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Sacred symbols as a tattoo - offensive?
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I think thinking about getting a new tat today and was looking to get a Aum symbol which is Hindu and I like what it means. Do you think these kind of things can cause offence?
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I know a guy who had a swastika tattoo'd on him. Not the Nazi version, one of the varieties from africa where the "legs" sweep in the opposite direction. Im not entirely educated on the matter but this variety is from a belief system that promotes peace and well being. Obviously to the uneducated he's a nazi, to himself and anyone who cares, he's wearing a symbol that means something both to him and to others in a positive way.
As long as its not on your forehead then most people arent even gonna see it to take offence.
No I don't think it offends, but I think you should get it, because you live in a kind of way so you can identify yourself with the Om (or Aum as you said, lazy to check), like trying to reach the Om, not because you like the meaning or the cool look, but are totally distanced from the meaning.
I'd deffenitly say this would be the most personal marking I'd have and would never get anything like this just to look trendy.
Have what the hell you want tattooed onto your body. Fuck offending people, it's your life.
Even if it did, fuck them. I actually can't stand people who get offended.
So go to a decent tattoo artist...?
There are always gonna be some places that wont do necks, hands, etc, but theres plenty that believe its your own choice too.
Why don't they want to do it?
Still I dont think its the tattoo parlours decision to make.
Mind you, maybe depends on the age of the person getting tattooed as well. Im all for personal autonomy, but it probably wouldnt be gret for a tattoo shop to tattoo big designs on the face of some 18 year old even if they were adamant they liked it.
As long as you take in a pic of the design, and not a pic of someone elses tattoo because he wont do that.