TLC is giving its controversial special Tattoo School a series order.
The competition series will put students through a two-week crash
course in Louisiana on the art of tattooing, undergoing challenges that
mimic situations they might find themselves in as a working tattoo
artist.
Tattoo School first aired as a special last summer and drew
some outrage from professionals in tattoo circles. “The industry should
be in an uproar over this show because it jabs a knife right in the
heart of the industry,” fumed one site. “[Two weeks of training] just isn’t safe or logical for anyone to pick up a machine.”
Safe? Logical? C’mon, man, it’s reality TV!
