Kat Von D: Her Problematic History & Recent Issues
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2024
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In todays video I talk Kat Von D, who she is and her problematic history and recent issues with racism in the tattoo industry!
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The tattoo industry racism is just like the hair industry. I was a hair stylist for 10 years and had black women who couldn’t believe I could do their hair. It’s so sad to me! Put in the work master your craft to accept any race!!
this!! i’m in cos school currently and the amount of white students that don’t wanna learn how to do black hair is baffling to me. you can’t claim to have any expertise in your field until you can provide great results for all your clients no matter their race. can’t believe they don’t think it’s important enough to learn this basic information.
I agree @santina it had a lot to do with the schools as well. I remember we had two days maybe three on black hair. I had to learn on my own after school. The industry needs to focus on all hair types!!
Yes!! I’m studying to be a makeup artist and one of my assignments was called “globally diverse” where you work on someone that doesn’t look like you. So if you’re a poc you can work on a white person but it basically shows that you can colour match to people of skin tones different to you, I had to do eyeliner on an Asian girl with really hooded eyes, you basically show that you can do makeup on someone that has different features to your own that you would do everyday. I don’t understand why this isn’t a normal thing in all industries
Just curly hair in general is a huge issue in the hair industry. I find it very hard to find anyone that knows how to deal with very fine, curly hair...
This!! I did a hair course back in 2016-2017 and not once did we learn about black hair. Every single mannequin we used was catered for fine hair and even the themes we did was basically white. Also, I did a makeup course too which is the exact same. We did Cool and warm tones but not once did we ever learn about black skin, it’s ridiculous.
She was born in Mexico to Argentinian parents. Plenty of Nazi sympathizers settled in Argentina after the war to avoid prosecution. Her real name, problematic past, and that information always made me wonder about her family history.
I googled her last name and it says most people with her last name are from the Netherlands, Poland and Argentina and lots of them immigrated to America after ww1 and ww2.
I also got curious and found a tweet of hers saying that her ancestors owned a castle in Germany called Schloss Drachenburg. When I went to their history it says that the adolfo butler school moved into the castle so .... big yikes
Actually, most people with that surname are from Germany. Surnames with “von” are of German origin, not Dutch. The Dutch surname is “van”.
Yeah her last name is German
My mom's last name is Braun, same last name as Hitler's mistress. Ermergerd, better hang me by my boot straps.
Semi side note: why is all tattoo practice skin light colored? Wouldn't make sense to sell it in different tones so artists can practice their color theory??
Theres a company making a difference, I can't recall their name but they are producing practice skin in a variety of shades.
@allskin_is_welcome sells different shades of tattoo practice skin! That's their insta handle :)
allskin’s practice tablets are REALLY pricey compared to the standard ones, it’s like $40 for three of them and as far as I know they don’t offer the option of choosing how many of each skin tone you receive. I wish practicing on more varied fake skin was more accessible/practical 🥲
@@julieghim7846 yeah. It’s a smaller company run by one guy; but I think as they get more known and get more business, the prices will probably come down. But also, if people demand the bigger companies with the cheaper skins to stock darker colors they will see there is truly a demand and fill that ask
Think about drawing on white paper vs dark paper. Changes what's possible.
Also, by the way, she said in that "I'm not a Nazi" video that she can't be racist because she's Latina.....not how it works. In regards to the "how she treats her cats" thing: she left candles burning unattended and her house burned down with her cat inside, if I'm not mistaken. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if she feeds them a vegan diet, which is a big no no. Cats are carnivores, it's animal cruelty to feed them a vegan diet IMO, and I'm vegan.
Agreed! Jackson Galaxy also agrees that cats are obligate carnivores and he happens to be vegan as well! (Me too lol)
@@danielarejas7118 A completely white one, yes.
@@danielarejas7118 I believe she is on her mother's side. Her father is German, hence her last name Von Drachenburg. I think what that other comment referred to, which is historically true in general, is that many Nazis fled Europe after WW2 to avoid persecution, and many ended up landing in Argentina (where Kat is from on her mother's side). That's truth, but whether Kat has any direct family ties to that, I don't know.
@@danielarejas7118 her mother is argentinian, so she is in fact latina, there are white latinos, even in the same family you can see white and dark skinned. It's about the race, but not the color
Not saying that justifies the "I can't be racist"
Such a dumb excuse, as if Latinos can't be racist towards other races
The way that Kat von D, Kamil Mocet, and the whole KVD tattoo shop gang reacted to Kat Gomboc calling in Kamil through a private message about systemic racism in the tattoo industry is absolutely vile. Black tattoo artists have been informing and showcasing colour tattoos on darker skin for YEARS. Also, Kamil specializes in cover-up tattoos - how are you gonna say you can tattoo over black ink but not black skin??
Right !!! 👏🏻
And lets not forget that there are many places in the world with extensive history of tattoo and with population with darker skin
I managed to adjust my tattoo style to be legible and good for every skin tone, sometimes you just need to be flexible and respectful, it isnt that hard honestly
What’s your ig? I’d love to see your work!
@@ramona1890 its chislu! But I haven't been able to work thanks to how bad Brazil is actually handling the virus :/
It's not that it's hard, it's just a personal choice. The right to refuse service to whomever you want.
I really appreciate people like you I’ve had people leave bad taste in my mouth when it comes to putting ink on me
She vaccinated her cats but not her child I-
Jeeez, really? Wtf is wrong with people -_-
What? Is that true?
i wonder if she knows animals can have autism too
Well she can’t care for it too much if she actually feeds it a vegan diet
@@makardeku wait really? I did not know this, how did you find out/ any good tips for research?
The most infuriating thing, is her openly not believing in statutory rape. And it's also sad that no one is as upset about that, as they are about her other issues. She's a mother, and that's so scary.
Holy hell that's terrifying
That is horrific, like if there isn’t an age of consent then where is the line drawn? As a mother that terrifies me
How anyone, especially a parent, could think that is awful
@@audreybea4013 he's just as awful as she is if that's true, even worse! If my father would have heard of that happening he would have put all his 'friends' through a wall and brought me to a hospital for help right away, as any good father should. Hell, if her mother wasn't a piece of shit she would have done the same.
A lot of people are commenting that Rafael can't be a nazi sympathiser because the swatstika is facing the wrong way. The dude also collects and owns a shit ton of nazi memorabilia. If someone shows you who they are, believe them.
