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03-20-2015, 10:22 PM | #1 | |
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March 20th, 2015: Japan's Tattoos
Many cultures tattoo humans, Otie the Iceman had them, I think some of the Bog Bodies do also. But nobody got into like the Asians.
I don't think any group can beat the Japanese for complexity and beauty. Seems every culture has yay and nay groups, beating the drum to promote or suppress tattoos... on other people. Here are some at Faith Is torment. These photographs were taken by Masato Sudo, who has made a career documenting Japan's heritage like tattoos, greenhouses and Kabuki. I noticed this blurb.. Quote:
Someone with better skills may be able to root that out.
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03-20-2015, 11:05 PM | #2 |
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I've said before that when my 3rd daughter wanted a tattoo,
I opposed it by saying she had to wait until she was 18 yrs old. Of course, on her 18th birthday, she went out and got her first tattoo, but hide it from me for some time. She has since gotten another. Yet because of her, I've eased my biases about tattoos, and have started engaging people with tattoos that I meet in public. It's remarkably easy to get them talking about their "tats", and what meanings they have, and what they plan for the future. OK, so all that is great. But what about individuals, as in this IOD, who have essentially used up all their skin geography, but still want to add "just one more" ? I've talked with a couple of men whose arms or legs were already pretty well covered. I imagine this could be frustrating. I have become much more tolerant and appreciative from these conversations. But, some of my biases are still there, and I feel a little sad when young person has a such made a permanent change on their body which may or may not seem as attractive or appropriate later on in their lifetimes. |
03-21-2015, 12:32 AM | #3 |
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I know people with the running out of room syndrome. However I doubt that happens to the men like the ones depicted in the photograph. They don't keep adding whatever strikes their fancy until they run out of real estate. Their tattoo, their body suit, is planned out in it's entirety before they even begin. The whole picture is carefully interwoven to tell a story, and like all Japanese art, meticulous in detail.
I'm sure shit happens to them like it does to everyone else. Family, money, illness or injuries, affect the progress. Hmm, I wonder about large weight gains or losses? But the goal is set and always clear what it should look like in the end.
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03-21-2015, 12:07 PM | #4 |
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OK, I have looked at the bottom right photo for quite a while now and am ready for someone to explain what parts of what kind of bodies are depicted.
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03-21-2015, 12:35 PM | #5 |
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Back sides up in a milk bath ?
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03-22-2015, 11:28 AM | #6 |
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Look for the fart bubbles.
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03-23-2015, 01:57 PM | #7 |
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Remember we're dealing with Japan...that milk is more than likely octopus sperm.
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03-23-2015, 09:03 PM | #8 |
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Well yeah, but they're not wasteful, they likely ate the Octopus.
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