Why do Black People Get tattoo's? - GoFuckYourself.com

DEA - banned for life · 03-07-2008, 07:32 AM

everytime i see a black person with tattoos i struggle to make out what the heck they got inked on there neck or arm...not trying to be racist but..why do they even bother?

SexualDragon · 03-07-2008, 07:37 AM

it makes em look cool

BVF · 03-07-2008, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DEA

everytime i see a black person with tattoos i struggle to make out what the heck they got inked on there neck or arm...not trying to be racist but..why do they even bother?

You do know that tattoos started in Africa right? So did piercings.....So the question should be, why do WHITE people get tattoos?

DEA - banned for life · 03-07-2008, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BVF

You do know that tattoos started in Africa right? So did piercings.....So the question should be, why do WHITE people get tattoos?

the tattos they got back in the day in africa were more designs and patterns that when seen from a small distance stood out as 1 overall piece....not the words "thug-life" tatted on ones belly in some strange font
that unless you are within 2 feer away you cant even tell what i says

Scott McD · 03-07-2008, 07:56 AM

I have a better question. Why does anyone get a tattoo ???

Pleasurepays · 03-07-2008, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BVF

You do know that tattoos started in Africa right? So did piercings.....So the question should be, why do WHITE people get tattoos?

wow.

that was a turn for weirdness.

doesn't really answer the question... nor does a pic of a guy who apparently doesn't have any tattoos... posted to prove a "point" that i would guess has little to no anthropological evidence to support it.

but anyway... continue your defensiveness and childish retorts in the form of misguided and irrelevant rhetorical questions... its amusing.

MattO · 03-07-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BVF

You do know that tattoos started in Africa right? So did piercings.....So the question should be, why do WHITE people get tattoos?

Tattoos didn't start in Africa, the oldest examples we know of were in Eurasia & Siberia.

wyldblyss · 03-07-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BVF

You do know that tattoos started in Africa right? So did piercings.....So the question should be, why do WHITE people get tattoos?

That pic looks more like scarification than a tattoo

notoldschool · 03-07-2008, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott McD

I have a better question. Why does anyone get a tattoo ???

There are tons of reasons people get tattoes. Many consider it art. Many wear them as meaningful symbols of life experiences. Some use them as a brand of a group they belong to. There are many reasons people get tattoos. I think the biggest is so people ask "what is that"?

Scott McD · 03-07-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by notoldschool

I think the biggest is so people ask "what is that"?

So it's for attention then...

Monique Niccole · 03-07-2008, 08:27 AM

Have you only seen one shade of black people? I have a small tattoo on my shoulder and you can see it just fine.

BVF · 03-07-2008, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MattO

Tattoos didn't start in Africa, the oldest examples we know of were in Eurasia & Siberia.

Nonsense....prove it...

halfpint · 03-07-2008, 08:53 AM

Here is some info on the history of tats

http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html

mona · 03-07-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott McD

I have a better question. Why does anyone get a tattoo ???

Touché!

notoldschool · 03-07-2008, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott McD

So it's for attention then...

certainly. 99% of the things that humans do is for attention.

LeRoy · 03-07-2008, 09:05 AM

dont hate

Quagmire · 03-07-2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BVF

Nonsense....prove it...

You're the one making the claim that they started in Africa. How about throwing up a few links to back up your claim. Wikipedia doesn't count.

And keep in mind we're talking about ink tattoos, not body mods and scarring.

"the word tattoo is said to has two major derivations- from
the polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something
and the tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means ‘to mark something’. "

"africa
in africa, where people have dark skin, it is difficult to make
coloured tattoos as we know them.
but they want to be tattooed anyway, so they have developed
another technique - they make scarifications (this is not really
tattooing, but it is related to tattooing). made by lifting the skin a little,
and making a cut with a knife or some other sharp thing
special sands or ashes were rubbed in to make raised scars
in patterns on the body, it can be felt like braille lettering...
these patterns often follow local traditions."

http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html

Eva PSC · 03-07-2008, 09:10 AM

i would never get a tattoo

brand0n · 03-07-2008, 09:11 AM

thug life nugga

BVF · 03-07-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Quagmire

You're the one making the claim that they started in Africa. How about throwing up a few links to back up your claim. Wikipedia doesn't count.

And keep in mind we're talking about ink tattoos, not body mods and scarring.

"the word tattoo is said to has two major derivations- from
the polynesian word ?ta? which means striking something
and the tahitian word ?tatau? which means ?to mark something?. "

"africa
in africa, where people have dark skin, it is difficult to make
coloured tattoos as we know them.
but they want to be tattooed anyway, so they have developed
another technique - they make scarifications (this is not really
tattooing, but it is related to tattooing). made by lifting the skin a little,
and making a cut with a knife or some other sharp thing
special sands or ashes were rubbed in to make raised scars
in patterns on the body, it can be felt like braille lettering...
these patterns often follow local traditions."

http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html

for one, YOU'RE the one saying 'ink' tattoos....so why I'm even entertaining your dribble is beyond me...Must be this Pinot Grigio I'm sipping on...

The same article you quoted says that it is RELATED to tattooing...Therefore, it IS tattooing....And I'm not going to even go into 'tribal marks' but here's a quick link to the practice http://www.watchtower.org/e/19990108/article_01.htm .

That's been going on a LONG time.....So just because somebody isn't using 'ink' as you say does NOT mean that it isn't a tattoo....

Mr Pheer · 03-07-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BVF

for one, YOU'RE the one saying 'ink' tattoos....so why I'm even entertaining your dribble is beyond me...Must be this Pinot Grigio I'm sipping on...

The same article you quoted says that it is RELATED to tattooing...Therefore, it IS tattooing....And I'm not going to even go into 'tribal marks' but here's a quick link to the practice http://www.watchtower.org/e/19990108/article_01.htm .

That's been going on a LONG time.....So just because somebody isn't using 'ink' as you say does NOT mean that it isn't a tattoo....

So if you are RELATED to an idiot, therefore you must be an idiot?
Well? Well? Whats the answer?

And the reason white people get tattoos could be RELATED to the same reason that artists paint on white canvas or draw on white paper.

BVF · 03-07-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

So if you are RELATED to an idiot, therefore you must be an idiot?
Well? Well? Whats the answer?

And the reason white people get tattoos could be RELATED to the same reason that artists paint on white canvas or draw on white paper.

The answer is that it is a 'GOOD CHANCE' that you're an idiot too....

And I don't know why white people get tattoos...I don't really give a shit...It was just a reflection of the question and TITLE of this thread, which is why do BLACK people get tattoos...

Get me?

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