Any player (like Camby I think) that has an asian tatoo they can't read, which is pretty much any NBA player, except possibly Yi, and Yao.
I am telling you every single one of those tatoos say "ignorance"
Do you think kids in China go out and get tatoos written in English like "love" or "joy"? Do you think they are misspelled?
i disagree wholeheartedly. for starters there are a ton of resources to validate what the symbol's translation is so that you get the appropriate tattoo. having an asian character representing a word, meaning, or phrase important in one's life can be a beautiful work of art. asian characters have a beauty about them to alot of people.
This is the difference. Yesterday I saw a tatoo of a female samurai on an arm. Cool tatoo.
An asian symbol can be translated for you, but unless you read Chinese you are not really reading it at all. You have a tatoo in a language you are illiterate in. You don't really know why the symbol means what it means or why it makes the symbol different from any other symbol, and for all you know it has multiple meanings. It is essentially the equivalent of tatooing a complicated calculus equation on your back, where someone told you the answer, but you have no idea how it arrived at that answer. It's a fraud and fundamentally dishonest amounting to plaigerism.
I agree you can't own language, but the owner is trying to take something that people spend a long time trying to learn and then tatooing it on themselves for their life in 35 minutes.
I disagree with your point that people do it because it is an asthetic or beautiful symbol, because nobody ever uses the symbol for "crud" or "puke" even though they may be the most asthetic of all.
And lastly I doubt the wearer has looked at all the symbols of the world for that word. Arabic and Hindi symbols are very asthetic but you don't see those. Australian aborigine symbols never get used. Asian symbols get used because of stereotypical (positive) associations with Asia as a wise culture. If a person wants to learn to read, write, and speak an Asian language, and then goes there and truely understands and respects the culture then that's one thing, but just paying $49.95 for one thier words that you can't read is rather shallow.
Another thing about Asian cultures is that they have a reputation for ethnocentrism, making it even more odd to want an Asian tatoo. That makes it the eqivalent of Custer's kid trying to get a Native American tatoo.
American kids with Asian symbol tatoos is no different than Mike Tyson getting a Maori warrior tatoo on his face. He's not Maori. He's not a warrior. Although he is intimidating, so it's actually more appropriate.
I'd rather tatoo a Jackson Pollack on my back.
i disagree again. a calculus equation, even if you know the answer, wouldnt have significant meaning to the individual (unless they're are mathematicians or something that has meaning to the individual). language is universal, regardless of what language it is. therefore it is possible to have a word, such as love or family, that has a great meaning to a person. rather than write it in english, whynot have is in another language which the individual thinks it looks beautiful. some people love love asian culture because there is a lot of beauty in it. just bc u dont speak a language does not mean u cant embrace, appreciate, or pay homage to it thru tattooing. again, it is up to the individual....just bc you dont like it, the person should not be looked down upon, chastised, or stereotyped.
with regards to tattooing within the asian culture, for the most part it is a generational thing. using samoa as an example to dispute it is generational, tattooing is very much part of their culture, regardless of age or generation. full body suits are very symbolic, religious, and a right of passage in their culture.
again, i cant say this enough......tattooing is all about the individual. most people get something with meaning behind it....although there are plenty of people who get things bc they think it is "cool". even those who think it looks cool, should not be looked upon negatively. getting tattooed is a strong commitment for the individual and in the end, if they like it, thats all that matters. people looking down upon, teasing, stereotyping, etc...at an individual bc of their appearance is ignorant and rude in my book.
like i said to guava.....i respect and appreciate your stance, and hope you can do the same towards me, but i think we just have to agree to disagree.
I definitely think we'll have to agree to disagree. That's probably why we start every post with "I disagree.", which I kinda think is funny
Math is in a lot of ways as universal as language and could have meaning such as the guy thinks he's a good dunker so he has the equation of gravity, or he thinks he's warrior so he puts the orbit of Mars (God of war) on his back.
Tatooing in a private place is about the individual, but when you clearly want people to see it, it's not.
You seem to be taking the attitude that there's no such thing as a bad, thoughtless, or inappropriate tatoo and I have to disagree. Asian symbols aren't evil or anything, unless maybe you use an evil word, but people could definitely pick a threatening tatoo or something.
I could see a lot of your arguments about someone thinking something has meaning or something being very symbolic, but I think you are seriously overrating most Asian symbol tatoos. I think for the average individual an Asian symbol tatoo is about the equivalent of "Spring Break: Cancun '95" only possibly prettier. Possibly
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