Tight looking tat. Good point on the article too. I feep ya. Salaam

Great lookin tat… filipinos are a mixture of many different cultures whic h makes pionoys so unique.. having christianity tattoo and traditional filipino tattoo is what a filipino really is… we cannot deny our spaniard blood….

Great lookin tat… filipinos are a mixture of many different cultures whic h makes pionoys so unique.. having christianity tattoo and traditional filipino tattoo is what a filipino really is… we cannot deny our spaniard blood….

LOL, it’s not the fact (or wish) of your Spanish blood. It’s your colonial mental state as noted by your comments above. If you actually read the book, you would be able to make the connection. One curses when one can’t explain themselves intellectually.

Sorry to interrupt, but does anyone know of a good pinoy tatu shop in Orange County, CALI?

Okay Gloke, you really want to know what an Uncle Tom Filipino is?
You’re obviously never going to read nor understand the book so I’ll give it to you in your terms. It’s a sellout to his own race and ethnicity;
your’s being Brown and Filipino. You seem to want to claim some whiteness by clinging to the hope that you have some Spanish blood.
What’s wrong with being dark and having a broad, flat nose? You sound like a White racist. And just because you have lighter skin and a “higher “nose doesn’t prove you have Spanish blood. You could very well have Chinese blood. The beauty of the Philippines is that the cultures and heritage of the people are so diverse. Why even bag on
certain traits of your so-called own people? It’s bad enough that some other elitist Asians ie, Koreans and Japanese consider us as bottom of the ladder as far as Asians. And what’s wrong with you even using the term f.o.b.? Your parents are most likely immigrants. Quit with the insults. I thought this site was about Filipino tattoos. That was a nice piece on his arm, by the way.

well maybe you should stand in front of a catholic church and explain that to all the filipinos that go to church everysunday……. or maybe you should go back to the phillipines and burn down the churches.. but of course you wouldnt want to go back to the phillpinines.. because its a fucked up place to live…. Or maybe you should start with your own family im pretty sure you have family that are christians… but they will not listen to you because you don’t know what your talking about… your just an American filipino trying to hard to show your a filipino blood… but deep down… your just fake and love to talk shit… just like a real filipino.. its in our nature… what ever we do or say.. as long as your proud to admit your filipino,,,thats all that matters…

@ gloke

wahaha….you’re so full of yourself eh!…

you’re not a filipino..
(coz you’re a bloody american-slash-spanish-wannabe)

you’re not a spaniard…
(just because i said so… haha)

nor an american…
(an american should be worth calling one if he/she has worked his arse off just to get to live in the greener pastures of america. not just because u were born there. you’re parents are.)

but you??? nothing….
you’re no one!

do me a favour!

look for a new nationality.

MABUHAY!

Gloke is an embarassment to the pinoy culture.. just tell people your spaniard from now on since you seem to dislike your other pinoy brothers with darker skin and flatter noses, or whatever stupid references you made.

LOL! that was some of the funniest discussion I’ve read all week! (Gloke & Kyla)
I am Mestizo myself… Filipino/Irish American! “So I can drink a bunch, and squat while I smoke!” No matter what, I am a proud Filipino! I don’t speak Tagalog. I’m bigger than the average Filipino by a few inches and couple pounds. I’ve even been talked about as a half breed and looked down upon. I actually look Mexican! Because of my pride! I am quick to tell you “I am Filipino”! don’t worry about everyone else… just worry about yourself and your loved ones!

gloke is very uneducated fool..very discrimanating to our native filipino brother and sisters.. read his words: “…one of the unfortunate ones that have dark skin and a flat nose… gloke you must not discrimanate the appearance of your fellow men..your ignorant about race and filipino culture.. so what if other filipino has dark skin and flat nose?..we cannot judge the person by looking thier appearance..

gloke ur a disgrace…plain and simple ….wow… “i’m happy that i got spanish blood because if i didn’t i would be dark and ugly” first of all, ur filipino, i dont see that point of sayin that you have spanish blood…thats not really something to proud of in my opinion…they hindered our progress back then and forced christianity on us…. We need to stop sub-categorizin ourselves—- we are FILIPINO and be porud of it !!!!!!
where is the love?

Gloke, dude admit it. You are a Tio Tomas and you know this, man! It’s not the Spanish blood that she’s commenting on, but your utter disregard for the beauty of more native indios than you. You’re a cock-knocker and I hope someday your daughter marries an egot so that your grandkids actually look filipino!