I don't know anything about this dude and his racism, however I would think it's a little weird to have a swastika coming out of a lotus.... The symbol has been around way before the Nazi's took it over, but unfortunately that's how everyone recognizes it now.
@@amac1153 Yes, and to add to that it's original meaning was spiritually based meaning good luck, good will, positive well being etc. I'd love to know if the lotus was an original part of the tattoo, or if it may have came after scrutiny 🤔. Seems like he would know most ppl would miss that part, and still chose to get it anyways.
@@fortunecuki Yes you are right. I guess if he didn't want to spend his life justifying his tattoo he would have chosen different placement.
To me I feel as though we as a society have to do better in educating people that the Nazis were evil people and though they took the swastika.... Doesn't make it bad. There are several cultures around the world that used/uses the swastika as good luck. Even some native American tribes had/used the same symbol. So it pains me to see people (although justified in feeling their pain due to the HORRIBLE holocaust) almost allow the Nazis destructive power and meaning behind the swastika to be used and still give them a sense of power... I feel as though people allow certain thing to hold meanings like bad words and such. If you were to try to look at it's original meaning for the swastika I'm sure culture that still value the symbol as something holy they wouldn't feel bad either.
@@amac1153 But why have the star of david in center of it if it's "related to buddhism" - maybe the "buddhist" excuse was just used as smoke screen to deflect
Its very ridiculous that in this day and age ppl still don't know how to tattoo darker skin :/
This wouldn't be so bad if they just admited that they are not qualified yet. But the way they just refuse to learn like it is ok to exclude poc
Deffo x
there are tattoo artists and always has been tattoo artists that specialize in tattooing darker skin. I do wish though for Ink Master that tattooing darker skin was more so a challenge presented where all the tattoo artists have to show they understand how to tattoo dark skin. I mean to be a master shouldn't you be able to do it all. found ink master to not be that inclusive.
also want to say, there use to be a magazine that highlights artists who did amazing art work on dark skin. I don't know if it exists anymore...don't buy magazines anymore. But, I was shocked at how other ink magazines (this was just in 2012) didn't showcase a lot of artwork on dark skin or even feature dark skin models who has full body suits. I thought it was an amazing magazine and came across so much interesting articles in that magazine. I notice only recently the more mainstream tattoo magazines are starting to show arts on dark skin.
@@izl1104 oh wow thanks so much for that bit of information!! I'll definitely do research on that magazine!
I also had issues with ink master bc people would “give” canvases to artists specifically so that they would make bad tattoos. Like I know that the people getting tattooed are getting a free tattoo and I know it’s a competition but this shit is permanent
Yes. It's really insensitive, and they should all be focused on making their clients happy. Whether it's free or not. It always baffled me how they'd talk about the people as if they weren't people.
@@tired_mom calling them “canvases” really dehumanized them I think. Sure, there were some really wack people who went on that show to be tattooed. But damn, to give someone a tattoo artist literally so that they’ll get a bad tattoo is so fucked uo
I like tattoo stuff and kinda wanted to watch the show, but hearing the clients being called "canvas" is more than enough for me to nope out.. That alone feels gross
One thing that really really irked me about InkMaster (along with lots of other stuff) is how when they were judging a tattoo done on a woman, they'd always be like "this isn't feminine enough" and I'm like "it's what she wanted, shut up"
I HATED that! Like who tf said they wanted a "feminine" tattoo??
@@mchobbit2951 🤣🤣🤣🤣
i started rewatching the show and theres soooo much goofy shit in there i had to stop the whimsy that show had for my childhood must be protected 😭
ALSO: Why wouldn't tattoo artists not want to learn to tattoo darker skin tones??? Like??? Hello??? That's cash out of your pocket, that's knowledge not tapped into. No excuse. It's one thing if someone comes to you and you can't/won't do the tattoo because it's not the style you do/specialize in. That has nothing to do with adapting to different skin tones. Learn your colors! They may be limited, but it can be done! Are people really that lazy/not creative? Lameee.
Yes! And I feel like even if you're unsure about how pigments will look I've seen great artists offer a free pigment test where they tattoo a rainbow of colours and see how they heal. Like its not hard stop using it as an excuse for your racist attitude yknow
I do agree with most what you say. In some countries it might be because the population is primarily monoethnic, so some Tattoo artists don't have much of a chance how to learn to tattoo on darker skin.
@@clairelang8807 even then, they can still learn from others and get tips from other artists. Learning colour theory will help a lot, and telling your canvas that it won’t be as vibrant as they might want is a necessity.
i dont understand where is the problem. if a tattoo artist choose to do not, respect his choose.
find another who is capable of
100%!!! i dont tattoo but i design them for people, even in my job i have to make sure linework and colors will translate well on my client and their skin tone. it’s crucial because the clients happiness is so important and ultimately that’s how you advance as an artist and that way everyone wins :)
"turning someone away because you're not the right artist for it" like Kat (von d) said applies to like, someone coming in and wanting a realism portrait from an american traditional artist. That's a situation where you refer them to another artist. Refusing to tattoo your own style on a specific race is just being fucking lazy and racist. I'm glad people are speaking up about this because it's not just Kat and her employees that do this, it's rampant in the industry because artists can't be bothered to educate themselves.
people should absolutely try to educate themselves and be ready to tattoo on anyone but tbh id rather have someone admit they can't do something well than fuck me up. like for example i wanted a tattoo but this guy told me he never really tattooed scars and he's not sure if he can do it well enough and i was glad he admitted that instead of doing a bad job. she is super racist tho so I'm sure in this case that's the reason
I love how "but it's science" when you have to justify not being able, or willing to learn how to tattoo POC, but "science" isn't enough to convince her that vaxxing her child is a good idea.
lol forreal. It is true that certain colors simply won’t show up or look good, but they should at least steer the client towards a tattoo that will look great and last. Simply refusing them isn’t very cool or professional but a lot of tattoo artists specialize in certain styles and they’re not always the most professional haha
Vanessa Core you're reaching lol. It's not their fault the don't have the colors to compliment the specific skin tones.
@@Lightner445555555555 as a professional tattoo artist I can tell you that the response they gave was, and still is, a load of bull. There are some POC tattoo artists out there that do amazing colour work, I don’t see why KVD and her team can’t improve and expand their knowledge about their profession.
She's against vaccines, yet guzzles alchohol.
