England forward Raheem Sterling defends gun tattoo
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England footballer Raheem Sterling has defended his new tattoo of a gun, saying it has a "deeper meaning" and refers to his late father. Anti-gun campaigners criticised the Manchester City forward after he shared a photo of himself with the tattoo of an M16 assault rifle on his leg. The image has been called "totally unacceptable" and "sickening". But Sterling said it reflects a vow he made to "never touch a gun" after his father was shot dead when he was a boy. Sterling, 23, who will travel to Russia this summer as part of England's World Cup squad, first revealed his tattoo in a photo posted to Instagram of himself in training with team-mates at St George's Park. Lucy Cope, who founded group Mothers Against Guns after her son was shot dead in 2012, said Sterling should not play for England unless he gets rid of the tattoo. Speaking to the Sun newspaper, she said: "This tattoo is disgusting. Raheem should hang his head in shame. It's totally unacceptable. "We demand he has the tattoo lasered off or covered up with a different tattoo. "If he refuses he should be dropped from the England team. He's supposed to be a role model but chooses to glamorise guns." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44285455 ------- Whatever his justification for doing it, it won't be perceived well, and its really not appropriate for a player representing their country |
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That isnt new
it looks awful, no idea why dark skinned people get tattoos but no surprise a thick twat like him would get that |
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She needs to **** with her demands...she aint isis.
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“She demands..”
Perhaps if she asked nicely she would have more chance of him taking any notice. The tatt is personal to him, he could cover it up when playing for England, his choice.:shrug: |
And this dick is going to be wearing an England shirt, complete turd.
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He says when he was aged 2
his dad was killed by that Machine Gun, and it's (the tattoo) not finished yet? Ref: GMBHD itv, SkyNewsHD |
the back story is irrelevant. He will be representing england and has a gun tattoo on his leg
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Well he better get it Completed then whatever else he puts next to the machine gun? |
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The Sun are scum. Imagine actually being against Sterling here lol.
Something doesn't qwhite add up as to why you all don't like him x |
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I dont think anyone likes him, he is a dick, i doubt you do either |
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Who cares if he has a gun tattoo seriously?
Also, LT, I actually think tattoos look better on dark skinned people alot of the time |
He's a footballer. Surely it's some kind of comment or symbol about "shooting"?
Seriously.... it's a picture. It can't hurt you. Hysterics like Lucy Cope are the reason our Olympic shooters have to train abroad. |
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The whole pointy of Indian Ink originally was the contrast on pale skin. If they could somehow develop a white ink then it would look effective :shrug: |
Not quite sure what the problem is with it. Its a tattoo, not a real gun. Don't quite understand the outrage over it.
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But yeah, it seems like a storm in a teacup really. I never heard of him before, I'll probably never think about him again. |
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Rihanna's had a gun tattooo for ages. Not a word said about that... and let's face it, more people know her than know him.
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Its about the only thing he can defend...
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