Something I've been thinking about for a while is why these matching star tattoos (always paired and always on the calves or the elbows) are so ubiquitous, at least in San Francisco. When I saw these people in front of me on the sidewalk yesterday, I HAD to take the picture and write about this.
There's a whole body of history and symbolism around the
nautical star, but what does the regular Carl's Jr-type star mean to people who tattoo it onto themselves?
Is it just considered cool? Is it that they couldn't think of something more original to tattoo? Or is there a special meaning or coding to having these two matching stars on the back of one's calves? WHY? WHY?
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