Is an aquila tattoo bad?

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**Computron**

Stonebeard wrote:
curran12 wrote:
Just so I'm clear, you're getting this on your calf, not your head, right? Cause yeah...head tattoo...

Anyway, yes, the aquila is a bad idea because it is far more commonly associated with other things than 40k.

What he said.

When people (normal people, not nerds like us) see this:

They think, because they have no fething clue what that is (or have never picked up a damn history book), this:

And that gets their nickers in a twist. Add shaved head to the mix and you have the nazi alarms going off everywhere. If you're anything but white, though, you're probably fine.

EDIT: I would probably advise you not get a tattoo of a symbol form 40k. Might lose interest at some point, and then the tat will be something of a waste. Get something logical. Like your girlfriends name. That could never go wrong.

This was in our news recently...

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/going-too-far-nazi-tattoos-sold-kids-manukau-shop-6239453

It's a discount store in Auckland. Temporary tattoos only, they've had them for years, they're probably made in Asia somewhere, not sure about the peace symbols.