Critink

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mac-mcqueen Asks

what do you think of sugar skull tattoos? I really want one, i want it customized completely to my likings, things that i feel fit me well. lol but anyways, what are your opinions on them?

I honestly think they’re tacky and, at worst, can be kind of racist. Same with Native American, Geiska, Gypsy (Roma), and other cultural appropriation.

Calaveras (sugar skulls) are a religious tribute to ancestors and later use by the Mexican Revolution by socialist print makers and muralists as a symbol against colonial/class oppression. They are steeped in Latin American history. Unless you have a connection to this history and respect it, you’re ripping off someone else’s culture for fashion.

La Catrina by Mexican Artist José Guadalupe Posada

Section of Diego Rivera’s mural “Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central ”

Eventually I’m going to either track down a good post from @delacroix or @fyeahtattoos on the subject or research a longer one myself.

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27 notes | Posted Jul 16, 12 #culture #sugar skulls #sugar skull #mexican #cultures #cultural appropriation #diego rivera #dia de los muertos #day of the dead