There’s no denying that this Jack the Ripper tattoo by Tom Brudvik at Let’s Buzz at Bergen, Norway is great work, but I’ll again ask the question: if it’s “socially acceptable” to get tattoos of serial killers, which very clearly represent humanity gone wrong (not that I’m opposed to sociopathy… just saying that’s what it is), why are people opposed to things like tattoos of Hitler and other subjects that push the boundaries of what we find acceptable behavior? Is it a matter of scale? Is generalized bigotry worse than specific torture and killing of women? I wonder… not that torture porn isn’t pop culture these days.
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94 responses to “Jack the Ripper Portrait”
No. 4:
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!
No. 4:
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!
I believe that if it were a made up character in a movie who played a good role, it would still be the same. Supporting murder or not supporting murder. These people have all killed innocent victims. Having them immortalized on your body as iconic figures that have shaped history seems a bit poor in taste, and morally wrong. Although the art work has been done very well, I think immortalizing the victims with tasteful portraits of them while they were living would bring a much more positive discussion when asked who they where to the person wearing them. I guess what makes our country so diverse is the freedom of choice and speech. I can’t decide what is right for others, but I can suggest what I think and hope for a positive change in others.
I believe that if it were a made up character in a movie who played a good role, it would still be the same. Supporting murder or not supporting murder. These people have all killed innocent victims. Having them immortalized on your body as iconic figures that have shaped history seems a bit poor in taste, and morally wrong. Although the art work has been done very well, I think immortalizing the victims with tasteful portraits of them while they were living would bring a much more positive discussion when asked who they where to the person wearing them. I guess what makes our country so diverse is the freedom of choice and speech. I can’t decide what is right for others, but I can suggest what I think and hope for a positive change in others.
I guess hatred, rape, mutilation and murder of women is so common in the media and has become such an integral part of our culture, that images of those who perpetrate it, and the cult of adoration that follows, is expected. People are used to images that reference dead and damaged women.
Whereas Nazi ideology is still taboo.
Having said that, I don’t have a problem with this person (or any person) gettin a tatt of a serial killer/rapist on them.
I guess hatred, rape, mutilation and murder of women is so common in the media and has become such an integral part of our culture, that images of those who perpetrate it, and the cult of adoration that follows, is expected. People are used to images that reference dead and damaged women.
Whereas Nazi ideology is still taboo.
Having said that, I don’t have a problem with this person (or any person) gettin a tatt of a serial killer/rapist on them.
Sarah mostly summed it up for me.
Sarah mostly summed it up for me.
I have an unnatural fear of him… I can’t even type out his name because that’s too scary. I also fear bad wigs. This is the scariest blog entry ever. You should have made it a click through. 😉
I have an unnatural fear of him… I can’t even type out his name because that’s too scary. I also fear bad wigs. This is the scariest blog entry ever. You should have made it a click through. 😉
DragoBloodlust: the difference is that the characters you name are fictional, and so is the violence they perpetrate. The acts perpetrated by Jack the Ripper et al are acts of real violence on real people.
As an analogy, consider a fictional child molester vs. a real one. Which is more repugnant? Which is more harmful?
DragoBloodlust: the difference is that the characters you name are fictional, and so is the violence they perpetrate. The acts perpetrated by Jack the Ripper et al are acts of real violence on real people.
As an analogy, consider a fictional child molester vs. a real one. Which is more repugnant? Which is more harmful?
“One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century” – Jack the Ripper
“One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century” – Jack the Ripper
Nice work! I like that! Supercult…
Nice work! I like that! Supercult…
Just out of interest, had Jack the Ripper chose to only kill Blacks (instead of only women) would any of our attitudes towards this tattoo change?
Is celebrating the murder of women somehow more acceptable than celebrating the murderer of other minorities?
Discuss.
Just out of interest, had Jack the Ripper chose to only kill Blacks (instead of only women) would any of our attitudes towards this tattoo change?
Is celebrating the murder of women somehow more acceptable than celebrating the murderer of other minorities?
Discuss.
no.
no.
okay…sarah…….you are absolutely 100% right dude. jack the ripper was a single person who was about themself and not about an idea. we don’t know why he did it. hitler created a thought for others to believe. jack did it for himself. so hitler is a motherfucker. jack was just crazy. if you think about it, it’s not entirely a sound theory, but jack was a bme freak. it just required other peoples bodies.
okay…sarah…….you are absolutely 100% right dude. jack the ripper was a single person who was about themself and not about an idea. we don’t know why he did it. hitler created a thought for others to believe. jack did it for himself. so hitler is a motherfucker. jack was just crazy. if you think about it, it’s not entirely a sound theory, but jack was a bme freak. it just required other peoples bodies.
36 comments and not even one about the heartagram?
Copycat of the one on HIM’s singer, you know…
Cheers
36 comments and not even one about the heartagram?
Copycat of the one on HIM’s singer, you know…
Cheers
I’m just wondering how long it’ll be before someone appears on Mod Blog with a Brady/Hindley tattoo…I mean her mugshot is particularly famous here in England. Only a matter of time I guess.
I’m just wondering how long it’ll be before someone appears on Mod Blog with a Brady/Hindley tattoo…I mean her mugshot is particularly famous here in England. Only a matter of time I guess.
There’s no denying that this is a very well-done tattoo, but the subject matter disturbs me. I guess, as many others have said, I just can’t understand why you would choose to immortalise a murderer on your body. The things Jack the Ripper did to women were utterly abhorrent; why would you choose to commemorate such a man?
