but the whole continent of Africa might be too much...It might look funny when you flex your shoulder. I vote an altered design of the flag's sun or some script.

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    another idea- are there any regional stories/folklore with characters that might serve as a basis for a tattoo? I know Egyptian/Nigerian myths/legends/creation stories (and gods/goddesses etc) often serve as the basis for many 'traditional' inspired tattoos.

    But year, like snoopy said- get what you want. I'm just trying to encourage a tattoo that incorporates political awareness as well. Tattoos are TRADItionally about meaning, after all (I know yours is) and I wouldn't want you to end up regretting yours once you realize it holds a significance for many people other than yourself, or could be offensive, etc.

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    This is awesome!! Thanks everyone for the creative and helpful suggestions. This is going to be fun brainstorming for ideas.
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    Quote Originally Posted by snoopy View Post
    i'm just starting an armband in chinese of my kids names. 3-kids x 3-characters = 9-characters strung around the upper arm like a tribal band.
    I actually don't mind the asian tattoos. It just sucks because I can't get one or wear an asian t-shirt cuz I'm asian. haha. And anyways, I'm really a twinkie.....yellow on the outside and white on the inside.
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    Quote Originally Posted by renaissance View Post
    I actually don't mind the asian tattoos. It just sucks because I can't get one or wear an asian t-shirt cuz I'm asian. haha. And anyways, I'm really a twinkie.....yellow on the outside and white on the inside.
    why can't you get kanji? i'm asian too.

    yeah, there's the whatever bad luck theories and such about kanji on your body and the overall "bad person" thing but meh. like i give a fig.

    i already have one large kanji on one arm, "te" or roughly translated as "righteousness/morality/ethics/etc."

    i was thinking of a tribal band design of some sort on the other arm at first but settled on the names theme because they're the most important things in my life.

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