[knarf]

The root or beginning reason for a tattoo is to mark a slave.

THIS one's MINE.

I always think of that when I see a tat ... whether boy or girl.

Whatever the tat says or symbolizes, THAT'S the master.

[AlexW]

“Whatever the tat says or symbolizes, THAT’S the master.”
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Those girls on the History Channel programs must have a
ho-lata of masters, haha.
I still think they are ugly and vulgar, but I am just an old fart.

[doorgunner69]

The root or beginning reason for a tattoo is to mark a slave.

Ought to read up on Polynesian culture.