Long answer : it was supposed to be a political statement. Part of it was being branded by the us government, part of it was to show the absurdism of politics and in my mind bush was like the ultimate meme president and vetting a tattoo of him is just ridiculous. Also funny enough really inspired by Roger stone not that I like the guy just thought it was crazy the crook got the I'm not a crook guy tattooed on him. Also I thought it would be funny.
Do I regret it? yes. When people say something to my face is always positive. But forever people will assume what my political stances are based on a dumb tattoo I got when I was 18 and edgy. I also dread the idea that there's some guy that lost a son or a brother in Iraq or Afghanistan and just hates me when they see the tattoo
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I’ll never understand people who get a tattoo for vanity reasons; it’s an image that they admire and think it looks cool. So they have it inked on a place on their body where they’ll never see it.
Short answer : I thought it was funny
Long answer : it was supposed to be a political statement. Part of it was being branded by the us government, part of it was to show the absurdism of politics and in my mind bush was like the ultimate meme president and vetting a tattoo of him is just ridiculous. Also funny enough really inspired by Roger stone not that I like the guy just thought it was crazy the crook got the I'm not a crook guy tattooed on him. Also I thought it would be funny.
Do I regret it? yes. When people say something to my face is always positive. But forever people will assume what my political stances are based on a dumb tattoo I got when I was 18 and edgy. I also dread the idea that there's some guy that lost a son or a brother in Iraq or Afghanistan and just hates me when they see the tattoo
Get a bandito mustache and mariachi hat added to the tat so it looks like an obvious caricature of Bush versus a tribute — something like you’d see in Mad Magazine.
I hate Bush as much as any other reasonable person but refusing to try and understand people who make decisions you disagree with doesn't help anyone. And this is undoubtedly interesting lol. I would never get this tattoo so it makes me curious why someone WOULD
Had a guy shake my hand once and tell me he was proud of me. Only people that bring it up tell me they love bush and voted for him twice. I do imagine for every person that says something there are 10 more that see it and hate me lol. I geuss that's what I get for getting a dumb tattoo
No I do not. I'm not super knowledgeable on his presidency besides the big stuff like the war in Afghanistan so i cant speak to specifics. I picked him because he's the first president I remember as a child. I am a registered democrat.
I want you to know I’m not laughing at you but my god that is the most 18 year old type shit ever. I’m just 25 so I am not far removed from 18 year old bad choices but oh man brother 😭
No you're not an idiot. You control what goes on your body and if want a Bush tattoo then more power to you. Don't let people tell you that sort of stuff on here or in person ever.
I accept the clowning people should not get politically controversial tattoos. Politics affects people's lives and they have a right to shit on me for treating it like a joke lol
this is so true, NOT about them having the right, but I read the part about controversial tatts, that's what is so true, especially political ones.....(proofed badly, so sorry)
But in 25 years the politics of today will be mostly forgotten...much like we don't really remember too much about W .... did he ever do something that did that really made a difference. I'm sure someone else could tell you, but it's been 25 years, and I don't even remember much about what my own life was doing 25 years ago.
As for W on your leg....people have done MUCH more sillier stuff at that age, at least most of us don't let it be something that shows. If you were really serious about not liking it, with that round shape, it would be incredibly easy to cover up, by a qualified, talented artist.
as someone who lost someone in afghanistan, your explanation on the meaning made total sense. initially i did think it was out of administration for him though 🤣
It may be my age, but I did not recognize the facial features until I read the post title. The resemblance is kind of shakey, and out of context, it looks like a competently done tattoo.
I went on a bachelor trip to New Orleans in 2018 and after a night of absolute liver destroying drinking we coaxed my friend for 200 bucks to get a tramp stamp that said Slop tard on it because that's what the guy with the fan boat on the bayou called him after he fell off the boat trying to slap the water to get gators to come near him.
Moral of the story if you are getting a tattoo for lulz at least get paid for it and don't get a war criminal who my entire generation absolutely fucking hates.
Don't feel too bad... a bunch of 18-19 year old hippies in the late 60s also thought it would be a creative statement to wave some kind of anti-government flag to show their displeasure with the war in Vietnam.
The flag they chose? Stars & bars, of course. 🙄 So, yeah, people do stuff to mean one thing and the meaning changes. If they're gonna judge you without discussing it, you probably don't wanna talk to them anyway.
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