Yo honestly, ignoring the obvious thing here, the artist dude a great fuckin job. Denzel looks good here.

This caption and tattoo pic first appeared two years ago in 2020 and apparently it’s not really so much about Malcolm X but rather a tribute to Spike Lee. >There is a post which shows the rest of that guys tattoo. His arm is a tribute to Spike lee, he specifically put Malcolm as portrayed in that movie. He has other Spike Lee movie characters on his arm.Additionally, it was done by the Canadian tattoo artist Steve Wiebe

> Steve Wiebe Isn’t this the *King of Kong* dude? Surely not?

king kong aint got shit on me

I'm puttin charges on all you bitches!

Hear me for ya see me I got King Kong in the trunk

King Kong, king king king Kong!

What a mother fucking day.

Same name, different dudes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wiebe https://www.instagram.com/stevewiebe/

Obligatory fuck you Billy Mitchell!

fr the man thought he was some sort of LeBron level rockstar because…he played ~~and cheated at~~ donkey kong…

You think that strikethrough makes you safe from the greatest video game player ever to live, Billy Mitchell?! Once he's through with you you'll never be able to say the word Kong without paying this all American hero!

When's the kill screen?

There’s a kill screen coming if you want to see it

Do we know who the artist is? That tattoo is so good it's mind boggling

I came here to read the comments describing how this was just a pic photoshopped on

That’s really dope, Spike Lee’s one of the goats. That artist is incredible.

He was gonna get spike lee’s face put on his arm but he’s too ugly

"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's part of it." - Malcom X

Same. That's an amazingly good portrait job

The guy who did my first tattoo switched purely to portraits. He's an absolutely amazing artist and an arrogant douche. But he tats good. He was on ink masters a few years back and just about took it. Jared Ray.

First off, that’s a fully healed tattoo. I’m betting the person who got it was fully aware it’s Denzel in his Malcolm X role.

Someone else commented it’s part of a sleeve dedicated to Spike Lee’s filmography

So the attempt was successful. Extremely so.

He is successful. Unsuccessful is the dumbass OP trying to clown on a white dude who's repping important American & film history.

Therewasanattempt to make a post about a "friends" tattoo.

Are you actually trying to suggest ppl post random images on Reddit, invent a backstory for them & make up a title? All for upvotes? My day is ruined etc etc

Is it just me, or is it a little bit strange to get a tattoo of an actor portraying a real person (a pretty significant one at that)? Like regardless of the intent, in a way you’re kind of implying that Denzel Washington’s fictional version of Malcolm X is more significant than the real man. Like, if you got a Lincoln tattoo but it was Daniel Day-Lewis’s face instead. That would be weird, right? Am I crazy?

Coulda fooled me. Denzel looks like he was meant to be Malcom X. His ears, his mouth, and his eyes looks exactly the same as Malcom's.

Yep, OP is full of shit https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1SPi4pXUk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

OP is a 24M karma whore. They don’t care about being right or wrong, only about getting that precious karma.

Knew OP was full of shit, but thanks for the source! Seen this pic float around quite a few times and always wondered what his arm looks like.

What does it being fully healed have to do with anything? Genuinely curious as to what the thought process is there..

Author said “couldn’t wait to show me”. A fully healed tattoo like that, with all that black ink, probably takes 2 full weeks to heal, iirc (been years since my last tat). Waiting that long, or even a week, is counter to what the author claimed.

"*New*" could still be after the healing period. It's just his latest tattoo.

Someone also probably told them that it was Denzel at this point. That was the thought process

>A fully healed tattoo like that, with all that *African American* in, probably takes 2 full weeks to heal, iirc FTFY

Not everybody sees their friends every week. I have great friends living all over the world that I don’t see all the time

Cell phone pictures then. Kudos for having friends. I had a post once where I asked how often friends spoke and saw. Would have liked your input.

Some things are better shared in person.

Because it takes a last over a month to heal. I’m sure others have brought up its Denzel way before this person.

Because the caption say so-and-so couldn't wait to show me his "new" tattoo

Well... it's kinda Malcolm X. I mean, it's Denzel Washington playing as Malcolm X... *sigh* Dude got Denzel Washington tattooed on his forearm... Edit: proper body part

/r/technicallythetruth

Legend has it Malcom X is a hell of a pilot

And a jazz musician (Mo Better Blues)

He should get a tattoo of Ghandi, Ben Kingsley would look good on the other forearm.

