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Showing Original Post only (View all)I knew that tattoo of Platner's sounded familiar. [View all]
Not the specific tattoo, but the whole scenario of getting a tattoo that doesn't convey what you thought it would convey. And I was right; it's not just a tattoo, it's a whole trope.
Embarrassing Tattoo
A comedy trope, in which a character has what else? an embarrassing tattoo. It might be shoddily done, misspelled, or show the name of a former romantic partner. It might be written in a language the wearer doesn't understand (or even read) and thus not mean what they think it does. It might be part of a trend that has been Condemned by History. It might represent a gang or hate group, or otherwise not reflect the wearer's current beliefs or lifestyle. It might be a design or symbol from a culture to which the wearer has little or no relevant connection. It might be warped due to age, weight changes, pregnancy, or infection. It may have been the work of an amateur artist. It might be the location of the tattoo that is embarrassing (e.g.: on the buttocks or near the genitals). It might also be the result of teenage whim; even if the person was legally an adult at the time, what looks cool at 19 can easily become embarrassing by 30. Bonus points, or perhaps a Face Palm (depending on the perspective), if Alcohol-Induced Idiocy is a factor, regardless of whether it's the one doing or getting the tattoo.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmbarrassingTattoo
A comedy trope, in which a character has what else? an embarrassing tattoo. It might be shoddily done, misspelled, or show the name of a former romantic partner. It might be written in a language the wearer doesn't understand (or even read) and thus not mean what they think it does. It might be part of a trend that has been Condemned by History. It might represent a gang or hate group, or otherwise not reflect the wearer's current beliefs or lifestyle. It might be a design or symbol from a culture to which the wearer has little or no relevant connection. It might be warped due to age, weight changes, pregnancy, or infection. It may have been the work of an amateur artist. It might be the location of the tattoo that is embarrassing (e.g.: on the buttocks or near the genitals). It might also be the result of teenage whim; even if the person was legally an adult at the time, what looks cool at 19 can easily become embarrassing by 30. Bonus points, or perhaps a Face Palm (depending on the perspective), if Alcohol-Induced Idiocy is a factor, regardless of whether it's the one doing or getting the tattoo.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmbarrassingTattoo
In other words, he's far from the first person to ever get a tattoo that turned out to be a big mistake, and he definitely won't be the last. Democrats need to get over it already.
P.S. I don't expect everyone to agree, and that's okay. I just hope people will think about it. We have a real shot at flipping Susan Collins' seat from red to blue. Let's not blow it.
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I wish Senator Susan Collins would put her red MAGA hat on gifted to her by King Dotard. She would look so cute.
magicarpet
Saturday
#28
Get a Nazi death camp guard tattoo while drunk one thing...having it for almost 20 years I less understand
EX500rider
Saturday
#6
Intellectual Honesty Test... would you feel the same way if a GOP'er had the Nazi tattoo
WarGamer
Saturday
#10
I'm glad I don't live in Maine. I'd never vote for her but I get bad vibes from him.
FascismIsDeath
Saturday
#25
Here's mass murderer and war criminal Jochen Peiper sporting that same logo as the tattoo
WarGamer
Sunday
#47
Yeah, I've read a half dozen books on the nazis and watched ALL (well not all but lots) the documentaries on the nazis
Hassin Bin Sober
Saturday
#30
He may have found out how expensive and time-consuming tattoo removal can be.
ShazzieB
22 hrs ago
#66
Actually it is much cheaper to "overwrite it" than to try to have the original tattoo 'removed'...
Jack Valentino
12 hrs ago
#77
One thing about the military, generally speaking there is no shortage of opportunities
Uncle Joe
Saturday
#15
I have to believe that he knew what it was and he's lying about it, or that he's too dumb to know what it was.
Iggo
Saturday
#16
And I remember the bingo brigade who hounded Joy Reid over supposed homophobic posts made
Nixie
Sunday
#37
I was in the army during training and every single base had at least 5 tattoo businesses within 10 miles...
Enter stage left
Saturday
#27
i just saw your post and didn't realize he just covered it up because of this campaign now....
Nixie
Sunday
#39
Platner just said recently on Jen Psaki's show that he lives in rural Maine and has a lot of friends
Nixie
Sunday
#38
Look up 3rd Panzer Division Totenkopf. It's right there. My husband recognized it right away,
Nixie
Sunday
#45
Ww2 ended 81 years ago, why would you expect a 40 year old to be familiar with the symbolism?
questionseverything
Sunday
#51
exactly... it's like a Roman History Classicist having no idea what SPQR means
WarGamer
Yesterday
#59
Back around the late 80s to the early 90s, I knew a guy who called himself "Stardust" and was a "christian"...
GReedDiamond
Yesterday
#61
See also, the trope about those pretty girls getting Chinese characters ...
Ursus Rex
20 hrs ago
#71