The tribal design in this picture is NOT ‘Filipino’ in any form, they are Kalinga, Ifugao, etc. They are native to the Cordillera mountain tribes of Luzon. The tribes of he Cordilleras evaded foreign influences and preserved their indigenous, unlike Filipino culture they are mixture of many kinds. Lets recognize these tribes, by not calling their tattoo Filipino. They’ve been through so much already. peace!

Hmm…Not sure what to say to these posts…but I knew I had to comment. Marvin: your posts: well done and well put. Eddie: Your distinction between actual Filipino art and art done by the tribes in Luzon was also a good point. To Gloke and Kyla, although both of you fought back and forth defending your own thoughts and beliefs tooth and nail…at times using some harsh and hateful words, it is nice to see that people have so much love for their heritage that it makes their blood boil when defending it… Isn’t that what life and love is all about? Rejoice in your differences and except them. I love being apart of the pinoy culture, it is apart of me, and I love that there are so many of us that share in the same feelings. That’s all.

I see that every one is speaking their minds on the TATTOO done by us, the tribe… how it is MIX with the CROSS and the traditional tribal.. first of ALL that is not our IDEA at all to mix the cross and the traditional tribal together it was his.. we wanted to place it on the other arm that was clear to start a new, but it was the CLIENTS choice what he wanted..

he is the one who had the TATTOO of the CROSS before hand, it was there already on his arm, name & all.. and instead of starting on the other arm where he is not tattooed and collecting a new tattoo he wanted to gain more tattoos on one area INSTEAD of doing what WHITE PEOPLE do with there tattoos called the DALMATION effect, that is the, “Here and There Tattoo Me Syndrome” “Spotted Effect” it looks like a messy TOY TAGGING when it could be a pro GRAFFITTI big PIECE mural that tells a major story.. that deals with all of his past, his present and his BELIEFS from then, here and now.. from his family, his children what his ancestors believes in “THEN” that is what the TRIBAL is about and represents…

so of course the NATIVE indigenous animist pagan religion totally co-incides and show part of the FILIPINO CULTURE before the spanish mission and christian converts was introduced and what he believes in “NOW” CROSS his christianity..

SO TO ALL who jumps to conclusion and do not know what is up and mention this tattoos is a PARADOX because ther is a cross with tribal all around it. Remember it was not the TATTOOIST choice to do it that way, but it turned out great in the long run because the great spirit was guiding everyone to put all and all together, so to all who commented that this is a confusing tattoo or someone was confuse please NOT no one was.. it was not such a MYSTERY or too confusing to PUT IT TOGETHER..

Your story is hilarious!
But I think this attitude is common to non-whites. Don’t you think so?
There are many more of this stories!

FILO PRIDE!!!

Roses are red FILIPINOS are brown thats my race so don’t put it down!!

My FILIPINO pride I will not hide My FILIPINO race I will not disgrace

My FILIPINO blood flows hot & true

My FILIPINO peeps I will stand by you thru thick & thin till the day we die Our FILIPINO Flag Always stands high

I yell this poem Louder than all the rest. cuz every 1 knows FILIPINOS ARE THE BEST!!!

FILIPINO Pride in my mind FILIPINO blood is my kind

So step aside and let me through Cuz its all about tha FILIPINO crew

Life sucks and then u die but if your FILIPINO You die with pride!!!

thought id put this on there =D
*lovin and missin my family in the philippines!!!!*

Whitepinoy makes a lot of sense here.
I am a white British guy and i have travelled all over the World many many times.
The Phillipines is a great place to visit, extremely beautiful and with some of the warmest people in the World.
Guess what i am white, have blue eyes and a large nose, it doesnt matter, all that matters is the true heart of a person.
What makes me sad is the rife corruption and double standards of the elite ruling classes in the Phillipines. Those are the TRUE ENEMIES of all honest hard working true Fillipinos. FACT!
People should forget, race, creed, background. We are all one!
Read some Buddhism folks and think…………..

pinoy tats are worth something to keep and to show off for, to the world because you are being proud of carrying your harritage, cultures,ethnicity, etc,,. But unless your not proud of being a” True Filipino” in may ways why bother?

We get enough racist comments from other nationalities, why do people hate on their own race? its a shame on those people. discrimination is as ugly as the people who spread it. and half of those people dont know who they want to be…You have a spanish last name, indo face, drive a euro/asian car, wear clothes made in china/taiwan/thailand, listen to rap music, are obsessed with american movies, eat indian food and all the above in other nationalities…depending on what you think is cool…grow up and if you cant be proud of who you are… then leave everyone else alone who are actually proud of themselves,their family and their nationality…being filipino is more than just a race

Magtagalog nga kayo o kahit anumang salitang Filipino kung may alam pa ba kayo sa sarili natin wika…..