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Thread: Tattoo cultures in China and the West
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[quote=LEONARDO,325365]What do the western people think of the tattooed guys? The hot sitcom Prison Break’s main character Michael Scofield has inspired countless fanatic fans to have the “prison break tattoos”. It is said that America has a tattoo culture of more than 150 years. It is comprehensible that most Americans are tolerant to the tattooed guys. Maybe, tattoo has a longer history in China than in the States. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), Lady Yue gave her son Yue Fei(岳飞) (a patriotic general)a tattoo (Chinese character 精忠报国) reminding him to serve the country with the utmost loyalty. Despite the fact that Yue Fei’s tattoo was highly praised by generations of Chinese, tattoo has long been a taboo in China. Before 1950s-1960s, most Chinese held the belief that “tattoos are the favored marks of crime syndicates”. Today, though tattoos are increasingly visible on backs, arms and necks of many trendy youngsters in Chinese cities, they remain taboo for many of the elder generation. A popular view among the elder is “tattoos are ugly, low class and an insult to your family.” A great number of Chinese still think less of tattooed guys. What I am concerned about is if tattoo is very popular in the west? Are the tattoos just welcomed among the young people? Do the elder generations of westerners think less of the guys with tattoos? [/quote]
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