New Sky woodworking show The Chop (with added white supremacism)

[Sprocket.]

He could have worn a ski mask.

 

[Mogden]

Bit of Googling reveals he's been on telly before and used to be/is a tattooist which makes the birth, sorry death, date of his Dad etc all the more implausible. If you've been an inker there's no way you'd not know what those numbers in that font type indicate.

Ironically called The Chop I'd say since they'll be doing that before it's even started.

 

[moochedit]

Have we had tweets "2 of 3" and "3 of 3" yet?

 

[8ball]

I'm going to offer the benefit of the doubt on the understanding that he shaves his beard off and we can see what tattoos are under there.
I bet there's nothing massively incriminating under that beard.

 

[Sprocket.]

There was a Leeds fan worked at the place I was at some years back. He came to work with NF tattooed on the back of his head. I only spoke to him the once, thankfully. I said I thought you were a Leeds fan? I am he grunted, oh I thought it was a Nottingham Forest tat. ‘No it’s nashnal front. I know I said. We never spoke again, he was sacked for attendance due to arrests and court proceedings. Allegedly.

 

[nogojones]

It's the numbers of W and P = white power

No, it's totally innocent. It's woodworking people

 

[moochedit]

Bristol Live: Bristol carpenter to appear alongside comedian Lee Mack in TV show The Chop.

Bristol carpenter to appear alongside comedian Lee Mack in TV show

The Chop is hosted by Lee Mack, Rick Edwards and master craftsmen William Hardie.

www.bristolpost.co.uk

 

[8ball]

No, it's totally innocent. It's woodworking people

I'm looking forward to explanation of every tattoo.

 

[planetgeli]

Have we had tweets "2 of 3" and "3 of 3" yet?

Yeah, 'we're not racist, would never condone such a thing, our lawyers are shitting it'

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Bristol Live: Bristol carpenter to appear alongside comedian Lee Mack in TV show The Chop.

Bristol carpenter to appear alongside comedian Lee Mack in TV show

The Chop is hosted by Lee Mack, Rick Edwards and master craftsmen William Hardie.

www.bristolpost.co.uk

He started having his head and face tattooed around 10 years ago.

“I had other tattoos already,” he said.

Must say I am a tad disappointed he didn't just dive straight in with the nazi-loving face tats, but I guess they are something you build up to.

 

[strung out]

Must say I am a tad disappointed he didn't just dive straight in with the nazi-loving face tats, but I guess they are something you build up to.

He had an embarrassing lobster tattoo initially but got it covered up with the fash stuff.

 

[killer b]

Darren's nan should knit him a lobster balaclava.

This is good - I couldn't work out how to shoehorn it in...

 

[moochedit]

Metro.co.uk: Sky History deny The Chop star's tattoos are 'Nazi related'.

Sky History deny The Chop star's '88' tattoo is 'Nazi-related'

The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker expert Darren has '88' tattooed on his face.

metro.co.uk

Deadline: Sky History Stands By ‘The Chop’ Contestant Amid Claims He Has Nazi Tattoo On His Face.

Sky History Takes ‘The Chop’ Off-Air Amid Claims Contestant Has Nazi Tattoos On His Face

Sky History has defended a contestant on its new reality competition series The Chop after amid Nazi tattoo claims.

deadline.com

 

[strung out]

He even got his commemorative date tattoos in an accidentally nazi font. Or is it typeface? Can never remember which is which.

Typeface - there's an interesting article/podcast on the history of 'Fraktur' typeface, and how it was used, then banned by the Nazi Party here: A Nazi font banned by Nazis? Fraktur and its legacy in the must-listen design podcast of this week - TypeRoom

 

[Sprocket.]

The tats might cover Holzbearbeitung Macht Frei!

I spent decades working on German woodworking (Holzbearbeitung) machinery .

 

[strung out]

ooh there's an update

He looks to have absolutely no online presence on social media (not surprising if he's staunch fash I guess), so I suppose that their vetting took the form of a quick Twitter/Facebook search, and then telling the producers he was clean as a whistle.

 

[Sprocket.]

Probably get axed three episodes in. The show, not him.

 

[moochedit]

 

[wiskey]

I realise this probably shows my prejudices (both about Sky and people with facial tattoos) but I 100% expected him to have an American accent ... Not sound like my kids teacher!

 

[andysays]

Doesn't Lee Mack himself have somewhat dodgy views?

Can't remember full details; not suggesting he's your actual fash himself

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Got to admire Sky's social media person for looking at the total dumpster fire they've been handed and thinking, "you know what, fuck it, let's go all in."

 

[Teaboy]

Doesn't Lee Mack himself have somewhat dodgy views?

Can't remember full details; not suggesting he's your actual fash himself

Lee Hurst?

 

[Sprocket.]

Doesn't Lee Mack himself have somewhat dodgy views?

Can't remember full details; not suggesting he's your actual fash himself

He was a blue coat at Pontins!!!!

 

[andysays]

Lee Hurst?

Apologies to Mr Mack and Mr Hurst if I've mixed up me Lees

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

He was a blue coat at Pontins!!!!

Blue coat/black shirt
Pontins/Auschwitz

All interchangeable.

 

[killer b]

Dawn Foster checked the dead dad story. Whoops.

 

[likesfish]

Maybe he's grown up since then and is embarrassed about the white power shite.
Or he's an actual idiot.
The SS had a big thing about tattoos except for your blood group.

Not sure if the SS reenactors I met were actual Nazis or just really in the mythology of the SS. Seriously dodgy either.
" The things you see when you don't have a bren gun handy" was a ww2 vets comment

 

[8ball]

I bet Darren’s Dad is well impressed with all of this. First you spawn a Nazi, then he kills you off as an excuse for a tattoo.

 

[Cid]

He was apparently on Channel 4's Dumped back in 2007. I mean not that it's particularly relevant, but there you go. He was a tattooist then.

 

[8ball]

He was apparently on Channel 4's Dumped back in 2007. I mean not that it's particularly relevant, but there you go. He was a tattooist then.

One of those tattoists that has no clue which symbols are Nazi signifiers.