Thailand will push for a law banning people from etching sacred images onto their skin. [credit: Damir Sagolj, Reuters]
Posted on 06/01/2011 6:15:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Thailand has ordered a crackdown on foreign tourists having religious images tattooed on their bodies while visiting the kingdom, official media said Wednesday.
Tattoos with images such as of the Buddha may offend Thai people, Culture Minister Nipit Intarasombat was quoted as telling reporters.
He said his ministry had asked regional governors, particularly in tourist hotspots, to inspect tattoo studios and ask them not to use religious patterns, according to the state-run National News Bureau.
It said he would push for a law banning people from etching sacred images onto their skin.
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Thailand will push for a law banning people from etching sacred images onto their skin. [credit: Damir Sagolj, Reuters]
Sex tourism is still okay.
As long as it’s not Islam, we can criticize them.
Sodomy is fine for boys also.....can’t have anything with conflicts with their values.
is this law to appease their muslim faction?
heh heh heh, I’m LOL.
What does the top part look like.
probably a guy
LOL, good one, !!!!!!
If they’d just keep tourists that look like Buddha off the beach ...... Oh Phuket !
See Hangover II yet ?
I know Thais and Thailand pretty well... I speak the language... The VAST majority of Thais are peaceful Buddhists... Muslims are a very small minority as are Christians... Thais are tolerant people for the most part... The Thai Government is fighting a serious fight against Islamic radicals in far southern Thailand - coming in from Malaysia (check it out and you will see)...
Thai traditionalists just do no wish to see Western tourists or any other tourists have Buddhist religion related tattoos applied and exposed for all to see and blaspheming their national religion...
Thais and the Thai Government are NOT Anti-American nor Anti-Western - not by a long shot...
We - as Americans could only wish there were more countries in the world like Thailand... a country, religion and people who are very pro-American... pro-Western and tolerant in any number of ways... I can only suggest that you read, research and investigate before you judge the Thais and Thailand...
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