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'''Bakuto''', traditional gamblers, along with the tekiya, peddlars, are commonly acknowledged as early precursors to the [[Yakuza]] in Japan. Beginning in the 1700s and existing until the early 20th century, the bakuto was largely a set of social outcasts who maintained gambling rooms for traditional games like hanafuda and dice.
[[File:Modconcover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jerome's saline inflated forehead on the cover of the [[ModCon (Book)|ModCon book]]]]
'''Jerome Abramovitch''' is a photographer, performance artist and heavy body modification enthusiast. He is most famous for his experiments involving [[Saline|saline]] solution injections into his skin (most notably his forehead). He did this at [[ModCon 2000]], and even the heaviest of body modification enthusiasts had never seen this before. He has since become famous for this, appearing on television shows such as ''Ricki Lake'' and ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not]]''.


Often bakuto had criminal records.  In Japan during the time of the Tokugawa shogunate, offenders of particular forms of criminal activities would receive [[Punitive Tattooing|punitive tattoos]], usually a black ring around the wrist.  These rings became the starting point of elaborate tattoos to reclaim the body.
Jerome's forehead trick has also sparked a few minor web memes, including an appearance in his very own Wedding Crashers 'Crashed' trailer.


The bakuto can be called responsible for the introduction of finger removal ([[Yubitsume]]) into yakuza culture as well as the name 'yakuza' itself.  The word comes from a hand in hanafuda (flower cards) that was particularly bad for the gambler.  The combination 8-9-3, or ya-ku-sa, became popular slang to denote something useless.  The term became slang for the bakuto themselves and later the larger criminal organization that sprung up around them.
== External Links ==
 
* [http://www.Chapter9photography.com Jerome Abramovitch's photography portfolio]
The term bakuto is still used to denote some of the responsibilities within yakuza organizations, however most gangs are associated in larger syndicates that include tekiya as well as the newer gurentai.
* [http://iam.bmezine.com/?jerome Jerome's IAM page]
 
== Related Articles ==
* [[Japan]]

Latest revision as of 06:16, 17 September 2023

Jerome's saline inflated forehead on the cover of the ModCon book

Jerome Abramovitch is a photographer, performance artist and heavy body modification enthusiast. He is most famous for his experiments involving saline solution injections into his skin (most notably his forehead). He did this at ModCon 2000, and even the heaviest of body modification enthusiasts had never seen this before. He has since become famous for this, appearing on television shows such as Ricki Lake and Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Jerome's forehead trick has also sparked a few minor web memes, including an appearance in his very own Wedding Crashers 'Crashed' trailer.

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