Another contravercial tattoo question.

[milehighsalute]

Wardancer,
It is not just anyones' opinion I care about. But the people who's heritage defines these symbols opinion does matter to me. I would never want to offend a people who's ideals and culture gives me such rich inspiration.
-H

here is my opinion......you are looking for "symbolism" right? and you claim to have native blood.......its ok......almost all of your type make such claims also

but if you have to ask.....then that means the "symbolism" is NOT for you

why dont you look deeper into your own white culture and get a tat done that means something to you and honors YOUR ancestors?

[milehighsalute]

This will be my last post.
Thank you all. My opinions have been changed. However not just the ones related to tattoos.
My eyes have been opened, both to my sub-surface interpretations of your culture, and your unwillingness to accept someone so curious and inspired by it.
I whole heartedly understand. Perhaps some of you should simply think about the way you convey your ideals, especially to someone you do not know.
And to grits & beans,
Sorry I misunderstood. It is hard to tell sarcasm in written text so I simply read what you wrote and replied politely. Good joke.

What a great community you all have here.
Funny that you think that I wasted /your/ time.

-Hassun

wait.....dont go......i wanna be your friend

[DeafElderWoman]

Instead of using tattoos, how about using henna to find the right designs on the skin?

My daughter-in-law has hennas to put design on people's arms or hands or necks or body parts (not sure if that would be comfortable to show off).

I want to have henna designs on my skins but never did. I have never have tattoos (I am glad I don't have to have tattoos) either. I have not decide what I want to have it on my arm or body part.

[RDNKJ]

...they will not be visible, again they aren't to show off, they would be to hold a meaning to me...The shame is that all my cultures symbols have been raped and overused to the point that they no longer hold any meaning.

I make no comment concerning cultural appropriation; I am unqualified to opine in this context.

However...you say that your own culture's symbols (i.e., symbols you actually would have a right to) have no meaning anymore. It would seem that if your planned ink were truly for yourself only, and not to be shown off, then it wouldn't matter how overused or "raped" those symbols have been because only yourself and any intimates would see them anyway. Symbols have the meaning(s) we ascribe to them. If a symbol is meaningful to you, then it is meaningful, regardless of what others have done with that symbol.

"My own culture's symbols are meaningless" is the argument of someone who wants to show off how "different" they are from the rest of their cultural cohorts.

[OLChemist]

"My own culture's symbols are meaningless" is the argument of someone who wants to show off how "different" they are from the rest of their cultural cohorts.

Well, said.

I go have a little emergency surgery and I missed a really good response.

[Spiritflight]

What if it's an imported cultural symbol to have made "one's own" because it's required from the govt. in timelenght of a few hundret years when generations were told to have that as their own? Following generations see it as their own when it isn't. Many different symbols in society groups from many different backgrounds or ideals. I think you can only make a symbol your own either if get born into that group believe and maybe change it once you are grown if you don't like it or you make yourself part of groups with whatever they hold as their own symbols, if the group wants you to be part of it.

[milehighsalute]

hey thisistheday.........why dont you copy a local gangs name and symbol/logo and walk around thir hood and see how that works out for you?

if you wouldnt do that to them why would you do that to us?

[gilisi]

i am not a tattoo artist, i was joking around with my pws friends. funny that you said you would love to know more, and it is being spelled out for you (a waste of time tho like jd said), because you ain't trying to hear it.

deeper meaning my rear end, this isn't any different than the recent hipster dude hair trend i see recently. but anyways the realisticness of you getting ink from me would entail so much more than just highway and gasoline. its been spelled out for you and you still don't get it so im just gonna say it ain't happening.

Does this mean u aint gonna do that tattoo i wanted of ryan red corn wearing a man bun?

dammit.