Are you allowed to get controversial tattoos?

[JumboMuffin]

Don't worry, I'm not going to get one, but I was just watching American History X, and a character has a swastika on his breast, would you be allowed to get a swastika, or is it up to the tattoo parlour?

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[RedGajin]

you can get whatever you want, but most tattoo places probably wouldnt give you a swastika

[sir dooble]

I think a tattooist could deny you your tattoo. But there's nothing stopping you doing it yourself with your own tattoo kit, or even prison style.

I don't think you can be arrested for your tattoos (in the US I would assume they're protected under free speech)

Most of your issues would probably be social, provided your tattoo was visible. Being denied employment, being denied service in shops or even being attacked by people who take offense.

[otto-san]

would definitely be symbolic speech. the tattoo place could probably deny service, but you would be protected once you had it. i don't think you could even be legally denied employment/fired or anything like that if you wanted to take it to court, but i duno. unless the company has a strict "no-tattoo" policy and that's been determined legal already

at the most you'd probably be asked to cover it up

[Shocklink]

Theres 2 answer to what you asked

- Yes, you are allowed to have anything you want and whatever you want tattooed on you, the First Amendment protects Americans from that so you can go wild with Swastikas

- Yes and No for the Tattoo Parlor. A person in any store has the right to deny service to anyone as long as its not a racial or disability reason. This allows store owners to kick people out of their store if they are just being rude or disrespectful. Same goes for the tattoo parlor, if they don't agree with what the customer wants then they just say no and are not required to do it. Of course if the parlor has no issue with it they will go ahead and do it.

On a side note, I am 100% positive you are talking about the national socialist Swastika but a normal Swastika means peace and love

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

[RedGajin]

would definitely be symbolic speech. the tattoo place could probably deny service, but you would be protected once you had it. i don't think you could even be legally denied employment or anything like that if you wanted to take it to court

you can definitely be denied employment. lots of places dont allow tattoos/piercings/colored hair of any kind. for instance, in law enforcement some departments dont allow any visible/offensive tattoos.

[sir dooble]

would definitely be symbolic speech. the tattoo place could probably deny service, but you would be protected once you had it. i don't think you could even be legally denied employment/fired or anything like that if you wanted to take it to court, but i duno. unless the company has a strict "no-tattoo" policy and that's been determined legal already

at the most you'd probably be asked to cover it up

There's probably some protection for tattooed people looking for employment in various places, but it can be difficult to enforce those employment laws.

Employers can't ask questions about things they may have a prejudice against (are you gay, are you originally from the UK, what religion are you), but if a tattoo is visible then an employer can judge them on that without ever mentioning it. So they can deny the person because of tattoos, claiming any other normal reason, and the applicant would never be able to prove he was denied because of his tattoos.


And then as RedGajin said, there are places who will outright refuse to employ a person with tattoos, or if they can't cover them up (such as a face/neck tattoo).

[Timestamp]

i've always hated controverisal tattoos or just tattoos in general


but it's definitely allowed, like the people said above, does represent free speech. just expect a stuff ton of people shooting daggers at you and making fun of you

[otto-san]

you can definitely be denied employment. lots of places dont allow tattoos/piercings/colored hair of any kind. for instance, in law enforcement some departments dont allow any visible/offensive tattoos.

There's probably some protection for tattooed people looking for employment in various places, but it can be difficult to enforce those employment laws.

Employers can't ask questions about things they may have a prejudice against (are you gay, are you originally from the UK, what religion are you), but if a tattoo is visible then an employer can judge them on that without ever mentioning it. So they can deny the person because of tattoos, claiming any other normal reason, and the applicant would never be able to prove he was denied because of his tattoos.


And then as RedGajin said, there are places who will outright refuse to employ a person with tattoos, or if they can't cover them up (such as a face/neck tattoo).

yeah, if you have a tattoo on your face or neck or hands or something, you're probably going to have trouble. if it's on a place like your chest i think you would be fine since you can have it covered

[Otis Da HousKat]

No, your mom will ground you.

[Nonnel]

legally, you can tattoo whatever you want on your body. a tattoo parlor could refuse to give you a tattoo for whatever reason they want, however.

[Clone v.117]

There's no tattoo you can't get.
Depending on the tattoo, getting a job may be a different story.

[Rally]

Maybe in like, cuckistan. If you live in a country that has rights you should be protected from legal consequences lmao. Obviously you should avoid it