Rollin wanted the Chinese characters for “courage, strength and unity”. His girlfriend, Jane, loved the idea, "You should do it." she said, "And I know this great artist who can hook you up." When Rollin left, an evil smirk slid across her face.
At the tattoo shop, Rollin told his artist, Freddy Flesh Tones, what he wanted.
"No problem," said Freddy, "I'm a native speaker of Mandarin. We'll do the characters in cursive. It will be sick."
Rollin liked the design, he wasn't sure what it meant because he only speaks English, but it looked like other Chinese symbols he had seen before. Freddy inks the tattoo, Rollin loves it until his friend, Nevitt, sees it.
Nevitt says, "I didn't know you were gay."
Rollin is shocked, "Dude, you know I'm not gay."
"Well, I hate to break it to you, but those symbols mean, 'He who loves men.' And that little thing there isn't a radical, it looks like a stylized penis."
Pissed, Rollin talked to Nevitt's friends who also confirm the meaning. A day after discovering the true meaning of the tattoo, Rollin finds out that Jane is cheating on him with Freddy Flesh Tones. She and Freddy orchestrated the whole thing.
Unfortunately, this tragic story is based on true events. I only changed the names to protect the innocent and to keep Rollin's legal options safe from infection. Make sure you know what your "Chinese Symbols" mean before you get them inked. Rollin clearly wasn't at fault, he got duped. Freddy Flesh Tone's wild, cold blooded cruelty is NOT the norm for tattoo artists. Let's just say that if Rollin's legal options don't pan out. Some other forms of justice will prevail.
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