If someone who was not of Asian decent got a tattoo with their name in kanji? I know alot of people who are of different decents,but not Asian who are always getting these tats. Just wondered how the people of Asian decent would feel about them.Or likewise if someone who wasn't of Arabic decent had Arabic letters put on them in ink. (Sorry,not sure what they're called,lol.)
2007-05-20 13:55:37 · 23 answers · asked by dragonfly 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
I HAVE tattoos of my own,however,I don't have script of ANY kind on me...
2007-05-20 14:03:12 · update #1
My friend just told me she wanted it for her next tattoo
2007-05-20 14:03:34 · update #2
honestly i don't think people of different ethnicities would be offended but more likely would think it hilarious that someone would get a tattoo that 1. they have no ethnic connection to and 2. they have no idea if it really means what they think it means.
my husband works with a guy who has a "chinese" tattoo on his forearm and when he got it he told everybody it says "f*ck you" and so his bosses said he was going to have to cover it up because it could offend anyone who may be able to read it but to make sure that is really what it said they got a local chinese doctor to look at it and interpret it and the doctor said that it doesn't say anything. it's just made up "chinese like" characters. the guy who has the tattoo is now mad because his tattoo doesn't say what he thought it was.
i think it's hilarious
by the way i am asian american and i just roll my eyes when someone has some random kanji on them.
2007-05-20 15:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have a Kanji character but no Japanese in me. What's the difference? Okay, look at it this way- different things have more or less meaning to others. The kind of tattoo shouldn't offend anyone else if the person was being serious because it's not their body. Mine is of the character for Dragon, I could have just as easily gotten a dragon but I didn't want a dragon. The way I see it, if someone is more attracted to a style of writing or symbol from another culture it's their choice. A tattoo should suite the person and the person only. If a stranger is going to get offended by something that small, they would have anyway for one reason or another.
2007-05-20 14:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by ~Les~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me, whatever the person decides to do with themselves so long as it only affects them only. Some of my Chinese friends however, get offended when it's done poorly, as they see it as a way of making their writing "trendy". It makes sense because if it's poorly done then there was not enough respect held to do some research to have it "done right". Now...
MAKE DAMN SURE IT MEANS WHAT IT MEANS
I didn't capitalize it to "scream" it out, but to drill the point in. My ex would laugh when Kanji supposedly meaning "power" really said "soggy noodle". Check out engrish.com. Now imagine garbled English or just plain humorously bad English tattooed on someone. Now flip it around and that's what people who can read Kanji will see if it's ABSOLUTELY WRONG. It's just terrible, and it's not a sign that can get taken down or a shirt that can be removed and forgotten.
A lot of flash in shops are mistranslated, sloppy looking, badly written, missing dashes, etc. Please make sure that they are written correctly, verified to be correct in it's CONTEXT (that's a BIG one), and that it doesn't look like it was written by a 5 year old with a crayon.
I really, really, emphasize all these points to all my buddies who want foreign language tattoos.
If it's all great and good to go and correct, then it's all bueno. I found Arabic to be beautiful writing when I saw it over there.
2007-05-20 21:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by POINT619 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not offended but I think that it's stupid....One thing that people don't seem to realize and I'm not sure why they don't research this but Chinese do NOT have an alphabet...all those characters that are tattooed? They actually have either a sentence or a word grouping. It's actually pretty funny sometimes.
I repeat....THERE IS NO ALPHABET IN CHINESE...
I'm not offended but I think it's stupid to have a language on them if they don't know what they mean (and that goes for all nationalities and/or languages)....don't get characters or a language on yourself simply to have the "mystique" of having another language on you....
Also - since I know that you can see my tattoo as my avatar...yes I am Chinese and so is my tattoo artist.
2007-05-20 16:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by kristina807 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess if it was good, it'd be okay. But my friend always gets a great laugh when she sees people with Asian characters that are wrong or not exactly what the person wanted.
I'm not sure I really understand the point. It's not offensive per se, but I don't really know why you would want one. I had this conversation with my sister the other day because I just got a heritage piece with Italian writing on it and I can't understand why a non-Italian would want one. It's sort of the same thing.
2007-05-20 14:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by M&M88 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
As long as they have the script, spelling and meaning right, i think its ok. I mean i am sure there are people of other ethnic descent with tattoos in english on them, and that doesnt offend me. However, i think its tacky if they dont research the meaning of the symbols first, or make sure its actually what they want it to mean, think Britney Spears meaningless caballah tattoo, thats tacky.
2007-05-21 04:26:41 · answer #6 · answered by Big red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no I wouldn't. I'm Hispanic and if I saw a Hispanic with a tattoo that said something not in spanish or english. No concern of mine. It's their body let them scribble whatever they want on it. You yourself said you have tattoos. Maybe your tattoos offend certain people. For example. People who believe it's wrong to mark your body.
2007-05-20 14:13:22 · answer #7 · answered by Sunset 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very popular, not for everyone.
You really should know your artist.
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2007-05-20 19:02:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've seen lots of non-asians with kanji tattooed on them--just make sure you are certain of what it says. not only asians speak asian languages, so it really shouldn't be offense. people who are of non-white descent get english tattooed on them, but no one considers that strange.
2007-05-20 14:03:58 · answer #9 · answered by GirlQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have my daughter's name in Farsi (the language of Persia) and I love it! I'm not at all persian, but I think its fine to get other languages, especially if you really appreciate the artistic beauty of it. I have considered getting Kanji - I see nothing wrong with it.
I wouldn't be offended if someone who was Japanese got the word "love" in english on their body.....
2007-05-20 14:15:25 · answer #10 · answered by chaispicetea 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