Basic White Woman Tattoos, Explained
“Nevertheless she persisted” is actually the Chinese character for “I might get bangs”
White women have been decorating their bodies with ink since the dawn of wanderlust.
Their tattoos are designed to signify the strength, perseverance, and bravery needed to survive the tribulations as a white woman in America.
From the outside, though, it can be confusing to see all of these compasses and anchors and cursive “nevertheless she persisted” without any sort of context or explanation toward their real meaning.
So, to help the world better understand the cultural significance behind these mysterious yet beautiful patches of ink, I’ve put together this guide on all of the most common white woman tattoos. Bring this with you next time you’re at the “super cute” brunch spot, Orangetheory, Free People, or that brewery that specializes in sours.
A tattoo of birds flying away
This bird tattoo that almost every white woman has symbolizes creativity, originality, and her ability to think for herself.
A tattoo of an arrow
This tattoo represents the ability to charge forward in a world constantly trying to hold white women back.
A tattoo of a seashell
For white women, this tattoo represents Ariel’s bra I mean outfit from The Little Mermaid — and the confusing yet exhilarating crush that every young girl from the ’90s carried into adulthood, or at least that one time in college.
A tattoo of music notes
White women absolutely love the fact that music is a multicultural experience that brings everyone together: people from different nationalities, people from varying generations, people that live on land, people that live in the sea, and so on.
A tattoo of a dreamcatcher
This ancient Native American symbol as a tattoo represents the recurring dream all millennial white women have of becoming a handsome sailor prince that one day out of nowhere finds a beautiful — and best of all, mute — woman on the beach and turns her into a real person and eventually marries her.
A tattoo of the word “resilience”
White women get the word “resilience” tattooed somewhere cute on their bodies to prove their bravery of being a mostly straight woman open with their feelings of sexuality occasionally geared towards other women — particularly redheads that sometimes have legs and sometimes, you know, don’t.
A tattoo of the words “not all those who wander are lost”
This represents every woman’s innate desire to be “part of your world,” whatever that means.
A tattoo of an infinity symbol that says “I’m a little gay for sexy yet wholesome redheaded mermaids”
I’ll be honest! I actually have no idea what this one means!
