Is that info well known in the tattoo artist community? If someone chose that symbol for it's macabre nature, would the artist make sure the recipient was aware of it's associations? I think there is possibly a lot of people that associate skull and crossbones with the pirate flag more than anything else. White supremacists might be aware of the Brazil connection, and I think in today's environment of easy access to information, it would pay to research a tattoo before you put it in ink but it's hard for me to bust on people for making stupid decisions in their youth, as I have made many.

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Probably not outside of Brazil, but it is a popular chud symbol, wouldn't say it's nazi, but in favor of a violent police (death) squad. I'd see any skull stabbed by a dagger as being a certain type of conservative prick, but that's here