Who cares?
as a Jewish women thank you for speaking up on this 💜💜
@Nick Gurr because she’s hurt them the most. Watch the video and you’ll find out that she’s been anti Semitic, so obviously that would hurt Jewish people the most. If someone said “as an Asian person thank you” then yeah kinda weird bc she didn’t talk about Asian people in the video, but there’s hate towards Jewish people in the video, which you obviously didn’t watch.
@@rebeccamilligan4177not being mean but you are stating the obvious. Half jew here hadarah
@@J_Honor_ they deleted their comment but someone replied saying “why does it matter if you’re black white Jewish blah blah blah” just going off about how it was unnecessary to put as a Jewish women, that’s why I was stating the obvious bc sometimes the obvious is completely misunderstood by people
@@rebeccamilligan4177 don’t you just love when ppl do that 🙄 imbeciles
"You can't control who you're married to" has the same energy as "Man I wish I could pick my kids' dads!" 😄 Love ya!
She means you can't control that person's actions. 🙂
@@glendadowd2762i think they knew that. But you can choose to stay or leave lol
@@glendadowd2762you become your spouse after you marry them.
I unfollowed her in the summer when she was so vocally against any Covid restrictions on Instagram while always showing her massive house and surroundings. It was just so tone deaf. Yeah sorry you have to hang out by your pool now a little more while you already don't follow non-meeting guidelines. (And I don't say that celebrities or rich people can't be mentally and financially affected by this crisis, it was just the whole demeanor for me)
(I didn't follow her closely so I didn't know a lot of the problematic things she said and did - just knew about the lipstick names where people tried to show how she is a Nazi because she used the term "Selektion", which as a German I didn't get because this word is used in a lot of different contexts)
I wasn't even aware of this, but not surprising.
Man I wish I had a massive with a pool to self-isolate in... I'm just imagining all the fun things and activities I could put together for my daughter (
Covid made me realise the gap and lack of awareness of a lot of celebrities and very rich even more honestly, the whole "we're all in this together" while sitting in their jacuzzi or chilling in their mansion got old real quick
@@CocoLicious Which ways are they used that would make sense with her other hot-button named lipsticks? Please, I’d love to know.
@@ohjonash I really don't know any of the other lipstick names but I just read about the german word "Selektion" and the argument that we don't use it in everyday language because it's nazi speech. And that's just not true, you can go in every supermarket and buy pralines and chocolate with the word on it and it's used in professional writings. There are a lot of problematic words and phrases we tend to not use, but "Selektion" is not one of them.
And I don't say that she doesn't do problematic shit and that her husband has a Hakenkreuz tattoo is disgusting. That's not even legal here, for good reasons. It was just the one controversy I stumbled apon which just confused me.
I don't understand why someone would want a swastika tattoo unless they wanted the ambiguity of meaning, most people associate it with nazis and racist views in general so why tf would you want them to assume that about you if it's not true?
It's this pseudo-intellectuality people claim to have because they are above all the meaning symbols transfer. Which you don't decide for other people. And the Hakenkreuz (it's the other way around from traditional swastikas, it's not the same) is the symbol of the most destructive and anti-humane fascist movement in our history (my countries history), displaying that with just such condecending words is just to polarize. And that does nothing to reclaim symbols, it just shows that you are oblivious to collective trauma and responsibilities we should learn from history.
The swastika wasn't always a symbol of Nazism. It's very ancient and means the total opposite of the hate they made it out to be.
I would absolutely get swastika tattoo but I'd have to make sure there was more to the tat to show I'm not using as a hate symbol. Fucking Nazis had to destroy everything.
@@thatgirl634 idk I feel like you are responsible for the possible meaning your tattoos could hold to other people, especially with a symbol so widely known to represent fascism and racism, even if that is not its original meaning. I feel like you'd have to explain your intentions to anyone who sees it, which tbh seems exhausting
And why th u wanted it then on your neck aswell😂😂
@@CC-CR It IS true that is have to explain myself to everyone. It would get exhausting for sure. Not a whole lot of people know the true meaning of it. They see it and think Nazis which is really sad.
So yeah I would get one but the probability of me not getting it is higher. I'm just saying I wouldn't not get something bc it's offensive to someone else. However, things like these would be hidden just bc I don't want to habe to explain myself constantly. I have tattoos now that I'm sure would offend at least someone though they definitely NOT associated with hate if any kind. 😉
I'm Autistic, so I'm especially thankful for this deep dive into her past.
The consistent antisemitism, the horrible "selektion" word choice, and the anti-vax, anti-lockdown rhetoric just scream "I'm a eugenicist"
I love your username
Democrats are eugenicists. So yeah makes sence
Why being autistic makes you especially thankful for the deep dive?
Loads of people have made Jew jokes, let's be honest. Even Jews make jokes about their own community. It doesn't mean a person is an anti semite. People say stupid things when they're young. I'm not particularly a Kat Von D fan, I really don't follow her or her stuff. However, I'd love all the people who sit on the Internet to have their past dug up. Things were different back in the 2000s, things that were tongue 'n cheek back then are down right offensive now.
@@aprilshowers2165yea...if only it were just a couple of jokes that shes told. Theres so many more instances of her antisemitism than just jokes, including her constantly dating nazi-obsessed men. I mean, shes married to a man with a literal swastika on his neck, and he can claim it's for buddhism all he wants, but the little star of david on the inside of it SCREAMS otherwise.
And writing "burn in hell jew bag," is NOT a joke, period. It's pretty gross that you'd try to paint this behavior as simple comedy. Its actually pretty gross how you're defending her right now, period, after everything in the video. But clearly, every piece of shit bigot has sympathizers from all over, you're proving that now.
Those tattoo shows are so staged though, tbh. My friend used to date Ruthless who was on L.A. Ink. She was seriously the sweetest person and they straight up told her to pick fights all the time. She was selected to be the show's villian. It was really more of an acting gig than a tattoo one. I also have a friend who knows Halo from Ink Master and they also kept pushing him to start drama. He mostly resisted it though. Good on him.
I think it was a similar situation with Cathy, the villain in Dance Moms. She actually put it down as an acting job on her CV.
My boyfriend is friends with halo and said that he’s really nice the show was scripted and edited to make people look bad
I mean I think it's a known thing that all reality shows are staged and the producers always ask you to cause drama lmao Idk maybe I watched too many RUclips videos of drag queens from Drag Race
@@mcgonagallerys All reality TV shows have some amount of staging or scripting (it's not always the producers telling the contestants to create fake drama though, sometimes they film everyone's real behavior and then script it in the editing room to make issues seem worse than they actually were and to create caricatures out of the contestants to control how the audience reacts to them e.g. the villain, the quiet one, the most improved, etc.) but I'd expect a show about professional tattoo artists to be _less_ staged/scripted than most "reality" shows
She's that person we all know that 'hates drama', and yet when there's drama.. There she is.
