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An Arizona tattoo artist has been slammed after inking a nine-year-old girl who asked for a portrait of Donald Trump on her neck.
An artist at the Black Onyx Empire Tattoo shop in Yuma shared on his Instagram that the girl had traveled to Arizona with her parents to get the ink of the president-elect.
But the artist, who shared video of the inking process, said he convinced her to do a 'more patriotic tattoo' instead - of a US flag on her arm, as first reported by Arizona's Family.
'Told her in a year if she still wanted the trump then to get it but to think on it,' the artist, who goes by cutzsosa, wrote on Instagram.
'Client came back one year later saying “I'm 10 now can you touch up the red?"'
'She also changed her mind on the Trump portrait one year later,' the artist added.
The girl apparently traveled to Arizona for the tattoo, as the state allows kids to ink themselves if they have parental permission.
The artist said he even 'tried to scare' the girl's parents away by pricing the ink at $500 even though the tattoo was worth $80.
'But they jumped on that price instead…. I tried,' the artist said.
Video of the girl getting the tattoo shows her calming sitting as the artist works on the US flag on her arm.
The story has sparked a debate online about whether children should be allowed to get tattoos - and if artists should decline their requests, even if it's not illegal.
One YouTube comment read: 'Trump tattoo on the neck to a 9 year old?
'These are the same people crying over giving puberty blockers to kids. I say no to both.'
Another said: 'Please no. As an artist, be the bigger person and don’t do this to a 9 year old. Then call child services.'
Ben Shaw with the Alliance of Professional Tattooists told Arizona's family that the state's law when it comes to inking children is 'frustrating.'
'It is one of the most frustrating things about our career field and in Arizona where it has no regulations,' he said.
'It can give us professionals a bad reputation. If you see a 10-year-old child with a professional tattoo and they say they got it at a tattoo shop, that degrades us as a whole.'
All 50 states have statutory laws banning under 18s from getting tattoos. But some make an exception for children who get parental consent.
Others, like New York and New Jersey, have a blanket ban on minors being inked even if they have received parental permission.
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An artist at the Black Onyx Empire Tattoo shop in Yuma shared on his Instagram that the girl had traveled to Arizona with her parents to get the ink of the president-elect.
But the artist, who shared video of the inking process, said he convinced her to do a 'more patriotic tattoo' instead - of a US flag on her arm, as first reported by Arizona's Family.
'Told her in a year if she still wanted the trump then to get it but to think on it,' the artist, who goes by cutzsosa, wrote on Instagram.
'Client came back one year later saying “I'm 10 now can you touch up the red?"'
'She also changed her mind on the Trump portrait one year later,' the artist added.
The girl apparently traveled to Arizona for the tattoo, as the state allows kids to ink themselves if they have parental permission.
The artist said he even 'tried to scare' the girl's parents away by pricing the ink at $500 even though the tattoo was worth $80.
'But they jumped on that price instead…. I tried,' the artist said.
Video of the girl getting the tattoo shows her calming sitting as the artist works on the US flag on her arm.
The story has sparked a debate online about whether children should be allowed to get tattoos - and if artists should decline their requests, even if it's not illegal.
One YouTube comment read: 'Trump tattoo on the neck to a 9 year old?
'These are the same people crying over giving puberty blockers to kids. I say no to both.'
Another said: 'Please no. As an artist, be the bigger person and don’t do this to a 9 year old. Then call child services.'
Ben Shaw with the Alliance of Professional Tattooists told Arizona's family that the state's law when it comes to inking children is 'frustrating.'
'It is one of the most frustrating things about our career field and in Arizona where it has no regulations,' he said.
'It can give us professionals a bad reputation. If you see a 10-year-old child with a professional tattoo and they say they got it at a tattoo shop, that degrades us as a whole.'
All 50 states have statutory laws banning under 18s from getting tattoos. But some make an exception for children who get parental consent.
Others, like New York and New Jersey, have a blanket ban on minors being inked even if they have received parental permission.
Outcry as tattoo shop inks girl, 9, who wanted Trump on her neck
An artist at the Black Onyx Empire Tattoo shop in Yuma shared on his Instagram that the girl had traveled to Arizona with her parents to get the ink of the president-elect.
