TikTok tattoo artist under fire after openly using fake \u2018numbing cream\u2019 on client TikTok: MMF_TattoosLas Vegas tattoo artist Medwin Maca, otherwise known as \u2018mmf_Tattoos\u2019 on TikTok, has ruffled feathers in a viral video of the artist putting moisturizer instead of numbing cream on a client. It\u2019s a normal option when tattooing to get numbing cream put on the area. While not a necessity, for first-timers it can help soothe the nerves going into an extended session. In Medwin\u2019s TikTok, you see the tattoo artist covering a \u2018revitalizing lotion\u2019 bottle with tape before writing \u2018Numbing Cream\u2019 on it. This is under the caption: \u201cMy client asked if I had numbing cream and I said yes, and so I gave her regular lotion. She won\u2019t know the difference.\u201d The video ends with mmf_Tattoos rubbing the lotion into the unnamed tatto0ee\u2019s arm before giving a thumbs up to the camera. Without a follow-up video or direct information from the client themselves, the video gives the indication that all was well with the tat. According to the video caption \u201cpain level was at a 0.\u201d Despite this, comments have lambasted the actions of the tattoo artist, claiming he\u2019s lying to his customer as well as arguing against his right to decide how his clients deal with their pain. \u201cIt\u2019s not even about what you did. Lying to a customer means you\u2019re not a trustworthy artist,\u201d one viewer said. Arguing that men policing the pain of women is a common occurrence, one comment reads: \u201cI didn\u2019t even know numbing cream exists, but dudes telling women their pain isn\u2019t real isn\u2019t anything new or special.\u201d One TikToker argued that the act of placing the cream on the arm would be enough to achieve the desired effect in and of itself. \u201cPlacebo effect! Tattooed my feet with no numbing. Fell asleep on my shoulder tat. It\u2019s therapeutic.\u201d Gatekeeping with the idea that pain is part of the process was another divisive point raised in the argument around the tattoo artists\u2019 actions. With the claim being put forth: \u201cRegardless of the ethics people might be concerned with. if you\u2019re getting a tattoo and you need numbing cream, you don\u2019t need to get a tattoo.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok tattoo artist under fire after openly using fake \u2018numbing cream\u2019 on client TikTok: MMF_TattoosLas Vegas tattoo artist Medwin Maca, otherwise known as \u2018mmf_Tattoos\u2019 on TikTok, has ruffled feathers in a viral video of the artist putting moisturizer instead of numbing cream on a client. It\u2019s a normal option when tattooing to get numbing cream […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}