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Marshian, Marshian, Marshian!
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Maybe he lives in a marsh 🤷🏻♂️
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Nov 25, 2018 03:26
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I have a lovely Misfits tattoo too
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Nov 25, 2018 04:47
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fullroundaction posted:I have a lovely Misfits tattoo too That's "I turned in to a Martian." Common mistake Edit sorry, "Marshian!" How embarrassing (Woooah oh oh) Dixville has a new favorite as of 05:05 on Nov 25, 2018 |
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Nov 25, 2018 05:02
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Mini-dump from a dude I went to high school with who was a huge skeev: https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsMSQxnDbv/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo6igIMBRiu/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmQmXfXhZKb/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh-vlanBQvK/ And my favourite, The Walking Dead door being pried open by... hot dogs? Candles? Twinkies? You decide! https://www.instagram.com/p/BoLahwvhGJQ/
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Dec 6, 2018 15:14
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Double post but hnnnggghhhh this kerning is driving me insane: https://www.instagram.com/p/BrF-wBiFrYf/
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Dec 8, 2018 23:01
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That third R is also bugging me.
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Dec 9, 2018 00:13
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I don't get it, why the semicolon
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Dec 9, 2018 00:46
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https://projectsemicolon.com
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Dec 9, 2018 00:49
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As a human being with Clinical Depression gently caress semi colon tattoos
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Dec 9, 2018 01:43
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Shoehead posted:As a human being with Clinical Depression gently caress semi colon tattoos Hard same. Just pain induced depression rather than clinical. I want to reject every wannabe glorifier of mental disorders that jumps on this bandwagon to get a semi colon tattoo at my studio, but its not worth the negative reviews so I'll take their money as they go around garnering fake sympathy for their self diagnosed labels.
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Dec 9, 2018 01:49
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Hey you guys one time I was sad but now I’m not. Got a tattoo to commemorate my brave struggle. AMA
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Dec 9, 2018 02:44
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Scratch Monkey posted:Hey you guys one time I was sad but now I’m not. Got a tattoo to commemorate my brave struggle. AMA Belittle lovely tattoos rather than minimizing serious medical conditions please, apparent jerkwad
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Dec 9, 2018 02:48
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Shoehead posted:As a human being with Clinical Depression gently caress semi colon tattoos Same, unless it's a tattoo of a cat or something made entirely out of punctuation marks. EDIT: the one with the egg is a good concept with poor execution. I brought my Drake has a new favorite as of 02:53 on Dec 9, 2018 |
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Dec 9, 2018 02:49
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A semicolon where the top dot is a dandelion fluff being blown away into fluttering anchors
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Dec 9, 2018 03:49
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Sentient Data posted:A semicolon where the top dot is a dandelion fluff being blown away into fluttering anchors  
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Dec 9, 2018 03:52
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Of course it had been already done. There's no line that lovely tattoos won't cross, without a hint of irony.
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Dec 9, 2018 09:06
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The dandelion blowing into dust is a pretty accurate depiction of my mental state, ironically.
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Dec 9, 2018 09:59
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Of course it's upside down too
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Dec 9, 2018 10:19
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No no, he is just one of those deluded fools who believes that Shaun and Mitch belong in the Test team.
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Dec 9, 2018 13:07
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Semi colon tattoos are also terrible because they were once a somewhat cute and clever tattoo for people with chrone's disease.
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Dec 9, 2018 18:12
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They may not be very original but I'm not gonna make fun of someone commemorating making it through a difficult mental health struggle. Most tattoos don't have any thing that meaningful to them so why hate on one that does?
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Dec 10, 2018 02:56
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Because they're trite, cliche, and usually shoehorned into another terrible tattoo?
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Dec 10, 2018 07:31
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jit bull transpile posted:They may not be very original but I'm not gonna make fun of someone commemorating making it through a difficult mental health struggle. Most tattoos don't have any thing that meaningful to them so why hate on one that does? Because having depression is rough enough without having to deal with patronising fad tattoos. Though I guess my particular hatred of them is partially because I already dislike them and I find it difficult to hide that in front of customers in the shop  Also people insist on trying to get them on their hands!
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Dec 10, 2018 10:53
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jit bull transpile posted:Most tattoos don't have any thing that meaningful to them so why hate on one that does? Oh my sweet summer child. 90% of tattoos you see will have some deep meaning behind why the person got it. Hell just yesterday we had someone ask one of my artists if they would be up for doing a memorial tattoo for him and his mum, a family member had passed away and it would mean so much to them to have her do the tattoos as they are both massive fans of her work (she specialises in mandalas, mehndi style pattern work and dot shading). The tattoo in question was the Bring Me The Horizon umbrella logo. It has gently caress all to do with the family friend that passed away, it's just pop culture fads being misappropriated for personal reasons and then a host of mental gymnastics done by the client in order to reach the conclusion that such a popular icon is unique just for them. Furthermore, i'd bet the farm that 90% of semi colon tattoo owners have never seen a doctor for mental health conditions and simply want to jump on the band wagon of social media likes and comments saying "you're so strong!". It is as cliche as feathers turning into birds, dreamcatchers with the 'catcher' part turned into a crescent moon, Maori and Polynesian tribal tattoos on the whitest of white body building gym goers that have never been south of the equator or Kanji tattoos for "Strength, Loyalty and Family" on some weaboo that couldn't point out Japan on a map of the world. I'm not saying there are some cases where it's got some personal meaning and can give a client a nice reminder to keep on going or whatever it's meant to be, just simply the overwhelming majority do it for the wrong reasons and then just think haters gonna hate when the reality is quite the opposite. Also, you'll find those getting it for the 'right' reason really do just want a simple, tiny semi colon in the smallest font possible for tattooing, the bandwagon hoppers are the ones that turn it into an amalgamation of all the other poo poo you see.
