"A Tattoo artist took to social media to explain why she refuses to provide services for men. Her reason struck a chord with other TikTokers."
"In a viral TikTok video with over 1.9 million views, TikToker McKynzie (@ever.inktattoo) explained how men made her feel so unsafe that she had to stop providing services to them."
At first, McKynzie said she was willing to tattoo anyone, regardless of their gender.
“I was a brand new business, and I was in no position to turn away anyone,” she explained.
However, she said a few experiences with men made her realize that tattooing them would jeopardize her safety.
“Very quickly, I realized that was not a safe option for me,” she continued.
In one instance she described, an Instagram account that appeared to belong to a woman reached out to her via her business page inquiring about tattoos. McKynzie said she thought the woman’s page was legit at first. She said she went back and forth with the prospective client about the design and price of a tattoo and thought all was well. Then, in the midst of exchanging direct messages, McKynzie said the account started to call her on Instagram.
“At first, I just ignore it ’cause I think it’s a mistake,” she said.
But the account reportedly called again and again.
McKynzie said she finally decided to answer the call. To her surprise, a “deep man’s voice” responded and said things that had nothing to do with getting a tattoo.
“Basically just said some super explicit, nasty things,” she said.
The tattoo artist also said the man referenced her sister’s name, which was personal information she did not have posted on her business account.
“This, like, super freaked me out,” she said, adding that it made her especially nervous because she worked alone when she first.
It's disgusting how men behave. She's just trying to make money and run a business. Of course here come the men whining and saying "wElL wHaT iF tHe rOlEs WeRe rEvEaRsEd". It's men like this who ruin it for others and why women always have to put their guards up.
Why can't they just be normal?
I started a meetup group for Gen Xers. At first it was open to everyone. I had everyone agree that they would not hit on anyone, that they understood that my group was not a dating group, and it was just a social group. All the men who signed up agreed. But out the gate from my first event, the men immediately started asking me out, hitting on me etc. within 2 months, I had to kick all the men out, and made it a women's only group. Not a single man respected the group rules.
I heard something similar on the old sub & ovarit. Men would call in to bra stores, hair salons, etc just to harass the women