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We're getting our Kanye tattoos lasered off after his antisemitic rants

Tattoo removal studio sees a wave of clients requesting the erasure of Kanye body art

December 8, 2022 12:35
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A London tattoo removal studio has seen a wave of clients requesting the erasure of their Kanye West-inspired body art.

Naama Studios launched an offer to remove Kanye tattoos free of charge on 15 November with the tagline: “Yeezy come, yeezy go.”

Two women have since begun the process of removing tattoos of West with ten others booked in for consultations and five more in touch to arrange them.

Kimberley Westgarth, who has a prominent tattoo of the antisemitic musician on her left arm, said she was “so glad” to be getting it removed.

“I got a Kanye West tattoo on my arm because I related to him as someone with bipolar myself, I loved his music and still do,” she told the JC.

“I have a Jewish best friend so it’s deeply uncomfortable to listen to everything he’s said. I no longer feel comfortable with him on my skin and no longer resonate with him.”

Aoife Knox, Head of Brand and Creative at Naama Studios in Marylebone, told the JC the studio was inspired to act after seeing “a lot” of people on social media announcing that they regret adorning their body with images of the racist rapper. “Tattoos can be really triggering,” she said.

“When we went out initially with the offer we were surprised we got such a global response.”

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