I thought it was really cool at first, but now I’m feeling a bit mixed about it. Had it for about a year, people sometimes take pictures of it. Some people like it, some people don’t. It’s the only tattoo that I have. I like Daniel Johnston and all, but I wouldn’t say I’m a super major fan, I just like some of his songs. What do y’all think? Any input is appreciated!

(I only worry about how it may affect future potential relationships and jobs. I’m thinking about just keeping it as my only tattoo just in case I really want to get it removed in the future.)

  • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    there was a mural of this nearby where i lived in austin, but i could never find out who did it because my google searches just showed seemingly random results when i searched for “hi, how are you”

    adding in “daniel johnston” into the search terms has finally made me aware of it’s background and the wikipedia article about it is bizarre considering that i first became of aware of it when i witnessed the austin police beat up and harass homeless and clearly mentally unwell people nearby an advertisement version saying “thai how are you” and the wiki article says this:

    In 2018, the Mayor of Austin, Texas, declared January 22 (Johnston’s birthday) to be “Hi, How Are You Day”, a day dedicated to mental health awareness funded by the non-profit organisation of the same name.

    now knowing that it gained widespread popularity due to kurt cobain makes it feel like a formerly niche cultural reference has been co-opted by the mainstream and now its original intention is so far gone that it has become an advertisement vehicle where basic civil rights can be seen abused by an authority that pretended to embraced it less than a decade ago.