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I Want My Scalps

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Jordan Ginsberg


Sometimes, when a more bizarre or controversial item comes across our desk, we have a pretty good idea of what the general community reaction will be; sometimes people approve of these items, and sometimes they do not. Swastikas, though surely not as hot-button as they once were (provided they’re presented in the proper context), still yield fairly unpredictable results. With that said, let’s go out on the brown note today with this, Diabolo‘s throbbing, purple-headed Swasticock, tattooed by Gema at Indigo in Norwich, UK.

“While being a bit controversial,” he says, “it is one of my favorite tattoos. I’ll be having it extended round my waist at some point, and will be having ‘Hitler was a dick’ written in Hebrew above it next month.” Glorious. Until tomorrow, fair ModBloggers.

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60 responses to “I Want My Scalps”

  1. Heretic138 Avatar
    Heretic138

    A for Awesome!

  2. Heretic138 Avatar
    Heretic138

    A for Awesome!

  3. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    Awful tattoo, in literally every sense of the word.

    And if it’s her 10th tattoo…maybe don’t give her such a large piece which she clearly couldn’t handle.

  4. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    Awful tattoo, in literally every sense of the word.

    And if it’s her 10th tattoo…maybe don’t give her such a large piece which she clearly couldn’t handle.

  5. timebomb Avatar
    timebomb

    #14: I don’t even think THAT is the original. I don’t know who she is, but I’ve seen pictures of that tattoo on some girl’s ass that is covered in cock tattoos. This girl has a necklace of dicks tattooed around her collar and chest, all different colours and each having tattoos of their own.

  6. timebomb Avatar
    timebomb

    #14: I don’t even think THAT is the original. I don’t know who she is, but I’ve seen pictures of that tattoo on some girl’s ass that is covered in cock tattoos. This girl has a necklace of dicks tattooed around her collar and chest, all different colours and each having tattoos of their own.

  7. church Avatar
    church

    does it matter if it’s original? no. no it does not. still can rock it’s own meaning, same meaning, whatever.

  8. church Avatar
    church

    does it matter if it’s original? no. no it does not. still can rock it’s own meaning, same meaning, whatever.

  9. jessemoya Avatar
    jessemoya

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that is awesome! Love it! I think I’d forever be asking people “You… wanna see my SWASTICOCK?”

  10. jessemoya Avatar
    jessemoya

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that is awesome! Love it! I think I’d forever be asking people “You… wanna see my SWASTICOCK?”

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