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Maulleigh
03/26/09

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Those are almost as dumb as EVE's chest paw prints.
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Scout
03/26/09

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violent tattoos.....FAIL just FAIL. good job Rihanna

cough cough

now VIOLET tattoos would be cool
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marthawashingtonwasahottie
03/26/09

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tattooFAIL. It makes her look badly in need of a shave.
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SylvanSylph
03/26/09

@Kelly Knights: For fuck's sake, since when did a tiny tattoo equal a lack of positive role models in anyone's life? I feel like I woke up in Leave it to Beaver land or something.

And thanks for the patronizing use of "girl."

Just awesome.
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SylvanSylph
03/26/09

@SylvanSylph: I have no idea why this is here.

@marthawashingtonwasahottie: Obviously this is not intended for you.
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lalaland13
03/26/09

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So did the tattoo artist release pics of her, or what? Seems a bit invasive. But I don't know. If I got ink, for whatever reason, then had pics of me in a bra with a new tattoo posted online, I'd be pretty peeved.
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onehotmess
03/26/09

@lalaland13: from what i read somewhere else, i think she put these pics up herself on her myspace or something.
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lalaland13
03/26/09

@onehotmess: Oh OK. The "Mr. Paparazzi" thing threw me off.
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ImproperDancing
03/26/09

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I don't really get it...but right on.

A person's ink choice is a person's ink choice.
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jenny_dreadful
03/26/09

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I'm surprised people are being so judgey about the new ink. If Chris Brown got a tattoo of a gun, it would be a little different, but Rhianna hasn't done anything wrong. I don't know what the meaning behind the tattoo is, but I think it's unfair to read too much into it. I also think it's really disempowering for people to be saying what Rhianna should or shouldn't be doing right now.
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Samanthrax
03/26/09

@jenny_dreadful: I'm not reading anything into it, I just happen to think it's a stupid tattoo in a poor location. Same as I would if I saw it on some emo walkin' down the street.
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PrettyNotPretty
03/26/09

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Not everyone who likes guns is a violent person. I own one. I have a license to own it. I took hours and hours of training. It's a hobby. I am a liberal NY Jew. I believe in strict gun control. I keep it dismantled in a locked box in a locked closet.

I don't think getting a tattoo of a gun immediately equates advocating gun violence. Maybe the connotations here are different because of everything that happened, but I don't see why we're now finding it okay to judge her. Who knows why she got it, and honestly, who cares?
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YourScreenplaySucks
03/26/09

@PrettyNotPretty: @crazy_lady: Cosign.
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Scout
03/26/09

@PrettyNotPretty: really? how is a gun not an icon and tool for violence? the only use for a gun is violence - to maim and/or kill.

And don't feed me the self defense line of bullshit.

She can do whatever the fuck she wants, its her body but if you put it out there, you are going to get people's opinions, to which they are entitled...just as much as she is entitled to remain in an abusive relationship and get lame ass tattoos.
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SylvanSylph
03/26/09

@Scout: If you're willing to go all PETA on us, then yes, guns are solely a tool for maiming and/or killing. But a drawing of a gun? It can do neither of those things. Nor does it need to be such a literal representation for violence. I don't know her or her intentions, but I like to interpret them as a symbol of her strength.
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PrettyNotPretty
03/26/09

@Scout: I said a gun doesn't advocate violence. I have a gun. I don't use it for self defense. I don't advocate violence. I shoot at a target in a range in midtown Manhattan.

Don't put words in my mouth, especially when you're totally misconstruing them to fit your own views. That's not fair.

For me, I started learning because someone I love died violently from a handgun, and I wanted to feel some control on knowing how they work and how to use them.
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LovelyHue
03/26/09

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For me, tattoos seem to fall into two main categories: ones that are relentlessly cool additions, and ones that you will definitely regret when you're older. And somehow I don't think anyone will want to have gun wings around the nursing home.

OR, it will show her age. Just like how someday skinny jeans will replace mom jeans.
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Dictator for Life
03/26/09

@LovelyHue: They wouldn't be gun wings by the time she got to the nursing home. They would be faded purple blobs. Either way, it's not a good look.
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Majrhoulihan
03/26/09

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Does anyone else think that bra looks majorly unsupportive?
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dichotomy
03/26/09

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I like guns* and tattoos. Not sure about gun tattoos.

*And I am not a gangsta or a criminal or a psychopath.
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Red-headed bookworm
03/26/09

@dichotomy: Me too. I think the ribcage one does look cool, though.

I'm fine with guns when people are responsible owners of them. I've thought about learning to shoot and getting one myself.
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NefariousNewt
03/26/09

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*sigh*

To each his/her own -- I'm not a big fan of tattoos. Even if I were, I'd have to say these do not send a good message, either about her intent or her mental state.

This will end badly.
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SylvanSylph
03/26/09

@NefariousNewt: My goodness, that is awfully judgey!
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SylvanSylph
03/26/09

@SylvanSylph: Not that you're alone.
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BlondeGrlz
03/26/09

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I like it. People get tattoos for all sorts of reasons and I think "helping me get through a tough part of my life" is a pretty good one. Although we might see her choice in a very literal way it's not necessarily how she sees it.
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Cafezinha
03/26/09

@BlondeGrlz: Co-sign. All of mine have lots of meaning attached to them, a few of them which are that reason precisely.

Life ya life, RiRi. <3
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A Small Turnip
03/26/09

@BlondeGrlz: Absolutely. The icongography we select for ourselves often has meaning that is not at all apparent to other people. Visual imagery is really, really personal. And ya know, sometimes a gun is not just a gun.

I think you're totally spot-on, BG. If these tattoos mark something important and transformative in her life, then I think that's awesome.
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Hazel
03/26/09

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If RiRi wants to get tattoos of guns, then by god, let her get tattoos of guns. She's a grown woman (and she has enough money for laser removal). I don't approve or disapprove because i don't know her or anything she's going through. To try and analyze what they mean or why she's gotten them is judgy and we're all better than that.

I am stealing Ms. CrankyPants' title today.

Harrumph.
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Ms. Crankypants
03/26/09

@Hazel is adding jezzie blogs to her google reader.. PM your...: Okay ... but just this one time!
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SylvanSylph
03/26/09

@Hazel lost her wallet !@#$!@#%: Thanks, it would take way too much time to go through and individually respond to every Judgey McJudgerson on here...
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morninggloria
03/26/09

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Psh. I've got a land mine tattooed on my ass.
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Samanthrax
03/26/09

@morninggloria: And I, hand grenades on my nipples.
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Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
03/26/09

@morninggloria: I have a Sherman tank on my crotch.
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oliveA
03/26/09

@morninggloria: I have a Christmas tree on my ass. Seriously. Take that! Christmas spirit is the only weapon I need.
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BlondeGoddess
03/26/09

@oliveA: Reminds me of the movie When Sammy and Rosie Got laid, in which the main character has a W tattood on each butt cheek, so that when she bends over, its spells WOW. It still cracks me up (pun intended).
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kaiwhakamarie
03/26/09

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I don't like those so much at all...I mean, guns? Let's feed into stereotypes and promote violence even more!
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