She is the drama
Came here for the Instagram-related racism, stayed for the timeline drag!! We love a RUclipsr that makes a timeline to explain why this isn't a one time, half-assed, sorry excuse for being racist! Simply put: All styles can be modified to tattoo on dark skin tones. If you can't do that, learn how to tattoo or just admit you're racist and won't work with those clients!
I won't tattoo a dark skinned person and I won't let a dark skinned tattoo me. Although I myself have dark skin. It's a personal choice.
@@deadartist8827make that make sense, proving oc point. You have no reason to be the way you are.in fact I believe you’re lying
Thank you for this , I’m glad people understand why turning someone away because of skin tone is wrong. There’s nothing wrong with saying as an artist that you aren’t trained enough in dark skin to feel comfortable tattooing it ( though this applies more to new tattoers not 20 year vets). Von ds video completely glosses over the issue and manipulates it in a way that makes the common person( someone not very educated in tattoos) think ‘ ya of course that makes sense’ so thanks for breaking it down for people. Especially since you can’t even educate people in von ds comments because they are limited
You came with all the receipts. I had no idea of her problematic history. I thought she was so dope when I was in high school, Miami ink and LA Ink days. Smh Thank you sharing this.
Me too....only just found out all this direction her recently!!! 🖤
Me too. Most of that stuff I learned today actually.
I never had any ideal my sefl. i just never liked her even if she wasnt racist i wouldnt like her i hate reality tattoo shows its corny
Hey everyone can do problematic things including you. No one is immune to it but I don’t Mean you as a person is problematic
@@jetnight88 you’re right the difference is some people grow and learn from things, and others act like her. Lol
I used to be a general fan of hers. A woman who rose in a male-dominant industry and grew a business empire (her makeup line before she stepped down). I thought she was beautiful, successful, and driven and admired that. Then her behavior started rubbing me the wrong way a few years back. And when instances of other behaviors of yours came to my knowledge, I just closed the door on that all together. I stopped supporting her makeup line and changed my mind about wanting a tattoo done by her. Also in regards to her makeup, don't get me started on a shade she named "under age red". I did find it sad how she "fell from grace" (in my opinion). There were things she achieved throughout her massive career that had the potential to inspire girls to follow their dreams.
I'm not defending people refusing to tattoo people with dark skin tones, but on the flip side, if I had darker skin and went to an artist who has never tattooed dark skin....I would rather them tell me the truth if they are not experienced with dark skin tones and do not feel that they would provide a good result. I feel it's a bit of a catch 22, because you have to practice but no one wants to be the guinea pig so to speak lol. But this guy sounds like not only is he inexperienced with tattooing dark skin tones, but he also has an unwillingness to learn it, and that is the problem. Honestly tattooing darker skin tones should be the norm and not considered some specialty, it's ridiculous that this is even a thing. Kat von D is always saying how she's not any of these things she's accused of being, but time and again her actions have proven otherwise, and she is only surrounded by people who have their own racist/anti-semitic opinions, so it doesn't look good for her.
yeah, i feel like it should be more prioritized in tattoo apprenticeship. i don’t know why it isn’t? like are these tattoo shops only getting white people walking in? it makes no sense to me why they haven’t learned how to tattoo all skin types and it make it look good in everyone.
A lot of ppl think racism boils down to if you are nice to/like POC, rather than if their actions contribute to systemic racism and things that impact ppl more than just calling them slurs or something outright offensive. Idk I hate how defensive ppl get because if you're so worried about ppl thinking you're racist then analyze your actions and actually worry about how you are contributing to the problem. But usually they care more about being labelled racist than actual racism
The shop in my area does really vibrant tattoos on darker skin if people want examples. Black Rabbit tattoo in Richmond Va. Just in case there's still doubters. They also do skin tests
Thanks
What the heck I'm 6 minutes in, I never knew Oliver did black face omg what the hell am I watching 👀👀👀
I found out right before ink master got canceled. He had done it a lot for Halloween, and a photo went viral. They were going to take him off as a judge and then canceled the show. Supposedly the events were "unrelated", but they happened like a month or so apart.
I had no idea
ink master posts a lot on their youtube channel and in all the recent videos whenever he’s judging a tattoo they just show the tattoo. they’ve completely cropped him out. i wondered why until i read the comments.
I only recently found out too. I was watching clips from ink master and noticed they kept his audio in, but he was cut out, so I looked up why and omgggg
@Autumn Elizabeth I saw Kelly Doty post about it, and that she never knew Oliver to act like that, but that regardless it was unacceptable. A lot of the show's previous contestants were calling for change. I mean, how will you judge tattoos on dark skin equally when you already have a dislike of dark skin? It's a yikes from me!
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. -Maya Angelou
Okay I'm not defending anyone but hear me out: usually buddhistic symbol has lines to the left and is horizontal while the nazi swastika goes to the right and is usually tilted 45 degrees.
Now this can mean that either he's really innocent or he purposely tattooed it in a buddhistic way so he could say it's not nazi while he actually supports nazis. Considering everyone here (including jeffree starfish lol) is tied to antisemitism one way or another the latter option is probably more likely to be the case......
Kat didn’t actually do the nazi swastika either on her letter to Ami, they may actually do this as some sort of excuse
He also has a Star of David on the other side of his neck
i was going to say the same thing.
The dots within it, how there's a hexagram in it (which is a hindu/bhuddist symbol) and how there's a lotus flower below it all point to it being a hindu/bhuddist tattoo and not nazi iconography.
I wanted Kat to be so much better. I used to love her for the reasons you did...she’s a woman in a male dominated field, she’s different and she appreciates art. I loved her makeup. I even got a tattoo from her LA shop. I was so naive and haven’t supported her for several years.
And now her lipstick is $5.
Well it's not her lipstick now, and it never really was to begin with lol. The company dropped her years ago and even when she was the face, it was just that. She was just the face of the company. She didn't start a company or have a real hand in it. An incubator company wanted to start a line with her as sort of the ambassador. It's giving her way too much credit to associate her with creating the company😂
@@TheNinjaNiky She was responsible for the names of lipstick shades. She did nasty.