I will always defend people’s right to do what they choose with their bodies, but I can’t understand the intention behind this tattoo.
There’s no denying that this is a very well-done tattoo, but the subject matter disturbs me. I guess, as many others have said, I just can’t understand why you would choose to immortalise a murderer on your body. The things Jack the Ripper did to women were utterly abhorrent; why would you choose to commemorate such a man?
I will always defend people’s right to do what they choose with their bodies, but I can’t understand the intention behind this tattoo.
I suppose there would be an arguement around a tattoo of, say, the Enola Gay. Some people would see an inking of a vintage airplane. Others would see a racial statement about wiping out a particular race (Japansese), a pro-war statement in general (and perhaps link it somehow to todays war)…whatever’s on that observer’s mind.
Perhaps it’s nothing more than the mystery and myth surrounding Jack the Ripper.
Having an old school tattoo of PT Barnum Circus logo doesn’t have to mean you’re glorifying the exploitation of handicapped individuals who were part of the early circus.
I suppose there would be an arguement around a tattoo of, say, the Enola Gay. Some people would see an inking of a vintage airplane. Others would see a racial statement about wiping out a particular race (Japansese), a pro-war statement in general (and perhaps link it somehow to todays war)…whatever’s on that observer’s mind.
Perhaps it’s nothing more than the mystery and myth surrounding Jack the Ripper.
Having an old school tattoo of PT Barnum Circus logo doesn’t have to mean you’re glorifying the exploitation of handicapped individuals who were part of the early circus.
*Japanese, that is.
*Japanese, that is.
It’s a fascinating subject. Technically it is just an image, symbolically it represents a murderer.
Technically a ‘Nazi’ swastika is just a symbol however its association is what causes the hurt.
How did patriotic Americans feel when they saw the Trade Center tattoo several months back ?
I love symbolism and the arguments surrounding them. Tattooed symbolism goes that extra bit further as it creates a (mostly) permanent gesture.
It’s a fascinating subject. Technically it is just an image, symbolically it represents a murderer.
Technically a ‘Nazi’ swastika is just a symbol however its association is what causes the hurt.
How did patriotic Americans feel when they saw the Trade Center tattoo several months back ?
I love symbolism and the arguments surrounding them. Tattooed symbolism goes that extra bit further as it creates a (mostly) permanent gesture.
“Having an old school tattoo of PT Barnum Circus logo doesn’t have to mean you’re glorifying the exploitation of handicapped individuals who were part of the early circus.”
True enough, but there are other, positive images that are associated with circuses: happiness, wonder, amazement, beauty, skill… What’s positive about Jack the Ripper?
“Having an old school tattoo of PT Barnum Circus logo doesn’t have to mean you’re glorifying the exploitation of handicapped individuals who were part of the early circus.”
True enough, but there are other, positive images that are associated with circuses: happiness, wonder, amazement, beauty, skill… What’s positive about Jack the Ripper?
Oh my god, a Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo tattoo. Proof that being removed from a situation can make outlandish remarks like this one seem “okay.” I would spit on someone with such a tattoo, namely because dear Karla lives in my fair city. Sure, she’s done her time, blah blah blah, she was abused by her husband, la la la, but she sat by and watched women including her own sister get raped and murdered. “Cool!” some serial killer enthusiasts might say. “What a kinky bitch!” Now think of the reality of the situation: sitting by with the video camera rolling in some musty basement while your husband grunts over his unconcious victim. Yes, somebody PLEASE get a tattoo to commend this occasion.
Also, a Jack the Ripper tattoo might seem okay because so much about him is mythical and mysterious, and he lived a century ago, but it seems comparable to getting a Robert Picton tattoo and that to me would be the height of vulgarity. Give me cut up nutsacks any day over this.
Oh my god, a Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo tattoo. Proof that being removed from a situation can make outlandish remarks like this one seem “okay.” I would spit on someone with such a tattoo, namely because dear Karla lives in my fair city. Sure, she’s done her time, blah blah blah, she was abused by her husband, la la la, but she sat by and watched women including her own sister get raped and murdered. “Cool!” some serial killer enthusiasts might say. “What a kinky bitch!” Now think of the reality of the situation: sitting by with the video camera rolling in some musty basement while your husband grunts over his unconcious victim. Yes, somebody PLEASE get a tattoo to commend this occasion.
Also, a Jack the Ripper tattoo might seem okay because so much about him is mythical and mysterious, and he lived a century ago, but it seems comparable to getting a Robert Picton tattoo and that to me would be the height of vulgarity. Give me cut up nutsacks any day over this.
Kill one guy you’re a killer, kill 10 guys you’re a serial killer, kill a 100,000 and you’re a war hero
Kill one guy you’re a killer, kill 10 guys you’re a serial killer, kill a 100,000 and you’re a war hero
People are opposed to tattoos of Hitler? What’s next, demonizing ManWoman?
People are opposed to tattoos of Hitler? What’s next, demonizing ManWoman?
Serial killers are like rock stars – rebellious, mysterious, sexy loners… Whereas dictators are more like record label execs- they represent the worst face of The Man. It’s the same way you get street cred for armed robbery, but not for embezzlement. It’s all about scale, homes.
Serial killers are like rock stars – rebellious, mysterious, sexy loners… Whereas dictators are more like record label execs- they represent the worst face of The Man. It’s the same way you get street cred for armed robbery, but not for embezzlement. It’s all about scale, homes.