like you mfers really getting tattoos of video game characters and pickle rick? corporate commodity fetishism, but you go through a painful process to permanently etch it into the largest organ of your body

  • Z_Poster365 [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Wanting to get tattoos of consumerist personal identity tastes is a uniquely modern phenomena of liberal subjectivity. Historically, most tattoos weren't random things the individual liked or found meaningful. They were more culturally and socially grounded in the groups with which they lived. Tribal tattoos, sailor tattoos, slave tattoos, soldier tattoos. You got it with a group of people to symbolize a connection, or it was imbued with sacred meaning.

    • CrimsonDynamo [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      That's a good point. On the one hand, modern tattooing is a neat art form, but on the other hand, it's culture vultures preying on people who feel like they share an identity with people just because they like the same superhero.

      It's also weird how things get appropriated. Look at the punisher logo for example.