@Sandra Luciani no, she probably came up with the idea and someone else OKed it. There's checks and balances for a reason
@@TheNinjaNiky She was quoted that she won't sacriface her artistic intergrity and creativity when it came to theese, I don't really care if she was the head or not, she did enough to proove us all what she is like.
@Sandra Luciani even if she was the head, she still couldn't do what she wanted. Actual owners are kicked out all the time. But yes I agree she is a nasty person
with Kat Von D protecting her artist for not wanting to tattoo darker skin, and saying it’s ok to turn them away... she’s pretty much saying she doesn’t want them to improve and further their skill lol
That’s exactly what she’s saying
If they don't have a volume of clients that justify the work put in, then It could be seen as a waste of time and effort, when referring them to another artist is much easier.
It’s racist not to learn. I do hair and will do services on all types of hair and ethnicities, but if you don’t have the experience tattooing or for example relaxing hair, you can really fuck someone up. Again it’s racist to refuse to learn but I honestly think it’s better to honest that it may not be your strong suit & there may be a better artist with more than experience.
This is a good video/overview about Kat. The cat thing was that she left candles burning unattended and caused a fire that killed her cat. She was sued by her insurance company because she was at fault for the fire. The other thing was she apparently fed her cats a vegan diet which is cruel as cats are obligate carnivores.
I think this is a super informative video about cat von d, but I just felt I had to clarify one thing: "selektion" is a normal German word that everyone uses, it wasn't introduced by the nazis. there are different words that were made up by the nazis that became normal and those are actually problematic (things like the phrase 'arbeit macht frei', 'asozial', 'jedem das seine'). I can imagine they used "selektion" as in "natural selection" which, of course, is bad. but the word itself.. it's just like the English "selection"
I am German and can confirm that. Selektion in itself just means "selection". It is a normal word used by all German speakers. But let's just say, if an American who doesn't even speak German used it randomly, I'd wonder what the hell that's about.
I remember in that I’m not anti vax video she didn’t say that she was gonna vaccinate she stepped around the issue and actually said that she would talk with her doctor and make a private decision with them and her husband or something like that
Which is a super convenient way of not admitting she's still anti vaxx so she can save face, which I don't think worked. Also, sorry Lauren for all the engagement on this post, I'm just still really upset with her because I was a huge huge fan for years and her behavior is so disappointing and frankly worrisome because I imagine her beliefs influence some of her more influential audience, which is really upsetting.
She didn't vaccinate her child. She follows Robert F Kennedy on Twitter, also known as the antivaxx king. She likes and praises pretty much all of the nonsense he proudly shares. She also hangs out with people who are openly antivaxx. Birds of a feather, flock together...she just said so in that interview to try her best to clean her image a bit. It's so sad, her baby is adorable.
@@tammygmolinari4154 Seriously wat is so bad about being an anti vax person.
Imagine being mad at your underage daughter for sleeping with your grown men friends.. are you serious!? I would catch a case If my “friends” did something like that to my child. Shows who he is to be around people like that.
Exactly! It’s his friends who betrayed him by sleeping with his kid, even if she was of age (which I doubt).
two things about her: 1. she once attacked JS for showing up all of his money and luxuries online, however, she frequently displays her customized mansion with no shame. 2. isn't she kind of hoarding talent at her studio? I get the feeling that she gets to raise the prices for artist once they hit her studio. I wanted to get a Hoode tattoo but now he did work on her, and is in High Voltage so I bet is super expensive to get it.
I find that she is super arrogant.
Isn’t hoode the blackout guy
Her husband blamed his then underage daughter for her sexual assault by his friends. 😬 Oof. Why she'd ever date or reproduce with that man I'll never know. Trash attracts trash I guess.
One more thought: take another type of profession as an example...if you’re a hair stylist and you turn away people of color because of their hair type, you’re discriminating. It’s on you as a professional to learn ALL types of hair and how to cut and style that hair, I think. If you aren’t taught in school or apprenticeship, like Lauren said, make it your business to learn and practice. Go out of your way to hire those clients so you master working with all ethnicities. Otherwise it’s just laziness and ignorance. Becoming a master of anything is a never ending process anyways.
I also think, versus just saying "nope can't do it"... you could instead say something on the line of "I'm sorry, I have not had the experience working on darker skin tones. I do know that _(insert tat-artist/shop)_ does amazing art on darker skin tones. I would also love to see you back in the future when I am more experienced and have more knowledge on what practices/tips/tricks work best for you." I would expect the same for different styles of tattoos as well, if someone isn't great with portraits I would love for them to recommend a tattooer that could do that for me. I'd be much more inclined to return to their shop and get something in their style, or buy some of their art, something to support them and say thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
I've been turned away for hairtype many times and turned away for tattoos as well and I'm not even "dark" skinned. Its more work and people are lazy tbh
As a black person who's always wanted a colored tattoo, thank you for speaking on this. Thank you for speaking on the black canvas issue on ink Master. That show really made me sad made me feel like I couldn't get a tattoo or anything color related. It's just disparaging on its face and I'm going to do more research. ❤
Makes sense why Jeffree and her were friends.. problematic and racist history
Remember when they made separate videos trying to cancel each other?? It’s very surprising that Kat ended up losing a lot of income and even her makeup brand but Jeffree keeps making tons of money
I was also an absolute fan of Kat, I idolized her , I thought she was the best person in the whole world, I made a queue in London the launching day of KVD BEAUTY for like 4-5 hours just to meet her oMG I hugged her and I was wearing a Bauhaus shirt and she complimented it talking in spanish with me (I'm spanish) and she was so cute although she was standing up for like 12 hours hugging and kissing all her fans :)
Later on I ended unfollowing her :(
PS: I'm a Tattoo apprentice and the first time I fell in love with TATTOO was... watching Miami Ink back in the day.
Don’t idolise anyone.... no one is perfect. I’m a fan of some celebrities but I don’t idolise them
Your story makes no sense as to why you unfollowed her. "She was the best person ever, super nice, cute. Unfollowed :("
You became woke and couldn’t bare with your idol actually being more intelligent than the woke mob.
@@harrypoderskis ...what?
@@harrypoderskis since when is being racist or against healthcare being more intelligent?
I'm so glad you made a video on this. I feel like people only think she's an anti-vaxxer and either forget about her being racist and her connections to anti-semitism or they just never heard about it because it happened so long ago.
