UFC Fighter's Husband has legit Nazi tattoos he won't cover

[HockeyBjj]

Saw this in the heavies, figured we could actually get a decent discussion in the War Room about it. Maybe, eh probably not. Still a karate subforum after all

Anyways, Andrea Lee's husband and coach has legit Nazi prison tattoos. Not some questionable cross or design that some maintain is a white supremacy symbol and others say is just an innocent Celtic roots or simply a cool shape he liked. I'm talking a swastika on one arm, and "SS" on the other arm

Andrea says people need to get over themselves. They were a mistake from the past that he has learned and grown from. They have a black and asian guy living with them so they're not racist, and he typically wears long sleeves to cover them up but they forgot about the 20 year old tats when out at a lake day and she posted the tweet. After seeing the swastika, people went digging and found the SS tat in an older pic

His response-

As to why he wouldn't cover up an old tattoo that no longer defines who he is-

Cover up of something so dark would A) look like shit and B) gives him the ability to reach out to current inmates who can perhaps become reformed and no longer hateful like him. So he'll keep the hugely racist markings on his arms


So what do you say Sherdog? 20 year old prison tats. Condemn as a Nazi, call an idiot for not covering up, or feel that they can be ok and maybe even useful as a scar to show the road a person traveled to get to where they are today

Bonus points- Would your viewpoint be the same of an old "Allaha Akbar" tattoo on a person?
((Possibly not the best comparison, but ISIS is too recent to be a fair comparison))

 

[bobgeese]

Well that’s unfortunate.

 

[Bloody Pulp]

 

[My2Cents]

That shit can be covered up and he should...

 

[dontsnitch]

Don't care if it's a swastika or an upside down cross, he should do whatever the hell he wants on his own time.

 

[RetiredSlave]

Time to reclaim the swastika from the Nazis. Good first step.

 

[BEER]

You deserve every ounce of hate you get if you run around with Nazi tattoos.

Fuck that guy.

 

[Quequeg]

If he wants to keep the tats, fine. Just don't cry when people think you are a complete scumbag.

 

[Fedorable]

You deserve every ounce of hate you get if you run around with Nazi tattoos.

Fuck that guy.

or Obama tattoos.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Saw this in the heavies, figured we could actually get a decent discussion in the War Room about it. Maybe, eh probably not. Still a karate subforum after all

Anyways, Andrea Lee's husband and coach has legit Nazi prison tattoos. Not some questionable cross or design that some maintain is a white supremacy symbol and others say is just an innocent Celtic roots or simply a cool shape he liked. I'm talking a swastika on one arm, and "SS" on the other arm

Andrea says people need to get over themselves. They were a mistake from the past that he has learned and grown from. They have a black and asian guy living with them so they're not racist, and he typically wears long sleeves to cover them up but they forgot about the 20 year old tats when out at a lake day and she posted the tweet. After seeing the swastika, people went digging and found the SS tat in an older pic

His response-

As to why he wouldn't cover up an old tattoo that no longer defines who he is-

Cover up of something so dark would A) look like shit and B) gives him the ability to reach out to current inmates who can perhaps become reformed and no longer hateful like him. So he'll keep the hugely racist markings on his arms


So what do you say Sherdog? 20 year old prison tats. Condemn as a Nazi, call an idiot for not covering up, or feel that they can be ok and maybe even useful as a scar to show the road a person traveled to get to where they are today

Bonus points- Would your viewpoint be the same of an old "Allaha Akbar" tattoo on a person?
((Possibly not the best comparison, but ISIS is too recent to be a fair comparison))

That quote about covering it up is 100 percent number one bull shit.

At least for the Swastika...
you can literally fill it in or make it a fucking square or something

 

[Slick_36]

Eh, fuck that guy. He's not reaching anyone with racist tattoos. It's not like he reformed and fights for civil rights, he teaches people how to hurt others. That's not an inspirational story that requires keeping the tattoos. He can cover them, it's either a blob of a symbol of hate he's projecting. That's gotta make people of color uncomfortable, they probably aren't hearing his story which barely helps.

 

[dontsnitch]

That quote about covering it up is 100 percent number one bull shit.

At least for the Swastika...
you can literally fill it in or make it a fucking square or something

I'd say it's obvious he's full of it because he also says his tattoos help him reach people. So which is it, it would look ugly or they're practical? Still though, I'd rather have some goon with bad tattoos than to agree with the mob that wants to punish people for wrong think. Like free speech, live and let live applies to people you disagree with.

 

[FinalFight]

He's the one who has to live with the tattoos, not me.

If I really have to give an opinion it'll be that I think people who made a mistake in life deserve a second chance, so if he's being sincere in saying he no longer holds racist views then I'd be prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt. However, in all honesty I'd never associate with someone who has tatts like that and if i saw someone in IRL without knowing anything about them id think they were scum and possibly want to engage them in fisty cuffs.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

Do what you want, but don't bitch about being treated unfairly if you're going to have that shit on display for the world to see
If those tats don't represent the man you are today, then why the hell would you not get rid of them?

The swastika could easily be changed into something else.
Totally possible the guy has changed his racist ways, but he is still a moron.

 

[Seano]

OMG, an offensive tattoo? We, as a society, must not allow things like this to happen. If it bothers me, destroy it.

 

[Rusk]

I don’t see any problem with this and I strongly dislike National Socialists.

 

[Quequeg]

OMG, an offensive tattoo? We, as a society, must not allow things like this to happen. If it bothers me, destroy it.

Nobody here made that argument.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

meh. People get tattoos and do stupid shit when they're young and then they grow up.
BUT... to be more concerned about how his shitty tattoos would look like if they were fixed is disappointing.

edit: this is assuming he really has changed. If he's still a nazi then fuck him, but its America so...

 

[Seano]

Nobody here made that argument.

I see. So what is the point of the thread? Just to point out the guys sick tats?

 

[oldshadow]

I would agree that cover them might be best but I would try and judge him on who he is now but that is hard on first impressions.