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Hate Mail
by Lisa Fasulo (June 30, 2009) UPDATED July 2011
I used to get hate mail all the time, then it got quiet for a some years, now I get it again since TLC is featuring us in a upcoming TV show. Hate mail is always the same, they are written by many different angry people ("Haters" is the common term these days) but they always had the same traits: horrible spelling, lots of profanity and zero punctuation and capitalization.
The point is always the same:
How dare I teach someone how to do this ancient artform?
How dare I give someone the chance to support themselves doing an honest and fulfilling job?
How dare I teach people how to tattoo safely and responsibly instead of kitchen sink scratching?
And on and on they went.....
I never took it personally though, since these people never met me or my family.
The notion of tattoo school has never been a popular idea, so I guess my partner and I are sort of pioneers.
I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction from empowering and motivating people to go out and do something they have only dreamed about.
I am sorry that some folks out there had to clean shop floors for 2 years before they were allowed to hold a tattoo machine.
Maybe some need to learn that way.
I prefer the professional school atmosphere.
I am proud that I can teach people a skill with which they can explore and grow from. Tattooing skin is the best and most interesting canvas there is!
Slowly, the idea of a professional school to learn tattooing is gaining acceptance.
My feeling is that people who decide to tattoo are going to do it NO MATTER WHAT so if I can at least impart some wisdom as to safety/sterilization/BBP concerns then we have done a good job.
We don't proclaim that students will be masters upon completion. In fact, just the opposite, that's why we call our class "Tattoo Fundamentals".
We are just laying a safe groundwork so those who wish to pursue this career can begin from.
So as for the hate email, don't bother....we don't read them anymore....and if our staff deems them dangerous, they get passed to the proper authorities :)
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