As a cosmetologist, it amazes me how many people don't understand the color wheel and how simple it can be. I hate this "excuse" so much even as a hairdresser I see people doing this to clients and it's not being honest it's being lazy just explain why somethings will work and others won't and work with them to get the best outcome.
when i got a watercolour tattoo from an apprentice and they hadnt done that before, what did they do? they studied it and right before tattooing made sure they got the theory right! maybe all those tattoo artists who dont tattoo darker skin dont have access to internet- y’know, since instagram doesnt need internet connection to work
Right, it should be an honour if a client asks you to give them a tattoo in a style/way they haven't got experience with. I would say it takes a lot of trust and gives them an opportunity to learn
Another thing is her parents are Argentinian with german roots, and it is known that many nazis fled to Argentina so there can def be something there.
Agree with everything you said in the beginning! I used to admire her sooooo much as the first heavily tattooed woman I wanted to look like, BUT she really has outed herself as a real funky chick. I stay away from her businesses and shows now
I never noticed what you said about ink master contestants using skin tone as a weapon but you’re so right. They totally do. Yuck
I live in LA, met Kat and even got a couple of tattoos at High Voltage. Her artists aren't all like Kamil and really cool people, but I'll never give my money to her ever again.
Same here xxx
So I am german....and... "Selektion" simply means ...selection.... . Thats not a special word exclusivly used by the nazis. Thats a general word... not every word in german is related to the nazi area... . So I do understand that she did questionable things....but referring the german word "Selektion" - as a name for a lipstick - to the nazis is kinda ridiculous.
The other day she also referred to face masks as "face diapers" on her IG stories 🙄
Disappointed but not surprised.
😂😂😂 So do I! I hate them with a passion. I wish we could go back to how it used to be. This new normal crap is not MY new normal. 😠
@@thatgirl634 the only way we can go back to how it used to be is if everyone follows the guidelines and wears a mask. This new normal may not be your new normal, but until everyone behaves and follows guidelines then it’s going to stay the new normal, no matter if you like it or not.
@@thatgirl634 I mean we all hate them but theres a difference between hating them and still acknowledging they're necessary, and being anti-mask/anti science. The more we wear them the sooner we can go back to normal.
That’s a pretty selfish thing to say. Do you understand science?
@@relikelectrik795 I do, absolutely. I was in med school fir virology and studied epidemiology. I know for a fact that these masks aren't exactly effective and they can cause a lung disease called byssinosis. Its generally rare however since we're being forced to wear cotton masks all of the time, byssinosis won't be as rare anymore. So yes I get science quite well and know a great deal more than the average person. Most people don't realize, you can't create a vaccine in under a year. It takes at least 2 to 3. Safety trials are a must and if they said they they were completed for the covid vaxx, well then they're full of crap .
We're not being told the truth about all of this. I'm not saying there's not a virus but I'm saying that the media has been lying. How many people truly, I mean honesty died from this? I want real numbers and so should everyone else. I hope everyone does know that if a person that has passed away from natural or unnatural causes but had tested positive (which isn't hard considering the PCR test is extremely inaccurate and gives a lot of false positives), that person will then be counted as a covid death. These cases should not be counted at all when the COD was clearly some other reason.
Again I do know science and I do know lies and I do know how the world works and I do know the level of control that's being forced onto us. Everything I pointed out here is indeed fact and can be found if one so wishes to find it.
Rule of thumb should be don't believe everything your told by the media also, always do your own research but leave google out of it as they're owned by the problem. Look for independent studies and news outlets. Its not hard at all to deceive the masses when fear is the method of control. Don't be apart of the flock if sheep. Dont be a follower. Be the leader you are meant to be. Don't trash others because they question the official narrative. Trust me, those if us who do question, have done our research and have done so extensively.
If you still need proof on how screwed msm is, look up project mockingbird. It continues on today.
This was an excellent video - more of these please! I remember a couple years ago looking for a video like this when I was hearing about how problematic she was but I couldn't find a comprehensive history with receipts like this one. Hope this gets traction and I hope to see more videos like this!
Kat Von D just bought a historic home "castle" thing in my state (the middle of nowhere Indiana) and is opening a shop there as far as i know. Which is super weird. For anyone not familiar, Indiana is like 3000 miles from LA.
@non_ 3xistant he moved to Wyoming as I understand it. Maybe the will be fine since there are like 27 people tops in Wyoming 😅
@@jordanleighwheatley right he’s living half the year there the other half LA supposedly .
She wants them sweet, low property taxes
@@mycatisjudgingyou and the crazy n@zi conspiracy theorists too
They make their name and their brand and their wealth in California and then move somewhere with fewer taxes and regulations to dodge the CA taxes. Some years ago, CA mandated vaccination for public school attendance with very few exceptions. And for KVD, she is looking for a place to be unmasked and unvaccinated so, sorry Indiana, that’s apparently you. Anti vax actors have been doing the same. Tons of wealthy Californians have moved to Wyoming.
Thanks for not letting the colorist/racism in tattooing conversation die. I appreciate you for it.
Too bad she became this way. I watched her on Miami and LA ink. My turn off point was the anti vaccine stuff. I have two children fully vaccinated to keep them healthy.
I'm very immune compromised and to be around those unvaccinated could kill me.
It is unfortunate. She was my introduction to tattoos as I had not seen many prominent women in the industry.
Her husband in 2018 had "art projects" he created that were of painted headless mannequin torsos with swistizas in the neck and painted skulls with swistizas (they are on the angle) on them and the SS logo (slightly changed but you 100% first read it like that and when it's with swistizas you can probably get where he's going) The pictures have been deleted but I have screen shots.
You could've been better with the neck tattoo and explaining some of the differences between actual nazi iconography and hindu or bhuddist symbolism. Presenting facts about it instead of just going "you figure it out" which results in the audience assuming it's nazi iconography.
The neck tattoo given all the contexts of the symbols in it seems like a hindu or bhuddist tattoo. It's facing the opposite direction, there are dots within it (that are common within japanese bhuddism), the hexagram in the middle which is not a star of david but a manjji or shatkona. And finally how there's a lotus flower below which is a common symbol in bhuddism and hinduism. Literally everything points to it being a religious/spiritual tattoo.
I actually follow Softpoint and cuttybage and saw the whole thing as it was going down. Another artist that worked at Kat's studio previously and was a friend of Kamil was actually bullying them by saying "if you report their IG's take a screenshot and you'll be entered to win a tattoo session with me". This was brought to Kat's attention, and of course, She Did NOTHING.
