A Vermont tattoo artist is offering a free service to people who want to remove or cover hateful skin art. The artist says he’s seen an uptick in business after George Floyd's death sparked global protests against racial injustice.
In this Friday, June 19, 2020, photo, tattoo artist Alexander Lawrence, right, prepares to cover up a tattoo that contained the image of a swastika on the arm of Dylan Graves Bellows Falls, Vt. Lawrence said he has always covered up or removed offensive tattoos for free, but the demand has increased since the death of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
When asked why he got the tattoo, Graves answered, “Stupidity, partying when I was younger. Really, that’s it. Just being dumb.” Many tattoo artists across the country will cover or erase old tattoos, especially in the aftermath of Floyd’s killing, but Alexander said not all do it for free. Alexander said he’s been doing free coverups since shortly after he opened his business in 2006. He’s had brushes with the law and the free cover-ups are a way give back.“I’ve had people forgive me and look past my bad decisions and help me get to a better place,” he said.
Alexander said he covers lots of symbols associated with Nazi Germany. Within the next few weeks, Alexander expects to see a customer who has “white” tattooed on the back of the calf of one leg and “power” tattooed on the other. As an artist, Alexander said he was contemptuous of hate tattoos, most of which aren’t professionally done.
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