The new tattoo of Chrissy Teigen representing the birthdays of her five family members receives some negative comments!
On Thursday 3 October 2019 night, model Chrissy Teigen posted on her Instagram a photo of her new tattoo which was a tribute to her family. Little did she know that it would turn out to be a controversial post.
Some praised her whereas a significant number compared it to a Holocaust tattoo of prisoners for identification. Did Chrissy Teigen react to all the negative comments? Read on for the answers.
Chrissy Teigen and her new controversial tattoo
The model Chrissy Teigen is an extremely passionate person. She is for her family always and as a mark of tribute to them she has a new tattoo.
She proudly uploaded a series of pictures of this new tattoo on her Instagram on Thursday 3 October 2019 night. There were numbers and these represented five birthdays.
Three of them were her husband singer John Legend (12/28/78), her eldest child daughter Luna (4/14/16), and her little son Miles (5/16/18). But it was not clear whose birthdays were the other two numbers.
The positive comments about Chrissy Teigen’s new tattoo
Chrissy’s social media post showcasing her new minimal tattoo was, met with mixed comments. Her husband John praised his wife’s tribute to them and called it the ‘ultimate mnemonic device’. Actor David Spade joked:
“I use these lotto number too. Small world.”
Some social media users appreciated the tattoo and called it simple and nice. Similarly, some wondered whose birthdays the other two numbers represented. Some were just neutral and made a statement such as:
“Remember when having numbers tattooed on your forearm was not so cool? Times changed. Good.”
Also read Chrissy Teigen’s Son Miles, 4, is No Longer Interested in Seeing Dad John Legend on Television!
The negative comments about Chrissy Teigen’s new tattoo
Some of her followers were mean and likened her tattoo to that given to prisoners during the Holocaust for identification. One commented:
“The tattoo really gives strong Holocaust vibes.”
Another fan wrote:
“I think this would make any Jewish person very uncomfortable even if unintentionally,”
A third follower remarked:
“Is anyone else a little bothered by the fact that she got a series of numbers on her forearm? Is the Holocaust really that far removed from our reality?”
One social media user asked her to research more on Holocaust history:
“Chrissy, I know you didn’t mean to evoke this with your tattoo, but I encourage you to look up the history of holocaust tattoos – a series of numbers forcibly given to people held in concentration camps to identify them,”
“This has potential to be very offensive, even if that was not your intention.”
Some of her fans stand up for her defense
Some of her fans stood up for Chrissy. One wrote:
“As a Jewish person who lost family in the Shoah, THIS tattoo is absolutely NOTHING like the numbers which were ground into the skin of millions of people’s arms, Jews and non-Jews alike,”
“These numbers appear to be a celebration of life for loved and cherished human beings, not a means to catalogue those considered subhuman and marked for death.”
Short Bio on Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen is an American model. She appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2010 and was Rookie of the Year. She is the wife of famous American singer John Legend. More Bio…
Source: Insider