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The teardrop is one of the most widely recognised prison tattoos [1] and has various meanings. It can signify that the wearer has spent time in prison, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] or more specifically that the wearer was raped while incarcerated and tattooed by the rapist as a "property" mark and for humiliation, since facial tattoos cannot be concealed.
Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.
Teardrop tattoo: A teardrop underneath an eye: the wearer was raped in prison [26] [27] and tattooed with a teardrop under the eye by the offending party, [26] this was a way of "marking" an inmate as property or to publicly humiliate the inmate as face tattoos cannot be hidden. In West Coast gang culture, the tattoo may signify that the wearer ...
The well-known teardrop tattoo can signify that the wearer was raped while incarcerated [3] [4] or, reportedly particularly in West Coast gang contexts, that the wearer has killed someone. [ 5 ] Tattoos are also used to communicate who the inmates are as people—for example, white supremacists will display prominent tattoos to show their beliefs.
Soundwave tattoos are tattoo designs created from audio clips. [1] [2] The tattoos can be scanned and played back via a smartphone app which translates the tattoo's wavelengths into sound. [3] The process was pioneered by an augumented reality app Skin Motion developed by Nate Siggard in 2017. [4] [5]
A face tattoo or facial tattoo is a tattoo located on the bearer's face or head. It is part of the traditional tattoos of many ethnic groups. In modern times, although it is considered taboo and socially unacceptable in many cultures, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as well as considered extreme in body art, [ 3 ] this style and placement of tattoo has emerged in ...
A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques , including hand-tapped traditional tattoos and modern tattoo machines .
Japanese Florida based tattoo artist, featured on TLC's Miami Ink. Don Ed Hardy: Born 1945: American Known as "the godfather of modern tattoo." [6] Hardy trained under Sailor Jerry and Japanese masters, Hardy is a noted proponent of the use of Japanese tattoo designs and techniques in American work.