Why do non-Asian people get Asian tattoos?

Question

Why do non-Asian people get Asian tattoos?

Answer 1

Tattoos are expressions of independence, for religious, cultural reasons, or to adorn one's body.

Tattooing has been practiced worldwide.

Tattoos have served as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts. The symbolism and impact of tattoos varies in different places and cultures, sometimes with unintended consequences. Also, tattoos show how a person feels about another person, or how they feel about a relative, preferably mother/father or daughter/son.

Today, people choose to be tattooed for cosmetic, sentimental/memorial, religious, and magical reasons, and to symbolize their belonging to or identification with particular groups, including criminal gangs (see criminal tattoos) but also a particular ethnic group or law-abiding subculture. Some Māori still choose to wear intricate moko on their faces. In Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, the yantra tattoo is used for protection against evil and to increase luck.

Answer 2

you mean those tatoos in japanese?

i dont know, i think tatoos are distasteful

what happenes when youre like 65 and all wrinkly?? youll only be able to see half of it!

Answer 3

because they like it. asians like non-asian music and make video games w/ non-asian based characters. I'm asian and I like tacos, rock n' roll and wear ball-caps...so what?  

Answer 4

Why do non-chinese eat chinese/why do they eat indian/watch bollywood films because they want to.

Answer 5

Because they like the way it looks.