Curious about Slave tattoos (45)

Here goes:

Whilst reading another thread about placement of a slave number tattoo the thought about whether, given 20th century history regarding prisoner number tattoos, it's politically correct to tattoo slave numbers on our bodies? Do you think that, although you are right to be proud to be a slave for someone and that you have freely consented in doing so, the identification of your numbers tattooed on your body associate you with the non-consensual markings of minority groups? That non M/s people won't understand the difference and be offended? Or whether it's not something you've ever thought about?

As I said, just curious about how these tattoos may be viewed in general so pleeeease don't take offense!

(ps @ToakReon and @Ianneil et al, sarcastic comments will be as usual enjoyed and laughed at though am interested in your honest opinions too!)

Oh and I really haven't a clue if this is the right board to post this on!

lily
If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

why? because it's senseless

because you can't scan it and go beep

because someone else thought of the concept

because it's just far more honest to have a number

because it's just so unimaginative

If you are going to deface yourself, do it large, but whatever you do, MAKE IT ORIGINAL for God's sake!

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Edited 5 Nov 10, 2:44 PM by syndeetoo

Oh I'm not going to have a tattoo at all. Was just curious after reading another thread the opinions of this particular type of tattoo and the representation that in mainstream knowledge it may make.

lily
If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

That's not very nice.

I don't have either barcode or number, but wouldn't be opposed to either and certainly not for PC reasons.

Either could be explained away as something else completely to anyone it might offend. The very word 'slave' could offend people, so chances are you wouldn't go showing it or explaining it to people who might be.

If someone did get offended, then you could explain the difference between consensual and non-consensual slavery and what it means to you to class yourself as a slave.

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Oops sorry assumed the "you" in your reply was specific not general!

lily
If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

Looks cool on Max in Dark Angel though.

It would be so cool if they did beep, hours of endless fun at the Tesco self-service till!

You're always so pretentiously desperate to appear edgy by knocking other people, and yet your tattoo looks like something designed by a five year old (and no, I wasn't going to say anything, but since you'd started ...)

You should chill out a bit and stop working at this impression you're trying to create.

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Edited 5 Nov 10, 3:21 PM by Tanos

More to the point, whether to subjugate yourself to other people's political correctness in the first place.

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Crikey, nothing at all? I'm sure, if I really thought long and hard about it, I could probably come up with something more hideous or inept than a barcode tattoo....Jeremy Kyle, Alan Sugar, stubbing a toe, drizzle...

It is not a statement that you are owned by X but a statemnt that one is prepared to be owned, or owned, or used to be owned - by whomsoever you choose to be owned by.

It's transferable, it's distinctive, it's - if taken from TSR, unique and yours.

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