[DannyDrama]

Originally Posted by Anom Alley ↗

Why deport her when she could have covered up with longer sleeves instead? Seems really harsh. One would think the Sri Lankans would appreciate her tourist money, Buddha tattoo or not. It's not as though Sri Lanka is a wealthy nation.

You remember the woman who was jailed for the name of a teddy bear or the plenty of other cases?

Deported is lucky, I'd be happy with that over time in a third world jail.

[flangemanager]

I have a friend who is from Sri Lanka. She has tattoos, but got them all done over in the UK. When she travels back to see family, they are all covered up.
Although an uncovered tattoo of the Buddha may very well elicit more negative response, it really doesn't matter what the image is of. It is percieved as a desecration of the flesh, regardless.

[hal0mega]

Entertaining...

[Karma]

Originally Posted by luciddrmr ↗

The image is holy and if you put it on your body.. It's like saying you're holy. Not only Muslims are fanatic .. I was threatened to be stoned because I entered an area not for outsiders on holy land. I left the area.. Quickly. We, who live in more developed times forget to research the culture of other societies. We expect acceptance everywhere. And money shouldn't and doesn't always matter.

But SOME muslims can come to our westernised countries and preach Islam, and threaten to behead those who 'insult' Islam. They walk around covered completely in niqabs, burka's and hijabs and then THEY get offended when we don't like it. I wish our country was as tough as they are in Sri Lanka.