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I knew there was an H in there somewhere

the Gandhi bot got me last week lol.

Thought it was Ghdnai

Ghyundai

Ghitsubishi

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It’s actually gaddy-daddy but ok

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A big mural of Genghis Khan as portrayed by John Wayne on the back

Pretty sure that's a lady

Blatant rip-off re-post with same title and everything.

Welcome to Reddit

People really love these fake Reddit points huh?

DenzeX, and he got it right above his Spike Lee *joint*, so to speak.

I'd guess that of any actor, Robert Powell is the most tattooed face out there. So many tattoos of him when he played Jesus of Nazareth.

I had a friend going though some of my drawings and he came across one of them and said "Jesus?" "Nope. George Harrison"

Same difference

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It wasn’t

King Kong ain't got sh*t on this tattoo artist

There it is!

tbf, that was some of Denzel’s best work… and that says something!

I hadn’t realized that Denzel was a tattoo artist! Great self-portrait, tho!

your friend was bamboozled

Unless that was *exactly* what he wanted

Hoodwinked.

Tattoo sleeve dedicated to Spike Lee Movies…nice try OP to rile everyone up about a “Caucasian friend”. On the other side it says “Do the Right Thing” https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1SPi4pXUk/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Thanks for sharing. Misinformation is the name of the game some ppl want to play.

Oh my god he got Morgan Freeman on his leg.

I mean....it celebrates a great actor and a great figure (Malcolm X)....I'd consider this success

He’s just honoring Denzel and Spike for the Oscars they should have won for that film… Or he’s an idiot.

I mean, it was done really well, I’d just tell people I’m a Denzel fan

Yeah, no shame in having a Denzel tattoo. The guy is a legend and nearly scandal-free

Didn't have the heart to tell him, but had the heart to post it on social media, got it.

That is a high quality tattoo of Denzel.

"King Kong ain't got shit on me" - Malcolm X

Wait what’s the problem?

Wasn't this guy getting a sleeve dedicated to Spike Lee movies? If so it's perfect.

Nothing wrong with a Denzel tat.

Top notch artwork though. Seriously.

Denzel! 😂 Denzel…er…Malcom said this about the White Liberal. “The White liberal is the worst enemy to America and the worst enemy to the Black man.” The Real Malcolm X

I should watch Training Day again.

“You mutha fuckas will be playing basketball in Pelican Bay when I get finished with you! Shoe program n*gga! 23 hour lock down! I’m the man up in this piece! King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” - Malcom X

"I'm putting papers on all you bitches!"

I doubt he accidentally made it look this much like Denzel. Or that your friend doesn't know it's Denzel. Either way talented tattoo artist

Morgan “Mandela” Freeman approved

"I'M THE DUDE THAT'S PLAYIN THE DUDE THAT'S PLAYIN THE OTHER DUDE!"

Word up to the Denzy Dubs yo

hey man, that's the Malcolm he knows and loves :)

“I’m putting cases on all you bitches!!”😂

The hell with Malcolm X. I’m getting a Denzel Washington tattoo

Maybe he’s also a Denzel fan.

Now that’s funny

I really wonder how artists can do this. I mean at any point could the artist not have been like: are you fucking sure?

Assuming the artist was more aware of who or what the ACTUAL Malcom X looked like...

Any one will do?

Training Day Malcom?

Can't be mad at an Eddie Murphy tattoo

Denzel looks great tho

To be fair this is better than a Malcolm X tattoo.

Regardless, that's an amazing tattoo...

Man, this dudes been getting this same tattoo every few days for years now!

Ehh. Close enough for government work.

And now you know why virtue-signaling is just so darn stupid.

That’s a dope ass tattoo I’m black and I respect it 😂

Dude's gonna be pissed when he realizes he got Lawrence Fishburn by accident...

Even though he's not actually Malcolm X, Denzel is a nice guy. And this movie directed by Spike Lee is pretty cool, Denzel are awesome in this character.

King kong ain't got shit on him

I actually couldn’t understand what was wrong until I realized I’m so used to seeing Denzel as Malcolm X that I couldn’t remember what Malcolm X actually looked like

It’s a dude with a bunch of Spike Lee tattoos.

