Tattoo Of The Maori Tiki Symbol, Disrespectful For Someone Not Maori?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 at
7:21 pm
I am thinking of getting a tattoo of the Tiki.
I am not Maori, Polynesian or from NZ, but I have read quite a lot of the varying meanings of the symbol and admire it.
Would this be disrespectful, or non-sense for me to use this symbol?
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not at all, in fact i think its just the opposite. wanting their symbol because you respect its meaning in their culture is a great sign of respect. i hope you love it when its all done!!
yes, it would be considered disrespectful to them. just about every native that has something symbolic to them finds it disrespectful when an outsider takes it or uses it for their own good.
I don’t mean this in offense to anyone, in any racist way, its just an example, and i am just assuming you are white just for the effect of my example-but lets just assume you are caucasian, and you take an african american symbol and tattoo it on yourself. do you think an african american would find that disrespectful?? or do you think they would take it as a compliment???
……..i think you have your answer…..
It’s your body. If you like the tattoo then get it. Your not being disrespectful because you, yourself admires the symbol.
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Yes it is disrespectful, go to http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/ancie…
they have a whole section on it
They say not to use it
You can get any symbol you want. Just think of how many non-Chinese people have Chinese symbols tattooed on them.
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RT Just pulled some1 over on elizabeth ave 4 littering. One of the most disrespectful acts u can do in any community.
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Sums up so many summers growing up. Go do some skids, jump off something high, have a feed. Mean Maori, mean!
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get it on the left for sure,one more thing to remember is it is bad luck and supposivley a sign of devil worship if your arm band tattoo connects all the way around the arm.
the one pointing down means "or" and the one pointing up means "and"
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First and foremost, the pentacle and pentagram. The one is the circle and the one is the star, but most people think it's two different things and that it is evil. It represents the universe, the elements and basically, life. Satanists have perverted it, but the christians once used it, too. The five wounds of christ. An ankh would work too, since the ankh represents the cycle of birth, death and rebirth, plus eternity. Just be aware of what people are going to interpret these symbols as. You might get called a satanist.
if there is a path then maybe lighting it would be good.
of if there is certain features like a waterfall or statue or a wall u can cast shadows on.
or put them at varied heights or distances to give a feeling.
i am not sure if they need certain safety precautions? like heat to touch from children or open flames from wind/dry brush.
The one i got couldn't go under trees because it was solar powered and wouldn't recharge.
i wonder if one could go up in a tree. or under a bush. neat shadows or perspectives maybe.
could maybe keep them in one arrangement for a week and then try another.
also bugs like them so maybe not next to vegetable/susceptible flowers. or maybe not next to a place where u sit. but then again maybe u Do want light where u sit or next to a barbeque.
here are links to garden sites including real discussion 'forums and online communities'. taking a pic with you might get more specific suggestions:
http://www.dmoz.org/Home/Gardening/