The Stripped Issue_1

What are your thoughts on artists wh
darker skin?
Malka X: Honestly, unless you have a u
blind or allergic to darker skin, I look a
tattooing darker skin as insecure an
citizen of this world — I consider mys
I'm not opposed to trying new things
new ideas! If you're not down for just
your world.
Angel Rose: I think this comes from fe
it’s hateful and I’d start a bar ght over
so holy that they don’t need to even th
lot of cases, I think that artists might w
themselves to succumb to the narrati
think that breaking out of that narrati
perhaps they are insecure in their abili
people with the tools to be better. We
who have overcome that fear, and the
to try out new techniques on their dar
about. One tattoo at a time, I hope to era
There are a lot of dark-skinned celeb
attribute that to?
Malka X: Don’t get me started! Yo, have
It hurts my heart! That’s for Kobe, ma
only thing to blame is a lack of educati
same way! Period. If an artist hasn't g
their license suspended until they take
Angel Rose: Okay, rst of all, X, I love
absolutely right, a lack of education fr
fault here. This is why putting photos
skin out into the tattoo world is so im
don’t know. So, let’s show them.