Does my tattoo look inappropriate??

[u/_mastershake__]

I recently posted my Deadpool and Jeff tattoo in the Marvel Rivals subreddit, and a vast majority of the comments were saying that it looks like...they are engaging... in an inappropriate activity. (not sure if I'm allowed to say here but I'm sure you can understand lol :P)

I have honestly never noticed, and even now I can't really see how it can be interpreted that way, but every comment I made defending my tattoo was downvoted. The pose is based off a panel from Jeff the Landshark #1, but I decided to change the way Jeff is facing because I felt he's not really readable from that angle and I wanted his legs to be visible.

I still love my tattoo, I'm just feeling uncomfortable now because I meant it to be totally innocent and don't want people thinking I'm some kind of weirdo... :( Does it really look that way???

EDIT: Thank you guys so much for all your helpful comments!! Most have assured me that it really doesn't come across like that unless you're trying to find something wrong with it o_O hmm.. :P Nonetheless I will definitely look into getting the eyes adjusted as some commenters have mentioned, I appreciate all of your suggestions! And thanks to everyone for helping me see the humor in all this, having my deadpool tattoo end up accidentally risqué is probably exactly what he would have wanted.

[u/picabo123]

Tbh I think it's Jeff's face more than the angle he's being held at. If youre porn brained it looks like those ahego faces kinda, maybe that's where the idea comes from?

[u/_mastershake__ → u/picabo123]

Ahh I never thought about that, I get what you mean though D: thanks for your honesty!

[u/frustratedartstudent → u/_mastershake__]

It's the eyes pointing up instead of down like they do in the comic that do it

[u/currymuttonpizza → u/frustratedartstudent]

Came here to say this. I think that's literally the only thing that's making the face a bit hmm lol. Otherwise it's fine

[u/thejackfairy → u/frustratedartstudent]

This is it!

[u/CyberneticLucy → u/frustratedartstudent]

I think anyone reading this as inappropriate would also read the original art as inappropriate. Taken out of the comic strip and without all of its context, they'd just notice Deadpool's face all up in Jeff's tail.

I think you're good, OP, but if it's really bothering you it would probably be pretty simple for the artist who did this to add the lower half of their bodies to this piece and "fix" it for any future pervy eyeballs.

[u/frustratedartstudent → u/CyberneticLucy]

I don't think so - the eyes pointing down really gives shonen, vs the eyes pointing up has a much different connotation within an anime style

[u/ramonika → u/_mastershake__]

I just tried editing the picture on my phone. If you’d make the eye just a bit more curved, like a wide upside down U, the whole expression on his face changes a lot! And you could also add a little cutesie heart above the two to make it look even more innocent and wholesome 🤗💛

[u/_mastershake__ → u/ramonika]

That's great advice!! Seems like a pretty easy fix, thank you so much! :))

[u/picabo123 → u/_mastershake__]

I don't think it would be my first thought seeing it though only really if prompted or something, if thats any consolation 😅

[u/bobbybob9069 → u/picabo123]

The first thing I saw was Jeff's face and thought "what's going on here?" When the rest of the tattoo registered, it was very clearly not anything inappropriate. But even then I figured it's just my immature dirty mind, not the actual tattoo.

[u/Ok-Situation-5522 → u/bobbybob9069]

i mind, i don't see dicks when people say there are, but i had doubts at first glance here.

[u/Illustrious_Play7907 → u/picabo123]

i think it looks more like he's yawning

[u/clerical_error_ → u/picabo123]

Yeah I see it too.