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a kennedy

(32,321 posts) Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:34 PM Dec 6

Is this racist of me to say the tattoos on Blacks aren't as colorful as on white people???

Watching the NBA Milwaukee vs Boston…..lotsa players have tattoos and you can see them…but on the white guys they’re more colorful. Is that racist of me to even mention it??

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Is this racist of me to say the tattoos on Blacks aren't as colorful as on white people??? (Original Post) a kennedy Dec 6 OP

No elleng Dec 6 #1

Thanks. a kennedy Dec 6 #4

How many white vs. black tattoo'd samples have you analyzed? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 6 #2

and you're right.....so sorry for even asking. a kennedy Dec 6 #5

I think the answer is in the question of your OP. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 6 #6

Well, thanks for your contribution..... a kennedy Dec 6 #11

There is your answer. A Socratic journey. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 6 #12

yes Groundhawg Dec 6 #3

I'm gonna have to go for Amanita Pantherina Dec 6 #7

Yes Lulu KC Dec 6 #8

No XanaDUer2 Dec 6 #9

and thanks a kennedy Dec 6 #10

My black friend XanaDUer2 Dec 6 #14

It could be seen that way, yes jmowreader Dec 6 #13

Yes it is IbogaProject Dec 6 #15

Why say it at all? Colors show up better on a lighter background than on a darker one. brush Dec 6 #16

Yes. Very. n/t KatK Dec 6 #17

Is this? Celerity Dec 7 #20

Tattoos are not on the surface. They sit under the melanin or lack thereof. Lighter skin is more easily seen through. Marcuse Dec 7 #18

No happy feet Dec 7 #19

elleng

(136,825 posts)

1. No

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:37 PM

Dec 6

a kennedy

(32,321 posts)

4. Thanks.

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:40 PM

Dec 6

OAITW r.2.0

(28,656 posts)

2. How many white vs. black tattoo'd samples have you analyzed?

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:39 PM

Dec 6

Would "tattoo" colors be more vibrant with people with white skin vs. black skin? If you don't know, why would this be worthy of an OP?

a kennedy

(32,321 posts)

5. and you're right.....so sorry for even asking.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:42 PM

Dec 6

OAITW r.2.0

(28,656 posts)

6. I think the answer is in the question of your OP.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:45 PM

Dec 6

I don't know why, though. I've seen enough of your posts to think this is an off-night for you.

a kennedy

(32,321 posts)

11. Well, thanks for your contribution.....

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:03 PM

Dec 6

I guess white skin shows colors more then Black skin……

OAITW r.2.0

(28,656 posts)

12. There is your answer. A Socratic journey.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #11)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:06 PM

Dec 6

Groundhawg

(1,001 posts)

3. yes

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:39 PM

Dec 6

Amanita Pantherina

(57 posts)

7. I'm gonna have to go for

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:47 PM

Dec 6

Yeah. It is.

Lulu KC

(5,010 posts)

8. Yes

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:52 PM

Dec 6

I'm sorry to tell you, but since you asked.

XanaDUer2

(14,602 posts)

9. No

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:55 PM

Dec 6

a kennedy

(32,321 posts)

10. and thanks

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:59 PM

Dec 6

XanaDUer2

(14,602 posts)

14. My black friend

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:10 PM

Dec 6

Once told me he didn't understand why some black ppl got tattoos bc the darker the skin, the harder to see them.

Made me think hmmmmm.... he's got a point.

jmowreader

(51,604 posts)

13. It could be seen that way, yes

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:07 PM

Dec 6

All skin has undertones, and the undertones WILL shift the appearance of the finished work. For instance, if you have yellow undertones and you tattoo in red, the finished ink will look orangish. Tattoo with yellow ink over blue undertones and it'll go greenish.

Dark skin has really strong undertones so it'll heavily shift the appearance of the piece. There aren't all that many tattoo artists who understand color well enough to compensate for that...however, if you use black ink it'll still look black when the tattoo heals.

IbogaProject

(3,774 posts)

15. Yes it is

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:36 PM

Dec 6

It is very popular with the current young cohort. I'm not a fan but I'm not going to judge it.

brush

(58,018 posts)

16. Why say it at all? Colors show up better on a lighter background than on a darker one.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:42 PM

Dec 6

Just a common observation. Here's another one, most of the NBA and NFL players are Black. Is that racist to say?

KatK

(217 posts)

17. Yes. Very. n/t

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 11:36 PM

Dec 6

Celerity

(46,862 posts)

20. Is this?

Reply to KatK (Reply #17)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 04:06 AM

Dec 7

Some are calling him racist, saying he is trying to become 'black'.

Fucking ludicrous charge, IMHO, speaking as as mixed race black female.

Machine Gun Kelly, btw.

Can never assume many here know 'current' (the bloke is 34 now, so hardly some youngster) musical culture.

Marcuse

(8,045 posts)

18. Tattoos are not on the surface. They sit under the melanin or lack thereof. Lighter skin is more easily seen through.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 01:05 AM

Dec 7

happy feet

(1,114 posts)

19. No

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 02:00 AM

Dec 7

It makes you captain obvious because brown background doesn’t show colors as vibrant🤭

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