Many people find skulls to be frightening, grotesque, a thing to be feared and avoided at all costs. I have been approached by those who feel offended by skulls on my clothing. I have been told they are…Inappropriate.

All right then, here’s something to ponder…

Underneath all of our clothing, be it fancy or expensive.
Under that skin that many adorn with cosmetics, spray tans, tattoos, carefully cut designs. That skin which seems to cause so many so much concern as to what color it is…lies bone. Plain and simple bone.

So deep down, we really are all the same in the best of ways. Same blueprint different decorations perhaps. Maybe that’s what scares so many people about skulls.

That’s one reason why I love them

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