Aussie Man In India Threatened With Skinning Over Tattoo Of Goddess
“An Aussie man travelling through India was threatened with skinning, detained in a police station, and allegedly forced to write a letter of apology, all because he had a tattoo of the Hindu goddess Yellamma on his leg. Matthew Gordon, 21, and his girlfriend Emily Kassianou, 20, are one month into a six-month trip around India.
Last Saturday they were lunching at a popular restaurant in Bangalore when men sitting at another table began to photograph and video them. “When I asked them to stop, they confronted us about Matt’s leg, saying he should be skinned,” Emily told Indian newspaper Deccan Chronicle.
When they tried to leave the restaurant, the men - who were now joined by a police officer - were waiting outside.“The cop joined in with the politicians,” said Emily. “He said ‘This is India, have the tattoo removed’.” Deccan Chronicle reports that the complainant said they had simply asked Matt to wear jeans, and that Matt had responded with profanities, which is why the police were called. “
wow…it’s almost as though being white and getting a tattoo of something sacred to another culture, then attempting to enter that culture with said tattoo on display, might herald consequences……
what a terrible opinion