I saw that too, disgusting behaviour from that guy.
I used to admire her so much when I was a teenager, she always appeared to be such a strong and independent female! Also one of the first heavily tattooed women I became aware of - she’s the person who opened my eyes to the world of tattoos! I would read her books over and over! It pains me to say but I just can’t support her anymore after the past couple of years, too many things that just don’t sit right with me personally!
Apparently she also set her own house on fire to get the insurance money. And one of her cats died. Then she tried to sue herself or some weird shit 😂😂
My god 😂
sounds like exaggerated bs but ok, boo
@@Kat-dx9dt k kat
I was looking for a full history of KVD’s problematic history. This video is amazing! I’ve never watched the shows, so I learned about her through her scandals here and there. This video really helped!! #newsubscriber
I think that without honoring that the tittle "artist" comes with "tattoo" in this situation, and those who lack foundational knowledge in art will struggle greatly as a tattoo artist. My sister hopes to become a tattoo apprentice in the near future and is also in a performing arts high school (with her mainly focused on art). She comes to me all the time (as I am a hobbyist artist with some foundational art skills) telling me how the things she learns in class + the books/sketches I've done/read in my classes help her with composition, weight of line, etc when she draws for her own leisure, but also when she sketches out her flash sheets or tattoo concepts. Art and tattooing cannot exist without the other because they're simply the same thing, except this time its on skin. As if the name doesn't imply it. It breaks my heart to see that people don't internalize this and in exchange carry out their racist contributions 😒
Imagine being in L.A. and not knowing or wanting to tattoo darker skin
I used to love her until I found out she was anti-vax and I just stopped didn't know any of these other things either, what are wrong with people 🙄 glad someone else didn't like the eyeliner either 🤣
I have darker skin and color tattoos and never had to wait extra time. I’ve been told if your skin can take white (I have all white tattoos they look amazing) you can pretty much take any color. If you have darker skin I highly recommend getting all white tattoos, you have to take extra care of them because they will fade faster than black but they look amazing
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know a lot about Kat Von D before this video besides being aware that there had been some controversy regarding her anti-vax views back in whatever year it was. I also had heard of her because she’s tattooed one of the Lord of the Rings actors a couple times (he was even in an episode of LA Ink getting one!), but back then I wasn’t tattooed myself and hadn’t done any research. I think after the whole anti-vaxxer thing that went down, I just tried to stay away from any mention of her 😅 I had no idea about the racism/anti-Semitism though... Jesus Christ, this is all so disgusting. Thank you for making this video to spread awareness though - I wouldn’t have been aware otherwise, and I’m sure there’s others who wouldn’t be aware either.
Also, as a side note, I’m white but since one of your videos last year, I’ve actually been trying to follow pages that are either run by or that promote black tattoo artists and tattoos on darker skin just because they do incredible pieces and deserve to have their work shared/appreciated! I hope that makes sense - it’s late here and I’m exhausted but I wanted to just say that since it was brought up in the video.
Don’t know if anyone else has commented this, but one of the issues people are referring to with her cats (besides her feeding them a vegan diet which is not good for them), is the fact that she left a bunch of lit candles unattended in her house while out doing a book tour. This caused a house fire which killed one of her cats
DAAAMN, I didn't know this. But did you see the photo of her in the burned down house? I don't get the point of posing in such tragedy ... yet when your pet died there.
The "swastika" tattoo genuinely is a peace symbol, which the nazis stole for their party. The direction the legs face on the symbol are different on a swastika and the peace symbol, like a b and a d aren't interchangeable. Not that I'm saying racism isn't there, because OOH BOY IS IT.
She feeds her cats a vegan diet and it’s not healthy
Didn’t she also tattooe her cat as well?
Tattoo*
That one I am unsure of
@@Faethehippie15_ WHAT!? WHAT A HAG!!
@@Faethehippie15_ tattoed her cat?!
17:00 this was rape. Please dont refer to it as having sex.
Thank you! The girl was 14 and she told her father to try to get help, instead he blamed her and disowned her.
Lauren says that in the video
Much love and appreciation from the USA, stay safe,stay well and God bless
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She also had a lipstick called "underage" which raised some questions.
There was "underage red", "lolita", and "backstage bambi" iirc. I loved a few of her other shades, but holy internalized misogyny.
On the one hand, it's good if people who don't know how to tattoo dark skin admit their limitations. People not admitting their limitations can also lead to bad tattoos.
I’m so confused by the Selektion lipstick thing. How on earth could you even defend that?? What’s her excuse? Like even in English that’s such a weird thing to name a lipstick. I seriously want to know what kind of reasoning she could even make up for that.
I’m still waiting on answers for this one too. It just doesn’t make a single ounce of sense.
God, why do people care? It's her choice. Just don't buy the lipstick then.
It's literally just the word for selection in german. For example, if there's any sort of screening purposes in germany, they use that word. A bar might have their high tier wine list referred to as their Selektion. It's an unfrequently used word (people in germany know the historical usage of it and avoid it), but it's not bizarre for it to be used.
@@MrAgentEcho I get that but like, why would you choose that for a lipstick, you know what I mean? It's like calling a lipstick "exclusion" almost, at least in my mind.
Doesn't liberals say anyone who's not white on America can't be racist? Therefore under there umbrella Kat can't be racist as she's Mexican. I like Kat and think a lot of it is just over dramatized. Including because that swastika isn't the same as the Nazi symbol, it is the correct position for a Buddhist temple. It is not the Nazi swastika. I live in Japan and see those in Buddhist temples here. And if you can't or don't know how to tattoo darker skin, it's not racist to say hey I don't know how to tattoo the skin colour correctly so they're not going to be disappointed later on after it heals. Yes she could learn, but that's up to her and opens up someone else the job if they know how to tattoo darker skin.
I've been waiting on this video, and you seriously looking like a snack 🖤
🥺❤️ thanks cutie
Honestly I feel like this controversy has really set me on my path to find an apprenticeship, I really want to change this industry I love so much! I want to see people change with the times and DO BETTER!
I watched Ready To Glare’s videos on Kat Von D so I knew a lot of this information, but not all of this. So I appreciated learning more about her. I remember wanting her makeup at one point, but never bought any of it. So I am happy I never supported her lol.
the rainbow dashes are such a creative and cute idea to see which colors work. i'm Mexican and though my skin isn't that dark, i have drilled into my brain that color is a big no-no for me 😭 i'm a happy person and i don't even have a favorite color because i love them so much, so it got me sad to think i could never get tattooed in color, but now the next tattoo i want to desperately get is a mini, subtle rainbow to see which ones will heal good on me ♥️🌈
"I'm happy person" Girl, that is so good!