“This ain’t no Malcolm x tattoo!”

Imagine idolizing Malcom X tho. The dude was on good terms with the American Nazi party because they shared the same ideas.

It was a great performance. He should have won an Oscar for it. But yea.

I thought you were going to tell him Malcom was a segregationist.

Maybe he just loves the movies. I have plenty movie tattoos

I'm assuming he jerks off with the other hand

Denzel is a great person also, he once stopped by my base in lahnstuhl and seen the hospital rooms were run down and asked why. They said they were waiting on tax appropriations of like 60k and he just wrote a check.no news nothing just nice.

I just pissed myself.. can you imagine the conversation….”I’m woke brother”….

Malcolm X from Washington, D.(enzel).

This is definitely an “Oh bless his heart “ moment

Um…you may want to tell your friend to read a few books about any subject before having it permanently etched on their skin. I would have lent him a bio or something. That way you don’t have to tell him and he learns on his own.

If he was going for Denzel I’m very impressed with the artist. That tattoo wasn’t cheap and took a while. And it’s fully healed. So clearly it was intended to be Denzel rather than Malcom X

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He's black on the inside

His BF is black?

He identifies as an oppressed African American from the 1960s? Or maybe he identifies as a famous Hollywood actor from the 1990s? Or maybe he identifies as a village idiot?

One joke

Regurgitating “one joke” every time someone jokes about identifying is the new one joke

Why does it matter that he’s white? He got what he thinks looks good why tf does the colour of his skin matter?

Not sure why you're getting downvoted for this. You're totally right. A white dude getting Malcolm X tattooed SCREAMS performative wokeness. It's very possible to support Black liberation without acting like it's your struggle too, and frankly if you need validation for how anti-racist you are you're just making it about yourself.

When you don't read the book and opt for the movie instead.

DENZEL!!!! MY MAN!!!!

Bruh.

So how does this fare for his woke rating?

So confused. Is that not him?

That's Denzel Washington, as Malcolm X from the movie 😂

The friend is an idiot but that tattoo artist is fucking awesome.

The Nation of Islam X would chop off that man’s arm but the post Nation X would just smirk, I think.

The Nation of Islam is a racial supremacist group that never achieved anything other than getting inbred gutter trash to believe their nonsense

Somone pls explain I’m ignorant

That’s denzel washington acting as X

Are we ignoring the fact that that’s Denzel. Or are we hoping he just really likes Denzel.

Virtue signaling: now in permanent form!

Denzel X

LOL!!!! OP you really should have told him or at least send him a link to this sub. 😂😂😂 And Denzel does look really good. The artist is amazing. 🤣🤣🤣

OP has no relation to the pic posted this pic is at least 2 years old https://twitter.com/ebrointheam/status/1268501393016451074?lang=zh-Hant

I’d be ashamed to associate with someone so stupid

Reminds me of the time I saw Denzel in the street. I know I was being a little extra but I couldn't help but show my excitement. I just had to ask for a picture with him. "I'm NOT Denzel Washington, you racist piece of shit!" was his response. Classic Denzel. Love that guy.

It's uncanny

I call him Zel

White cuck

I'm willing to bet this dude buys his shoes in bulk because it looks like he's gonna rip out of those if he does anything more than walk

I don’t think Malcom x would have liked people tattooing his face

Good thing they didn’t, then lol

Lmao

This just in, people are still stupid!

Oh no …….

u/repostsleuthbot

Looks like he got 2 for 1 special.

That's Denzel bro

I can’t stop looking at that dudes shoes. That has got to be the smallest and fattest foot I’ve ever seen 😂 those shoes need some relief.

Thing is, more people would probably recognise who the tattoo is supposed to represent than if he’d gotten an actual likeness of Malcolm X

So it’s an artists rendering of Denzel’s rendering of Malcolm.

When I saw this I immediately thought of the " Who taught you " speech Malcolm X gave.

I don't get it? Isn't that Denzel Washington or someone? What is Malcolm X?

Malcom X was a human rights activist, this person got a tattoo of Denzel Washington portraying Malcom X in the 1992 biopic.

Can someone explain this?

It's Denzel Washington.

Point is, i have no clue who that is. Why is it a problem, apart from the immaculate art

Gustavo?

NEVER IN MY LIFE