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Dec 10, 2018 11:28
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dpack_1 posted:It has gently caress all to do with the family friend that passed away, it's just pop culture fads being misappropriated for personal reasons and then a host of mental gymnastics done by the client in order to reach the conclusion that such a popular icon is unique just for them. It’s this. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in my late 20s after suffering in silence throughout my teens, and I would no more think of getting a semicolon tattoo than I would a goatse tattoo. Real clinical depression is huge and overwhelming and exhausting and goddamn scary to live through, and it’s like cancer in that it never “goes away” or gets “cured”: you just go into periods of remission, and if you’re lucky that remission hangs around with you for awhile. Mine is back with a vengeance after an 8-year reprieve and let me tell you that what I’m dealing with right now is a loving monster. On my bad days, when that bottle of pills is saying “eat me and get it all over with,” no loving tattoo in the world will stop me if I decide that it’s really time for me to make an exit. dpack is right that there are undoubtedly some people who get the semicolon for legit reasons, but what makes me screaming mad are those who usurp it as a way to say “look at meee, I was sad once too but I fixed myself! ... No, I never went to a therapist or got clinically diagnosed, but I took a quiz on the internet and it said I was depressed so I MUST have had depression!” It waters down the real suffering of other people and takes away whatever meaning the semicolon might have originally had to the ones who need it most.
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Dec 10, 2018 12:12
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Do people go around asking semicolon-havers if they’ve seen a doctor? I’m not sure where this pattern is coming from. I’d never think to keep track.
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Dec 10, 2018 12:41
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Subjunctive posted:Do people go around asking semicolon-havers if they’ve seen a doctor? I’m not sure where this pattern is coming from. I’d never think to keep track. Own a tattoo studio, most people getting ANY tattoo will tell us WHY they are getting it, and most people getting it straight up admit to it just looking like such a good cause and they want to be an 'ally' to the cause or some poo poo. Those with depression prefer not to talk about the reason they are getting it. All it takes is a moment's critical thinking about it though, if a semi colon was literally meant to stand for a point where "a writer could have ended a sentence but decided to carry on a story" then the tattoo might as well read "I thought about killing myself on October 22nd, 2017", it's a pretty morbid reminder of the situation and I know I wouldn't want a tattoo commemorating the fact. But in answer of your question, no, i don't go around asking any tattoo-haver the reason for their tattoos because i hear 101 stories every day that make zero sense or reasoning, and sometimes make the entire process awkward. Would be mothers wanting cherubs for their miscarried pregnancy. Memorial tombstones of grandparents because a client can't think artistically about the situation (i feel they haven't processed the grief properly). We've had one guy who lost his mother get "Mum DATE - DATE" tattooed on his upper arm and asked if we could tattoo "Dad DATE - ____" under it. His Father hadn't passed yet but he wanted to 'get ready for when he did'. We are told about why someone self harmed when asking what would cover their scars. We are told about the last moments with a beloved family pet while asking if we do animal portraits. The list goes on and on. People will treat artists and studio managers like therapists. We hear some pretty grim stories that are difficult to process from an outside perspective as we're not qualified psychologists. Just get tattoos because they are good and cool, not for any hosed up reason you read on the internet people!
