Summary
Much like addressing racism, covering a tattoo can be more complicated than getting the original.
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| 0:00.0 | Produced by the I-Lab at W-B-U-R Boston. |
| 0:09.0 | Welcome to Kind World from W-B-U-R. |
| 0:12.0 | A note that this episode depicts racism and violence that may be upsetting. |
| 0:17.0 | Recently, Dave Enti opened an email with a picture of a tattoo he'll never forget. |
| 0:23.9 | It was a portrait of Hitler. |
| 0:25.4 | And now, I mean, it wasn't just a portrait of Hitler. |
| 0:27.8 | Like, okay, it's his face on somebody's body. |
| 0:30.6 | It was Hitler in a field with clouds in the sun and birds. |
| 0:35.0 | That was nearly a guy's entire back. |
| 0:38.0 | Over the past year, Dave Enti and Dave Cutlip have seen lots of tattoos like that. |
| 0:43.4 | Everything from a Hello Kitty swastika |
| 0:45.4 | to a Confederate flag with a noose. |
| 0:48.7 | They don't like looking at them, |
| 0:50.0 | but it's part of a project that's become central in their lives. |
| 0:53.4 | Dave Cutlup is a tattoo artist in Brooklyn Park, Maryland, |
| 0:57.2 | and the whole thing started when a man walked into his shop |
| 1:00.2 | with a prison gang tattoo on his face. The man wanted to cover the tattoo with a |
| 1:05.0 | new one. |
| 1:06.0 | My wife turned around and looked at me and she was like, |
| 1:09.0 | you can help people. |
| 1:11.0 | And I basically said to her you want me to tattoo for free don't you. |
| 1:17.0 | She actually didn't say anything but she gave me that look and I know that look. |
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