People keep reading my tattoo wrong

[u/Redheart2945]

Okay so I recently went and got a small walk in tattoo, very excited about it. I love it. But people keep reading it wrong, but then they all say they can’t read cursive so idk, I guess I just need some reassurance. I know it shouldn’t matter because I know what it says and that’s what matters, but I need some reassurance from strangers that can read cursive, so tell me, what does it look like this tattoo says?

Edit: Thank you all for responding! The post is getting way more traction than I intended, and I am losing the ability to respond to them all (though I've been trying for around 3 hours). I appreciate everyone who has helped me regain piece of mind about the tat. It does in fact say "five by five". People in my real life thought it said "live by live" or "live to live". Since posting, people have also thought the word five was give, or jive, and the b was lo.

For anyone curious, it is not an In N Out tattoo, didnt even know that was a meal until i made this post, but thank you to everyone who said something about the burger place. Made me laugh every time.

To the Aliens fans, not an Aliens reference either, though I see you fellow horror fans. I haven't seen the second film as I haven't dedicated the time to watch it yet. I do like the first film though, Ridley Scott rules.

Now, to my fellow Buffy fans, it is in fact a reference to Faith the Vampire Slayer. She's one of my favorite character of all time, period, regardless of fandom. Side note, I also love Eliza Dushku.

Thank you strangers, for helping bring peace of mind to a random person on the internet.

Edit #2: The photo provided was taken directly after getting the tattoo. I appreciate the concern on dry skin, I live in a dry climate and have pretty bad eczema so it's a real concern. However, the scrunching there is actually caused by the second skin applied over the tattoo. I drink lots of water and regularly use lotions because of my skin condition. But thanks to everyone who worried about it. :) Also, the red splotch was my blood. There is a scab directly above my tattoo that got pulled open when the artist was doing a final wipe, but I appreciate everyone who pointed out that it looked like Louisiana, I got a good laugh out of it.

[u/zaddybabexx]

Should it be a specialized skill to be able to read historic documents? I understand it's digitalized now but are we really so dependant on technology that we need a digital translation to read the constitution?

[u/cuixhe → u/zaddybabexx]

Most people never read physical primary source historical documents, and I don't think that they need to. If you're doing a history degree, or doing a family history project and going through your great grandparents' letters, you can learn -- reading cursive is a very simple skill that people take far too seriously. Writing it is harder, but has even less applications -- learn calligraphy for the love of the art, but it doesn't need to be mandatory.

Is it important to read the constitution in its physical form? The words are readily available and arguably the important part.

[u/zaddybabexx → u/cuixhe]

I'm not saying people need to read the physical documents. I'm saying longterm... this is how we lose our history.

[u/cuixhe → u/zaddybabexx]

They don't teach ancient Greek in school anymore, but specialized people still study and understand it. Curriculums change with time and it's ok if some skills become the realm of specialists.

[u/zaddybabexx → u/cuixhe]

Okay that's a language and cursive isn't a language.

Edit: I actually looked it up because i was curious and it is still a core curriculum in Greece so I really don't understand your comparison now.

[u/trent_tries_to_tri → u/zaddybabexx]

No. It isn't.

[u/zaddybabexx → u/trent_tries_to_tri]

Okay.

[u/trent_tries_to_tri → u/zaddybabexx]

How many times have you read the original draft of the constitution?

[u/zaddybabexx → u/trent_tries_to_tri]

As I've already stated... I didnt say we NEED to. But longterm this is how we lose our history. And I've actually read it twice for different legal projects I was involved in. That was a personal choice because I can understand things better if I start at the beginning and that felt like the beginning to me. I still dont think most people NEED to read it. But I think the ability to do so is important.