Tattoo artist inks 10-year-old girl — but not with Trump like she wanted
A 10-year-old girl went viral Tuesday after an Arizona tattoo artist inked her with an American flag on her arm instead of the Donald Trump tattoo on her neck that she requested.
The artist, with Black Onyx Empire Tattoo Shop in Yuma, posted his work to Instagram, according to Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5), writing that the girl originally came to the shop with her parents when she was just 9.
"How my phone is going to sound like after I post this," the artist wrote on account @cutzsosa. "Client came in wanting a tattoo with her parents. Here in Arizona its legal to do so with parent consent and of-course making sure its not forced and that client Loves the tattoo. The client 'the young girl' wanted a portrait of a @realdonaldtrump on her neck but I convinced her to do a more patriotic tattoo. Told her in a year if she still wanted the Trump then to get it but to think on it. Client came back one year later saying 'I'm 10 now can you touch up the red' (2nd video) unexpectedly and you know we got her right. She also changed her mind on the Trump portrait one year later. Anyways what do you guys think? Btw tried to scare them away with saying 500$ for this snap 80$ tat but they jumped on that price instead…. It backlashed on me."
The post had nearly 7,000 likes.
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Arizona law allows a minor to be tattooed with a parent's permission, according to the report. In addition, the state does not require a tattoo artist to be licensed to practice.
The news report featured an interview with Ben Shaw, a representative from the Alliance For Professional Tattooists, who spoke out against inking someone so young.
"If you see a 10-year-old child with a professional-looking tattoo and they say they got it at a tattoo shop, that kind of degrades us as a whole," Shaw said.
Watch the clip below via Arizona's Family 3TV/CBS5.