Fifty years ago, most people with tattoos were ex-servicemen, bikers, circus folk or convicts, and some tattoos were the result of a drunken night of shore leave. Today, Americans spend $1.65 billion a year on tattoos, according to Statisticbrain.com.
Former prostitutes have struggled with this for decades — how to build a new life with a glaring, constant reminder of a low, shameful time — but tattoo removal is not always an easy option. It can be time-consuming and expensive — and typically survivors are more focused on emotional and mental healing.
But days after Campbell’s sentencing and Gettleman’s sharp remarks on the branding were publicized, Nicole was contacted by Baker, a Christian minister with an unusual calling. Also an Oswego tattoo artist, Baker has created a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the removal of gang and trafficking tattoos. He offered a free removal to any of Campbell’s victims.
Former UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez (Pictured) can’t seem to shake the stigma surrounding the “Brown Pride” tat he has plastered across his chest.
Some have taken offense to Velasquez’s tattoo by claiming that it’s racist. The argument is that if a Caucasian-American was sporting a “White Pride” chest stamp, he’d be crucified at the stake.
Chris Baker, founder of INK 180, provides free cover-up tattoos to sex trafficking victims and old gang members
And do certain businesses such as tattoo shops and stores selling drug paraphernalia create a bad impression for visitors?
On Tuesday, planning commissioners tackled this issue after the Petaluma Downtown Association sent a letter earlier this year urging the city to revise zoning for businesses that have “a potentially offensive, blighting and/or deteriorating effect upon surrounding areas.”
Interesting story…
Three city workers in Osaka who made headlines earlier this year for refusing to participate in a survey from Mayor Toru Hashimoto have submitted petitions with over 3,000 signatures calling for an apology and to have their disciplinary action reversed. Back in May, Hashimoto launched what many saw as a personal campaign against public employees with tattoos, which are heavily stigmatized in Japan as having criminal associations, after several Osaka residents complained of seeing glimpses of the ink beneath the workers’ clothing.
I can’t say much about Ink Master, but I have recently gotten hooked on Tattoo Nightmares. It is amazing to see a horrible tattoo turned into a masterpiece with almost zero trace of the original. The quality of work I have seen so far has been top notch and the show is very entertaining. There is a distinct lack of the drama that usually overwhelms this type of show and the reenactments over the customers stories are very well done with a good amount of humor thrown in.
Spike TV has greenlit new seasons of reality series Ink Master and Tattoo Nightmares. Season three of Ink Master will debut in the summer of 2013 with 13 one-hour episodes. The 26 new episodes of freshman Tattoo Nightmares will run in 2013. Both series will go back into production early in 2013.
Here is a good follow up/reaction to the previously posted article.
The curious case of Colin Kaepernick … and his tattoos.
It is, simply put, a generational issue, not race.
When I first saw Kaepernick on the field, it did occur to me that although many NFL players are covered in tattoos, the quarterbacks rarely are. I was expecting a reaction like this at some point.
Approximately 98.7 percent of the inmates at California’s state prison have tattoos. I don’t know that as fact, but I’ve watched enough “Lockup” to know it’s close to accurate.
I’m also pretty sure less than 1.3 percent of NFL quarterbacks have tattoos. There’s a reason for that.
NFL quarterback is the ultimate position of influence and responsibility. He is the CEO of a high-profile organization, and you don’t want your CEO to look like he just got paroled.
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