• GladiusB@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    That’s not technically correct though. At least it wasn’t many years ago. People can get pierced with a guardian’s approval and sign off. They cannot get a tattoo though.

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      11 days ago

      Depends on your jurisdiction. In most places in Australia, a parent or guardian is absolutely able to provide consent for their child to get a tattoo. Good luck finding a decent tattoo artist who’s willing to take on the commission though.

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        I mentioned in another post that I knew an underage girl who got hers at “tattoo parties,” where a guy comes and tats everybody, no questions asked. I have no idea who arranged it, or what the deal was. You now know everything I know about it, except I know this person very well, and knew her when she was underage and got her tats, so I fully believe her. She just said “Yeah, we had a party, and a guy came and gave tats to anyone who wanted one.”

        Hers were really nice, very professional looking.

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      I’ve known plenty of underage girls with tattoos. One told me that she got hers at parties where a bunch of kids got together and paid a pro to come to the house and give them all tats. I know for a fact that she wasn’t a rich kid, so it must not have cost that much. Her tats were nice too, not like it was some amateur experimenting on minors.

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      11 days ago

      Questionable Content correctly pointed out that there is no minimum age to purchase a tattoo gun.

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      11 days ago

      My sister has piercings and a tattoo and she’s 17 i think. Some shitface asked her out at a gym because “no way you are less than 18, you have a tattoo”

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        10 days ago

        You “think?” You don’t know how old your sister is? Do you know if she’s younger or older than you?