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	TSR : Web boards : M/s D/s O&P : "Barcode tattoo hits the mainstream..." 1 2 3 Barcode tattoo hits the mainstream... (21) This post is on the M/s D/s O&P web board. Sun 30 Nov 08, 9:48 AM AnonMoos US, 5 yrs Sort of... See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bar_Code_Tattoo 30 Nov 08, 1:04 PM 119-812-164 US, 3 yrs the barcode goes mainstream teen market ... which i hardly know what to think of except to say the 'sinister' nature of the bar code here seems typical. when will they write of 'happy' bar codes. smiles, grl The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.-- Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892) 30 Nov 08, 4:09 PM AnonMoos US, 5 yrs As I've said before somewhat, the impression which many people have of barcodes is that of a tool of huge impersonal corporate or governmental bureaucracies -- something which doesn't necessarily tend towards warm and fuzzy emotional associations... Edited 30 Nov 08, 4:11 PM by AnonMoos 30 Nov 08, 10:30 PM Mistress_Tiara 5 yrs I've seen barcode tattoos (that are not SLRN's) around on what I will losely term the counter culture scene for quite a few years now. I remember one being referenced in Douglas Coupland's 1995 novel 'Microserfs'. A google search offered me this site as the first hit, but there were a few listed http://www.jetcityorange.com/barcodes/tattoos/ (I haven't looked closely but I think there are a few SLRN's on this link too). Please Do Not Feed The Trolls. It's the best way to get our board back on track. 1 Dec 08, 1:53 AM 682-645-503 UK, 3 yrs £ the barcode tattoo seemed to take up quite a trend with a few young people i know after the film "Hitman" came out in november last year... "A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Agency' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe." ~taken from imdb.com anyways the main actor Timothy Olyphant has his head shaved, and a barcode tattooed at the back of his head.. as a sign that he belonged to and was trained by an exclusive group of mercenaries.. some of the guys i know, thought it was "well cool" as they put it, and proceeded to get similar barcodes.. "May the wind always be at your back, and the sun always upon your face, and may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars." ~ unknown origin Property of Master Nid, girl is slave - her purpose is to please and be pleasing. 1 Dec 08, 8:17 AM EvaMaria US(CA), 3 yrs AnonMoos wrote: As I've said before somewhat, the impression which many people have of barcodes is that of a tool of huge impersonal corporate or governmental bureaucracies -- something which doesn't necessarily tend towards warm and fuzzy emotional associations... That's a true thing, but isn't dehumanization the message of a barcode? As in meaningful to the non-feeling scanner yet undecipherable in a social context? I always thought that was why it found its way into D/s symbolism - obviously, no d/o/m has so many submissives as to need a computerized inventory but I took the idea of being (symbolically) marked as "stock" the reason for its appeal. Mistress_Tiara wrote: I've seen barcode tattoos (that are not SLRN's) around on what I will losely term the counter culture scene for quite a few years now. I remember one being referenced in Douglas Coupland's 1995 novel 'Microserfs'. Yes! I think the first one that caught my attention was on Henry Rollins. He had a small part in "Heat" (DeNiro, Pacino) in 1995. I'm a big fan, but I couldn't help but laugh. "Well, Henry, that does look hot but you're probably the last person I would think of as candidate for subjugation." Haha. Camille 1 Dec 08, 10:48 AM anjuli UK, 4 yrs Camille wrote: obviously, no d/o/m has so many submissives as to need a computerized inventory but Uh oh, camille ... you've probably done it now! <chuckles> Cue the trolls and fantasists... anjuli ps. I know it's old hat but I kinda like the joke that goes... 'Don't get many of those to the pound, do ya?' ~~~ “I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.” - Anais Nin ~~~ 1 Dec 08, 1:09 PM Mistress_Tiara 5 yrs Interestingly I've actually seen a couple of rather sweet barcodes that defy their de-personalised image. I know an industrial goth who dresses in the full regalia, who has his deceased Mum's birthday tattooed barcode style. It looks a perfectly blended part of his image and most people probably see it as another 'rebellious' symbol, but it is actually a rather meaningful personal tribute. I suppose that as in 'counter culture' circles, barcodes have been spotted for quite a few years they have now come full cirlce to be almost 'traditional' (in a quirky, counter culture way, but still). PS anjuli wrote: I know it's old hat but I kinda like the joke that goes... 'Don't get many of those to the pound, do ya?' The traditional answer to which of course is 'HOW DARE YOU? Do you know how offensive that is to me as a woman? I will have you know that my breasts weigh FAR more than a mere pound each'! Works a treat at shutting up letchy men Please Do Not Feed The Trolls. It's the best way to get our board back on track. 1 Dec 08, 3:20 PM 119-812-164 US, 3 yrs Mistress_Tiara wrote: Interestingly I've actually seen a couple of rather sweet barcodes that defy their de-personalised image. I know an industrial goth who dresses in the full regalia, who has his deceased Mum's birthday tattooed barcode style. when i have seen barcode tattoos in the past, before i discovered SD!, it didn't occur to me that the numerics might *actually* represent something. i had imagined they were arbitrary and the bar code was simply a statement about consumer culture .. where can you get a numerical line translated into an actual barcode such as the man who translated his mother's birhday? grl The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.-- Alfred Lord Tennyson To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong. --Joseph Chilton Pearce 1 Dec 08, 4:17 PM EvaMaria US(CA), 3 yrs anjuli wrote: Camille wrote: obviously, no d/o/m has so many submissives as to need a computerized inventory but Uh oh, camille ... you've probably done it now! <chuckles> Cue the trolls and fantasists... anjuli ps. I know it's old hat but I kinda like the joke that goes... 'Don't get many of those to the pound, do ya?' Hee. I hope not! But tell the joke, please? I've never heard it. Camille 1 Dec 08, 4:33 PM Tanos UK, 14 yrs Y! AnonMoos wrote: As I've said before somewhat, the impression which many people have of barcodes is that of a tool of huge impersonal corporate or governmental bureaucracies -- something which doesn't necessarily tend towards warm and fuzzy emotional associations... The warm and fuzzy emotional associations that go with terms like "slave" and "sadomasochism"? (The book sounds like a rip-off of Jennifer Government btw.) Regards, Tanos www.tanos.org.uk Edited 1 Dec 08, 4:38 PM by Tanos Next page