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Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez and the cast of 13 Reasons Why got matching semicolon ( ; ) tattoos in April 2017. She served as one of the executive producers for the Netflix television show, based on the book by Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. It tells the fictional story of a high school student named Hannah Baker who sadly dies by suicide and leaves behind a series of tapes addressed to the people who hurt her explaining where her life went wrong.
The semicolon has become a symbol of suicide prevention through the work of the non-profit organization Project Semicolon. They chose the symbol because it represents a place where a sentence could have stopped but didn’t, making it a fitting metaphor for someone’s life which could have ended in suicide but doesn’t have to. The organization describes itself as a “movement dedicated to presenting hope and love for those who are struggling with mental illness, suicide, addiction and self-injury.” They remind people that things can get better with their slogan “your story is not over.”
Selena’s tattoo is a show of support, letting those who are struggling know that things don’t have to end on a low note. She herself has struggled with anxiety and depression and knows firsthand that things can get better. She is a advocate of therapy, particularly Dialectical Behavior Therapy. “DBT has completely changed my life,” she told Vogue. “I wish more people would talk about therapy.”
In a special Beyond The Reasons episode that plays after the final episode of the show, Selena addresses viewers and encourages them to seek help for their troubles rather than resorting to suicide:
Suicide should never, ever be an option…It’s absolutely treatable. Anxiety is. Depression is. Talk therapy, treatment centers, there’s a million ways that you can find help…There is absolutely nothing wrong with saying that you need help. And if you need help at all you can go to 13reasonswhy.info to find an organization in your area.
The show 13 Reasons Why has come under fire from some critics who allege that it glorifies suicide. The character Hannah Baker could have opened up about her traumas and betrayals and sought counseling instead of taking her own life. However Selena has defended the series for being real and honest about the issues that teenagers today are forced to confront. She fell instantly in love with the “tragically beautiful” story after reading the book and hopes that the show will help people to get the help that they need.
Selena got her tattoo alongside Alisha Boe, who plays Jessica, and Tommy Dorfman, who plays Ryan. They were already planning to get the tattoos on their own, but when Selena heard about their plans she asked to join. Two of the other executive producers, Joy Gorman Wettels and Kristel Laiblin, had gotten semicolon tattoos a week before.
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Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie has a tattoo on her upper right arm with the name of her 2018 debut album “Speak Your Mind.”
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Acacia Brinley Clark
Acacia Brinley Clark has the initial “J.” inked on her right wrist. The letter is the initial of her boyfriend and father of her child, rock singer Jairus Kersey.
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Maggie Lindemann
Maggie Lindemann got this “0067” tattoo on her right elbow in January 2018. The numbers represent the birth years of her family members: “00” for her younger brother Mason Reid Lindemann who was born in 2000, and “67” for her parents Susan Denise Denson Lindemann and Barton Duane Lindemann who were both born in 1967.
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Acacia Brinley Clark
This floral tattoo on Acacia Brinley’s upper left arm is a touching tribute to her daughter Brinley Rey Kersey. Fitting with the floral theme of her half-sleeve, she added lily of the valley which is the birth flower for May, her baby’s birth month. She also incorporated a small letter “B.” for Brinley’s name.
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Molly Brazy
Molly Brazy has her brother’s name – Rodney – tattooed on her right wrist.
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Maggie Lindemann
Maggie Lindemann got the word “FEAR” tattooed on the back of her right wrist in Gothic-style letters in September 2017. Artist Romeo Lacoste writes “micro old English lettering for @maggielindemann . I really love doing micro tattoos. The smaller and more detailed the better!” Maggie added “you can’t tell but this tat is super tiny and looks THIS flawless. he’s the best.”
Even though fear is a negative emotion, she got this tattoo with a positive meaning in mind. “Fear drives people and fear drives me I think,” she says.
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Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne’s days of itty-bitty tattoos are officially over. In October 2017 she tattooed a collection of astrological symbols so big that they take up her whole forearm. The symbols are:
- ♎ – the astrological symbol of Libra
- ? – the alchemy elemental symbol for air
- ♀ – the planetary symbol of Venus
Taken together all three symbols represent Avril’s September 27th birthday — Libra is her star sign, air is the element associated with Libra, and Venus is the ruling planet for Libra.
The Venus symbol is of course also used as a symbol for women, but that does not seem to be why Avril chose it.
The double chevrons « » are known as guillemets and are used as quotation marks in some languages. These symbols have also caught on in tattoo culture with the supposed meaning “create your own reality.” It is claimed to be a viking symbol, however there is no documentation of this usage. We believe that Avril is simply using them as quotes around the other symbols.
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Amber Rose
Amber Rose maintains a good relationship with her ex-husband Wiz Khalifa, with whom she shares a son Sebastian Thomaz, but she didn’t want her face on her arm now that they’re no longer together. Rather than removing the tattoo, she returned to the original artist Bobby Serna in August 2017 to give it a new look. Serna transformed the face into that of Amber’s rockstar idol Slash from Guns N’ Roses. She already had a full-body portrait of Slash playing his guitar on her forearm.
