Mickey Rourke's IRA tattoo

steo87 · 18-01-2009 10:17pm #1

Apparently he has an IRA tattoo....why?

Anyway, does anyone know what the tattoo is like, pictures etc? Tried searching the net to see what it looks like but no luck.

Source: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article1162601.ece

Red Hand · 18-01-2009 10:21pm

Does he know what IRA stands for and what it means?

Off topic: I wonder if many people who get Asian characters on their arms and backs know what they mean?

There is the generic stamp tatoo on the lower back that women seem partial to....many being Asian characters in origin. I wonder how many of these tatoos mean what the tatooee (lovely word) thinks they mean?

Blazer · 18-01-2009 10:24pm

"He's catholic and sports a IRA tatoo"..

Rephrase " He's a muppet who supports murdering scumbags"
Probably hasn't a fcukin clue what the tatoo means..

Glenbhoy · 18-01-2009 10:26pm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

Does he know what IRA stands for and what it means?

Having spent considerable time in West Belfast in the 80's, it's a fair guess that he does.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093771/

Karoma · 18-01-2009 10:26pm

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

"He's catholic and sports a IRA tatoo"..

Rephrase " He's a muppet who supports murdering scumbags"
Probably hasn't a fcukin clue what the tatoo means..

I support murdering scumbags. Does that make me evil? Nobody likes a scumbag, except maybe a scumbag.

I'd be amazed if that Thick Mickey can spell IRA.

Mossy Monk · 18-01-2009 10:26pm

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

Rephrase " He's a muppet who supports murdering scumbags"
Probably hasn't a fcukin clue what the tatoo means..

Or he could be one of those idiots who believes in the IRA's cause

Blazer · 18-01-2009 10:31pm

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Or he could be one of those idiots who believes in the IRA's cause

like yer man about you?

Red Hand · 18-01-2009 10:33pm

Glenbhoy wrote: »

Having spent considerable time in West Belfast in the 80's, it's a fair guess that he does.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093771/

Ah...a man battling demons.

That film might be a laugh.

Biggins · 18-01-2009 10:41pm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

Ah...a man battling demons.

That film might be a laugh.

Wasn't funny for America when they got Bush battling his! :rolleyes:

vestanpance · 18-01-2009 10:42pm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

There is the generic stamp tatoo on the lower back that women seem partial to....many being Asian characters in origin. I wonder how many of these tatoos mean what the tatooee (lovely word) thinks they mean?

I believe that's a tramp stamp, there was a thread about these not too long ago

javaboy · 18-01-2009 10:50pm

Mickey why do you have a dude's name tattooed on your arm?

Eh... no... that's not Ira. That's um I.R.A. you know like Richard Gere in The Jackal. /phew

stovelid · 18-01-2009 11:00pm

It probably says No War In Iraq but he's got so fat, the other letters are hidden in folds of skin.

K-9 · 18-01-2009 11:12pm

Was he in a film about the IRA in the mid 80's? Maybe that's it!

CSC · 18-01-2009 11:15pm

I believe he openly supported Sinn Fein and the IRA. I have also read that one of my favourite actors Sean Penn supported them as well.

seanybiker · 18-01-2009 11:18pm

feck some people get their knickers in a twist over the smallest of things. Its his body if he wants a tattoo he gets one. He dont have to prove to anyone what he does or doesnt know.

dlofnep · 18-01-2009 11:21pm

Good man himself. And he's a great actor.

K-9 · 18-01-2009 11:24pm

A prayer for the dying, couldn't think of the name. Wasn't bad considering.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prayer_for_the_dying/

Karoma · 18-01-2009 11:40pm

dlofnep wrote: »

Good man himself. And he's a great actor.

Stop trolling.
"great actor"= clearly a trolling. Down with that sort of thing.

rovert · 18-01-2009 11:44pm

Seanies32 wrote: »

Was he in a film about the IRA in the mid 80's? Maybe that's it!

It is and he regrets the tatoo now. He got too into the role.

lostexpectation · 19-01-2009 12:04am

alison doody
fap
what ever happend to her.

ejmaztec · 19-01-2009 12:22am

So what is the tattoo? Is it a head with a finger in each ear?

PrivateEye · 19-01-2009 12:22am

http://www.hecklerspray.com/rose-mcgowan-hearts-the-ira/200816090.php

Rose McGowan says Chucky Our Law!

I think the funniest part of it all is that a lot of Americans seem to still think Sinn Féin are some radical left-wing organisation, and not the "If you don't like the thing about corpo-tax we'll get yer one who used to be in Fianna Fail to tipex it out" talkshop they became. You often hear mention of 'supporting the Irish struggle' from European and American leftists, there's not much of a struggle to support beyond a few dissidents failing terror 101. The IRA are spoken of in very real,modern terms.