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Dec 10, 2018 12:50
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To me a semicolon says the writer didn't want to to turn their stand-alone clause into a conjunctive one or felt like being fancy separating a complex list. If any punctuation mark describes mental illness, it's the interrobang. ?! EDIT: GIS for interrobang tattoo wasn't as exciting as I hoped it would be. I brought my Drake has a new favorite as of 13:05 on Dec 10, 2018 |
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Dec 10, 2018 13:00
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dpack_1 posted:We've had one guy who lost his mother get "Mum DATE - DATE" tattooed on his upper arm and asked if we could tattoo "Dad DATE - ____" under it. His Father hadn't passed yet but he wanted to 'get ready for when he did'. Lol  also this is awfully presumptive, not everyone outlives their parents. For example their dad might murder them if they see that tattoo!I can see where the semicolon tattoos become trite and over simplify the problem. People may not always be telling the truth about why they get them though. Sometimes instead of staying silent, people make up nicer sounding lies. Anyway I think their heart is generally in the right place more than you may give them credit for. It may feel like they're trying to make it all about them or get attention. The fact is though that a lot of people just ignore or avoid mental issues in general so at least they are trying to recognise depression and not sweep it under a rug. I don't know. I kind of cringe when I see people get them too. Mostly because they are usually implemented in a really unpleasing way aesthetically and that does kind of make it tacky, doesn't it? I feel kind of conflicted but it's hard for me to really be angry at them about it. It just feels like a waste to me more than anything. Hand tattoos when you have no other visible tattoos are generally really stupid though no matter what they are. I have seen people who can't wear a wedding ring at work get some kind of tattoo on that finger which makes sense I guess. I bet they have to be touched up often to not start looking like crap though. Which, if your job requires working with your hands, probably isn't great having to heal over and over. Yeah it's probably one of those ideas that sounds cool on paper but doesn't really work well in practice. Edit - I also see after looking it up on google that some tattoo shops have held fundraisers where people can get the tattoo for a flat rate and the proceeds go to a crisis center or other resource. At the same time you could just donate to them directly without any tattooing involved, but at least this way the people that want the tattoo are also supporting real, tangible help for others. And also they're not turning it into some cheezy dandelion blowing away into seagulls or whatever the gently caress Dixville has a new favorite as of 13:28 on Dec 10, 2018 |
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Dec 10, 2018 13:13
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People who get semicolon tattoos are the same people who will post a mountain-of-text explaining their struggle along with the fresh tattoo on facehole. That tells me all I need to know about those people and the semicolon tattoo "movement." 
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Dec 10, 2018 13:29
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dpack_1 posted:All it takes is a moment's critical thinking about it though Oh, ok. I’ll try that then. I know people who celebrate the anniversary of surviving suicide attempts, but I don’t know if they have any tattoos.
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Dec 10, 2018 13:45
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Having trouble parsing the symbolic meaning of this one, I'll be honest Edit - basically all the tattoos in this article are a perfect example of what makes me cringe. https://www.upworthy.com/9-beautiful-semicolon-tattoos-our-readers-shared-to-destigmatize-mental-health-challenges Dixville has a new favorite as of 13:53 on Dec 10, 2018 |
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Dec 10, 2018 13:48
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Zamboni Rodeo posted:dpack is right that there are undoubtedly some people who get the semicolon for legit reasons, but what makes me screaming mad are those who usurp it as a way to say “look at meee, I was sad once too but I fixed myself! ... No, I never went to a therapist or got clinically diagnosed, but I took a quiz on the internet and it said I was depressed so I MUST have had depression!” It waters down the real suffering of other people and takes away whatever meaning the semicolon might have originally had to the ones who need it most. Do you not think you should probably comedown on the side of caution though. If someone has one of these tattoo's then you might as well believe it's for a good reason. Anything else risks you making GBS threads on someone else's mental health just to make yourself feel good.
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Dec 10, 2018 13:51
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Yeah I really do just feel like the crappy ones feel like a waste of good intentions. The feeling is there but the... Execution seems like an inappropriate word choice but anyway it's flawed. Really flawed. Anyway I'm gonna go donate to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention now because I can afford to (sort of) and I feel kinda bad for gawking at people's suicide prevention tattoos. For anyone else who may be interested, here is a link (I know not everyone lives in America but this was the most seemingly reputable one I found) https://afsp.org/take-action/give-a-gift/ Dixville has a new favorite as of 14:10 on Dec 10, 2018 |
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Dec 10, 2018 14:07
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Both my sister and her son have semicolon tattoos and they're both very much the kind of people who: A. Martyr themselves about how nothing ever goes right in their lives, they're always being victimized and will define themselves by their misfortunes. (That they largely set up by making extremely bad decisions) B. Will sniff out and latch on to literally anyone's misfortunes and will somehow make them about themselves somehow and then post on Facebook how brave they are for supporting someone and what a difficult time it's been. They are garbage people so I expect it's a common theme for people who get fad tattoos about mental illness.
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Dec 10, 2018 15:21
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sounding pretty gatekeeper-y in here. who gives a gently caress why people get tattoos, that's what people say about every other tattoo when people bring them up in this thread. You can be sick of seeing the same thing over and over, but I've never seen a Rock-of-Ages backpiece I've found particularly aesthetically great either but I wouldn't judge someone for getting one.
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Dec 10, 2018 23:27
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starkebn posted:sounding pretty gatekeeper-y in here. most tattoos are bad and on bad people op
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Dec 10, 2018 23:32
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Mao Zedong Thot posted:most tattoos are bad and on bad people op lol, I actually didn't realise this was the bad tattoo thread, but anyway - a lot of those lovely fad tattoos are horrible, but not really for the reason people get them, just the application
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Like I get the argument that they're the tattoo equivalent of the safety pin fad, but I just never want to assume someone's full of poo poo about their mental health struggles. I've struggled with diagnosed ptsd and depression for years and most people can't even tell because you learn to hide it. In fact the only place it really shows is online where I'm less willing to suppress the need to yell at people 😊
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