Any racism experts around?

[XemaSab]

I saw a girl today with a tattoo that had the word "Blood" with a tree growing out of it.

Is that a racist tattoo, or is there another meaning? :shrug:

[masuki bance]

1. What's a racism expert?

[Horse with no Name]

2. It would be purely contextual

without knowing the details of her life or her loves, it would be impossible to judge that one.

[TahitiNut]

3. Neo Nazis in the military.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

[jefferson_dem]

6. That's a Thomas Jefferson quote, I think.

Have Neo Nazi scumbags co-opted it?

[TahitiNut]

11. Yup.

[nevergiveup]

4. Could the tree have been a turnip?

[madeline_con]

5. EDITED >>>>>Jackson Heights Kings.

Their symbol is a tree at the entrance to the neighborhood, some have a tattoo of it. I wouldn't necessarily call a gang tattoo racist, though. :shrug:

[madeline_con]

7. What Tahitinut said. was the girl white?

[XemaSab]

9. Yeah, she was white

Did I mention this was in Redding? :shrug:

[madeline_con]

14. Probably the Liberty Tree thing. I'd forgotten about that one.

Yes, it's way racist.

[-..__...]

8. Please tell me it wasn't tattooed on her lower spine...

just above the beltline.

[madeline_con]

15. That's a "tramp stamp". n/t

[TahitiNut]

17. Sometimes called a "California License Plate."

(No... I have no tats.)

[madeline_con]

18. I'd never heard that one. That's good. Thanks!

[NYC_SKP]

10. Gang possibly, or tweakers?

On Edit, if the person was white I have to doubt that it's about Bloods and Crips.

Maybe it's a tweaker thing!

And in our part of the world, Nortenos vs Surenos (also red and blue like Bloods and Crips).

It the person was wearing red, the odds are greater that it's a gang thing.

I wouldn't call it racist but as someone upthread said, it needs context.

:shrug:

[paulsby]

12. this is the internet

everybody is an expert on everything.

haven't you noticed?

[Rage for Order]

13. I'm not a racism expert, however...

I do have several friends who are black. :hi:


:rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

16. Was it Willow or Piper? n/t