New charity that removes racist and extremist tattoos for free

[meadowlander]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/new-charitable-initiative-launches-to-remove-racist-and-extremist-tattoos-for-free/BZYE4CU4DRDTBPXSYKWGWN4IDY/

"The new Chance for Change programme will offer Kiwis with tattoos featuring racist symbols, images, hate-related words and slogans or extremist ideologies free removal.

Experts say the removal of offensive tattoos can cost up to tens of thousands of dollars and could be a barrier to progression in life, however, the new charitable initiative offers a pathway for participants to rid themselves of the last vestige of an ideology they no longer identify with.

One applicant to the programme had swastikas all over his legs and although he had been out of that lifestyle for more than ten years felt the legacy was always with him. He now had a five-year-old daughter and he had never worn shorts as a result. This guy had been riddled with self-loathing, disgust and self-doubt and he said having these tattoos removed had given him a fresh start in life,” he says."

More of this please. We need creative pathways to help support people back to sanity.

[multigraincracker]

1. Great service.

I’ll keep my Yin/Yang wrapped in a dragon I got in Oakland CA about 50 years ago. Never have regretted it.

[okaawhatever]

2. I'll offer free gasoline and a match for folks to burn their MAGA hats.

But seriously this is a wonderful program for people who change their mindset.

[meadowlander]

5. LOL.

Trying to think what someone with sewing skills could do with Klan outfits other than turning them back into bedsheets. Parachutes? But I think the temptation to leave them defective would be pretty great.

[Greybnk48]

3. My son is a tattooist, and I scolded him for doing racist tattoos for people,

almost exclusively white males. However, I took it all back when he explained why he agreed to do rebel flags and other things.

He told me he loved to do them because it tagged the scumbags for life. Everyone could see them for who they truly are (unless they cover up). But sooner or later people see their 'logos." And he said he never offered them a deal.

I'm perfectly fine with it now.

[meadowlander]

4. I can respect that

but I also think encouraging people who have changed their minds to get them removed reduces the risk of the younger people in their sphere (brothers, cousins, etc.) thinking they are "cool" and that it's normal or no big deal to walk around with a lot of swastikas on your legs.

[Greybnk48]

6. I agree with second chances like tattoo removal as a step

forward and also a teaching experience for younger people around these (mostly) men.

I don't think my son has ever been asked to do a swastika, but I may be wrong. I'm curious now, since his older sister and life-long hero, his bil, and his nephew are Jewish, as are other members of our family on my husband's side. We're a real mixed bag, with a handful of atheists.