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Apparently Tattoos of Semicolons are a thing. Here's what they mean

Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:13 pm
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:13 pm


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You may or may not have seen these drawings and tattoos of semicolons while browsing one of your social media feeds.

But these tattoos and drawings aren’t celebrating a punctuation mark; they actually have a deeper symbolism.


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According to the Huffington Post, in 2013, Bluel tragically lost her father to suicide. She wanted to honor her father as well as raise awareness for mental health issues.

So she founded a non-profit organization named Project Semicolon. The goal of the project is to restore hope and confidence in people who are troubled by addiction, depression, self-harm, and suicide.

The non-profit encourages these people to draw or tattoo a semicolon on their wrist.


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The symbolism of the semicolon is explained on Project Semicolon’s website,

“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life.”

By encouraging people to share their marks and stories, Project Semicolon seeks to instill hope and open up a dialogue about mental health.


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Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:14 pm to
some of those tattoos are shitty
Posted by Kel Varnsen
Member since May 2013
1975 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:15 pm to
They look like sperms chasing after an egg
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:15 pm to
They all look like they're drawn on in that pic.
Posted by Choctaw
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77774 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:15 pm to
if it helps to keep a kid from killing him/herself...who am i to judge?
This post was edited on 7/6/15 at 2:17 pm
Posted by Dr Dawg
Toccoa, Ga
Member since Feb 2011
283 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:16 pm to
Looks like a sperm about to fertilize an egg.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:16 pm to
Maybe they sometimes take it up the colon...
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:16 pm to
Scruffy guesses Project Colon wouldn't have done as well.
Posted by white perch
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Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:16 pm to
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They look like sperms chasing after an egg


I thought the same thing
Posted by XxDRS
Member since Jan 2014
243 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:16 pm to
Seems harmless enough. And if the tattooey regrets it later they can just add a ")" and make it a wink smiley face.

Or if the person does take their own life later then they can just add a "(" I suppose.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:17 pm to
2deep4me
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
47630 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

They all look like they're drawn on in that pic.



The founder of the "movement" has one that's tattoo'd on:

Posted by upgrayedd
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Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:18 pm to
I bet those people absolutely love when people ask them what that tattoo is so they can spout out how great they are for raising such "awareness"
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
72144 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:18 pm to
Is that a female or male?

Why do all the people who start things like this look so damn ambiguous?
This post was edited on 7/6/15 at 2:19 pm
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Member since Jul 2009
47630 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:19 pm to
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Is that a female or male?


Female.





Allegedly.
Posted by XxDRS
Member since Jan 2014
243 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:19 pm to
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s that a female or male?


None of your business.




Shitlord.
Posted by knight_ryder
XTC cabaret
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:19 pm to
What the frick is that thing??
Posted by JEAUXBLEAUX
Bayonne, NJ
Member since May 2006
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:22 pm to
Disgusting
Posted by RockAndRollDetective
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2014
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:22 pm to
They can add a dot and two circles and it'll be a cooties shot.
Posted by ocelot4ark
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2009
12458 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:22 pm to
Considering men make up the overwhelming majority of suicide victims in this country, I'll take anything that brings attention to mental health. "Man up" isn't helping anyone.
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