Tattoo artist sees bump in desire to erase hateful skin art

Tattoo artist sees bump in desire to erase hateful skin art

Tattoo artist sees bump in desire to erase hateful skin art

By / Latest News / Saturday, 27 June 2020 15:52

A Vermont tattoo artist who has long offered free removal or covering of hateful skin art like swastikas, SS lightning bolts or the words “white power” says he’s seen an uptick in business recently following George Floyd’s death.

Alexander Lawrence, who runs Mountainside Tattoo from a storefront in the village of Bellows Falls, Vermont, says he’s always offered to remove hateful images or cover scars for free. But following Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, which sparked global protests against police brutality and revived the Black Lives Matter movement, Lawrence says he’s been getting so many requests he’s looking for an office manager to schedule his appointments.

 

Read more at Associated Press News.

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