If you don't know how to tattoo on dark skin, you should be honest with the client. Just as you would let a hair client know that you don't have experience with their hair type (hopefully..)
On her video she deleted every negative comment too, even polite ones that disagreed with her. She loves being in an echo chamber. The 4 amazing ladies who helped run her company she talks to still, but not one, Kelsey I think. She left after the vax thing, which was truly the nail in the coffin with her make up career. So sad as she was such an inspiration.
After the antivaxx and nazi bit I unfollowed her and ain’t seen her since
Thank you for putting this together. Very informative and entertaining
You can actually control who you’re married to.
She meant you can’t control who you’re married to. As in, you can’t control the PERSON you’re married too.
I like knowing about the people behind the brand before parting with hard earned money. Thanks for spreading awareness.
29:19 | The same way any hair stylist might tell you: I'm specialized in deathhawks. | I'm not specialized in dreadlocks. | I'm not specialized in hair upper 'male' cuts.
I'm sorry but that is totally unethical as well, to say 'I'll do whatever it takes to please you'. Specially if said artist don't have the skill at the moment of the negotiation. That's something a gold-digger would say. Best thing to do is to refer customer to another tattoo artist w/said skill, color pallets, formulas and tools available to guarantee the best results for an everlasting piece of art on your body.
Ok I see where this is going, the whole KVD defending her co-worker regarding dark skin and Ink Master contestants "punishing" fellow competitors with dark skinned canvases.. bla bla bla. It's a known fact that when it comes to percentages, light skin out numbers dark skin. Also, of course ink is not going to show as easily on dark skin, so it's going to be more challenging, if not impossible for someone to do well if they haven't had much experience. There's absolutely nothing wrong with defending that. *If a person is not comfortable with doing a tattoo, they should not do a tattoo!* Period. It has nothing to do with racism, it's to do with pigmentation. It's a matter of facts, not feelings.
The best retribution I’ve seen taken on her is her makeup being sold at Marshall’s for like $2.99. When you end up there, you know you’ve flopped.
I couldn't even finish this video is so ugh! Kat is still standing NO MATTER WHAT...
Thank you for so many years of amazing content 💙🖤
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People make bad decisions and bad choices right before they become wiser. Who doesn’t? She’s very much loved, growing and thriving now! 🥳🖤✨ I wish her the best and you too!
Yeah the 卍 (Japanese: manji) symbol is a symbol for a Buddhist temple so he isn’t wrong about that
Is he a Buddhist? And even if he was, why get a huge one tattooed on your neck unless you want to be provocative? They are both twisted.
@@scoobysnax8127 bro hes Mexican with brown skin he can't be a nazi 😂
@@theexploited934 really? After everything that’s happened in the last few years you don’t think brown people can be racist or pledge allegiance to racist or fascist orgs? Ok, stay sleeping. I’m sure he’s really into Buddhism and Kat has no history of problematic men.
@@scoobysnax8127 i didnt say brown people cant be racist. There are black people that are racist what i mean is he cant be a white power aryan. I am well awere of racist people of all colors. Im not stupid im saying in order to be a neo nazi you have to be white to join and also white people that claim to be part of a white power group and are not they can be killed by real white aryans
@@scoobysnax8127 i didnt say brown people cant be racist same thing with black people they can be racist and any other race im saying he cant be white power if hes brown
Ever since quarantine and more people on youtube doing research on any and everyone is incredible. We all have to sit still for a bit and relearn how to listen and see what our favorite artist are up to. Yes, I use to watch both of the "Ink" show and fell in love with KVD and couldn't stand Army... Now the roles have been reversed when you get a full story... And, the only time I bought anything KVD, was from T.J. Maxx her perfume (which smell pretty good) with the eyeliner. As a POC I had to get my first colored tattoo from another POC artist that literally specialized in doing tatt's for POC. Sad how many consultations I had to do before finding the right person...
I'm the one who tweeted "of course she treats her cats badly"! I contributed!
Oh hiiiii ❤️
As the mum of a child (now 22) with autism, this "study" caused a lot of problems! Thank you for giving the full details about this as you say, even now a debunked paper has huge ramifications
My child was vaccinated and does have autism. However they were born that way as it was obvious from a young age.
Kids and adults (myself included) are not made they are born that way, and stay that way for life
So sad because I love her liquid lipsticks. I haven't bought any products of hers since she came out as an anti-vaxxer
From what I have read she is now in no way connected to what use to be her makeup line. Meaning she will not be getting any of the proceeds that come from any of the stock purchase whether new or old stock. It's now rebranded to KVD Vegan Beauty.
My aunt got me into Kat Von D and Miami Ink when it used to come on TLC back in the day. I used to love her and the idea of being a badass tattoo model when I got older. When I found out she was also of Spanish origin, I thought it was so cool because I was too. I wanted to be like her and I wanted to look like her, makeup, tattoos and everything. I still aspire to be a plus size body modifications model. Even if she's no longer my inspiration. It sucks how she completely changed and became a pariah now. I didn't really have access to internet and I only saw her on TV growing up. I had no idea about anything that went on with her. It's sad that people you look up to aren't as good of people as they lead you to believe
so glad she’s not profiting from the vegan makeup anymore! thank u for blessing us with a super long video 🥳💕✨
Just a little information, the symbol was not invented by the Nazis. Until 1944, for example, a blue swastika could be seen on aircraft of the Finnish Air Force. But even long before that, the sign was already used. Five thousand years ago, American Indians would even have used the sign. The Mayans, Aztecs and Vikings are also known to have used the symbol. And, although the sign was not widely used in the so-called Abrahamic religions, on the floor of a synagogue in Ein Gedi, as in some other ancient synagogues, a swastika was found. The oldest swastikas found date back to 2500 years BC. In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the swastika is often found on the chest or feet of Buddha statues. Many temples in India and Nepal are still decorated with swastikas. The sign is also called sun wheel and sometimes symbolizes the four cardinal points. Difference with the swastika of the Nazis is that the sign is tilted. Normally the character is displayed in parallel. The swastikel, as is called the sign of the Nazis, is actually rotated eighth. I'm not saying it's oké, I just wanted to share a small piece of history 😊
The irony that there are many dark-skinned peoples who very much ARE tattood people.