There is no little similarity between the appropriation in tattoo form of Celtic imagery and Oriental imagery, right down in many cases to the fact that both are often picked as a fashionable look by people who have no actual heritage from those civilizations. Just as the Celtic band is a big seller even outside of people with Celtic heritage, the Oriental look – big and intricate as it is – has become a popular choice in Western, and particularly American society.

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