You know the worst part? That unicorn only had one week until retirement.
*pounds fist on desk, weeps into hands*
(This is apparently the first tattoo by Michael at Mid City Voodoux Tattoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.)
Aileen checks in:
I had recently shaved the side of my head short, but Ellie (Maher, of Dead Rockstar in Bismarck, North Dakota) said, Hey! Let’s shave it all the way down and tattoo it. So I said, Sure, let’s do Pac-Man. Well, we ended up with Ms. Pac-Man — much more cute in my opinion! Head tattoos make me a bad-ass, right? Even if they are kinda geeky …
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It’s almost impossible to post work coming out the Swastika Freakshop without some readers getting up in arms about their use of swastika iconography, an argument that typically devolves into one side claiming that the symbol is offensive and should be abolished, with the other naming historical precedents of the swastika being used as a sign of peace, and that this current usage is indeed a means of reclaiming a valuable piece of history from the tyranny of the Nazis.
Truthfully, both sides have valid points. To some, regardless of the swastika’s pre-WWII history, it has been forever tarnished by its abuse at the hands of the Nazis, and it may be unrealistic to expect people to study and accept an image that, to them, has only ever symbolized a very particular and ugly moment in human history. At the same time, reclamation of the swastika is a valid and noble project, and one that, should it be successful, would have only positive results. Sometimes, though, it seems that some on the reclamation side are maybe not as patient as they should be with those people who oppose the swastika’s use, which is understandable to an extent; when one spends so much time working toward a specific goal, to have one’s work disparaged just by dint of its existence can be extremely demoralizing. But patience, in this instance, may be the difference between educating someone and turning them off for good.
We’re not going to reach any verdicts here today, but if there’s one thing we can all agree on, I think it’s that Marc’s Super Mario-themed tattoo on Rauschkind fucking rules. Two more shots, after the jump.
Wait, wait, I know this one! Umm … Shredder? No? Shit. C3PO? Really? Damn it. I could’ve sworn … oh, oh, Robocop! It’s Robocop! Ah, hell, I’m no good at charades.
(Tattoos by Rick Lohm at Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, New York. Says owner John Joyce: “This kid came in a while ago to get these tattoos. He was very adamant that he didn’t want a black outline — he wanted them just in red, so they matched Optimus Prime. After they healed, he came in with this helmet for the picture. Fucking perfect!”)
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This BSD vs. Linux war has gone on long enough! Who in their right mind could look up at that image of utmost depravity and violation and not realize that this feud has reached unacceptable levels of mascot rape? (It was suggested to me, however, that perhaps this was a moment of reconciliation, rather than forced entry. The look on the penguin’s face is hard to read, I’ll admit.)
And because this isn’t a a geeky enough tattoo, the wearer says that “the artist did this to me for a hacked copy of Photoshop.” He added, “What a legend. BSD lives!”
Ha ha, another young woman with geeky hand tattoos! This usually goes over well, right? (Says the wearer: “Got this tattoo the morning after halloween. I was sufficiently hungover … probably still drunk. Cheers!”)
(Tattoo by Joe Miller at Tribe Tattoo in Denver, Colorado.)
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