John Lennon once carried a placard that read "Victory to the IRA Against British Imperialism!" and donated money to NORAID, which raised money for Irish Republicans engaged in activity against the British state. I think its important you look at the difference in context between then and now, thats what makes Mickey Rourke a fool and Lennons support understandabe, with 'politically agreeable' being another debate in itself.

ejmaztec · 19-01-2009 12:23am

lostexpectation wrote: »

alison doody
fap
what ever happend to her.

God, that was a long time ago - probably changed her name to Doddery and gets to grip with a Zimmer-frame these days.:(

lostexpectation · 19-01-2009 12:24am

lennon went waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay left, supported all sorts of outrageous things

ejmaztec · 19-01-2009 12:26am

PrivateEye wrote: »

thats what makes Mickey Rourke a fool and Lennons support understandabe, with 'politically agreeable' being another debate in itself.

But Mickey Rourke has been punched in the head quite a few times. Perhaps he's a bit slow.

Terry · 19-01-2009 12:33am

No harm in supporting the cause.
Supporting hte means is another thing though.

pogmotoe · 19-01-2009 12:44am

steo87 wrote: »

Apparently he has an IRA tattoo....why?

Anyway, does anyone know what the tattoo is like, pictures etc? Tried searching the net to see what it looks like but no luck.

Source: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article1162601.ece

tis a phoenix rising from the flames

Royal Seahawk · 19-01-2009 12:58am

And whats so bad about supporting the IRA back in the 70's and 80's?

Would you prefer if he supported the British government back then instead? Maybe he looked into it but wasn't interested in supporting state sponsored killings and an appalling lack of basic human rights for the Catholic population of the six counties.

Maybe he got the tattoo because he didn't think it was right that an Empire could just illegally invade a country and force their customs and laws on the people who lived there for generations and he wanted to support the organisations that were fighting against this immoral enslavement of a proud country and its people.

Just a thought....

javaboy · 19-01-2009 1:04am

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

And whats so bad about supporting the IRA back in the 70's and 80's?

MIDDLE GROUND

Would you prefer if he supported the British government back then instead?

petrochemical · 19-01-2009 1:27am

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

And whats so bad about supporting the IRA back in the 70's and 80's?

Would you prefer if he supported the British government back then instead? Maybe he looked into it but wasn't interested in supporting state sponsored killings and an appalling lack of basic human rights for the Catholic population of the six counties.

Maybe he got the tattoo because he didn't think it was right that an Empire could just illegally invade a country and force their customs and laws on the people who lived there for generations and he wanted to support the organisations that were fighting against this immoral enslavement of a proud country and its people.

Just a thought....

The "lack of basic human rights" is a bullsht myth. The catholics and the protestants coexisted peacefully until Bernadette Devlin & co. started spouting hate and creating trouble out of thin air. There was some preference in housing and jobs and some gerrymandering in elections but nothing that couldn't have been resolved peacefully. The IRA are, and were, scumbag gangsters who brutally tortured and murdered countless innocent people, and ruined peoples lives, and all for nothing. And you dare to support them?

Also most Irish were happy to consider themselves British until 1916. Many gladly went off and fought in WW1. Indeed many went in WW2 also, out of a retained loyalty. By 1916 the people of Ireland were considered part of the Empire, and were by no means "immorally enslaved".

K-9 · 19-01-2009 1:29am

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

And whats so bad about supporting the IRA back in the 70's and 80's?

Would you prefer if he supported the British government back then instead? Maybe he looked into it but wasn't interested in supporting state sponsored killings and an appalling lack of basic human rights for the Catholic population of the six counties.

Maybe he got the tattoo because he didn't think it was right that an Empire could just illegally invade a country and force their customs and laws on the people who lived there for generations and he wanted to support the organisations that were fighting against this immoral enslavement of a proud country and its people.

Just a thought....

Facepalm moment.

petrochemical wrote: »

The "lack of basic human rights" is a bullsht myth. The catholics and the protestants coexisted peacefully until Bernadette Devlin & co. started spouting hate and creating trouble out of thin air. There was some preference in housing and jobs and some gerrymandering in elections but nothing that couldn't have been resolved peacefully. The IRA are, and were, scumbag gangsters who brutally tortured and murdered countless innocent people, and ruined peoples lives, and all for nothing. And you dare to support them?

Also most Irish were happy to consider themselves British until 1916. Many gladly went off and fought in WW1. Indeed many went in WW2 also, out of a retained loyalty. By 1916 the people of Ireland were considered part of the Empire, and were by no means "immorally enslaved".

Ditto.

YEP, Alyson was fine, especially as a Nazi!

Mickey Rourke's IRA tattoo

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