Cultural Appropriation in the Tattoo Industry: Art or Racism?

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He had a client requesting a tattoo cover up design of a skull in a headdress. He had realized it could be offensive, and called me for advice. I explained to him how a literal portrait of a dead indian romanticizes the genocide of indigenous peoples. I confirmed it is indeed offensive and explained why (check the resources at the bottom of this page to learn about it!) He listened, asked questions, and didn’t argue with me. He mentioned he’d made some other designs that would work for the cover up and would be presenting them to the client. I gave him some links and resources that he could have handy to refer to when explaining to the client how the original design is problematic at best.

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