K-ZO da Snowman<p>Copied from Hiromi on Bluesky <br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hiromicota.bsky.social/post/3ljqsvaefok2i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/hiromicota.bs</span><span class="invisible">ky.social/post/3ljqsvaefok2i</span></a></p><p>A book called "Tattoo Traditions in Asia" recently came out. 1 of the topics is the hajichi of the Ryukyu Islands. The author seems to have only spoken with a tattoo artist who's also not Ryukyuan. Discussing an Indigenous tattoo practice without involving any Indigenous people is bullshit.</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/Uchinaa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uchinaa</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Okinawa</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Ryukyu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ryukyu</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Loochoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Loochoo</span></a></p>