Irresponsible Ami?

Posted by Julene on August 10th, 2010

With all the advances made in laser tattoo removal, it’s amazing (but not surprising) how much misinformation is floating around. It’s important for those of us looking to have tattoos removed to be able to talk to a qualified professional about what to expect, how much we can reasonably expect a tattoo to fade, and so forth.

Cue Ami James broadcasting a message to thousands about laser tattoo removal via his blog without verifying any of the information. Is it me or is this beyond irresponsible? It’d be one thing if Ami wasn’t a tattooer, hadn’t had his own TLC tattoo reality show and wasn’t still trying to ride that wave of fame. But he is, and he did and he does–and slapping some generic disclaimer in there is equally as foolish on his part.

The link I saw was accompanied with text implying Ami’s post was to answer questions surrounding the topic for potential clients. This is one of those instances when I think a simple referral to qualified professionals would’ve been his best bet.

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  • bobbi

    I agree it was irresponsible but overall Ami’s is the worst tattoo blog out there and is obviously written by some unpaid intern so its not a surprise that it is full of misinformation

  • bobbi

    I agree it was irresponsible but overall Ami’s is the worst tattoo blog out there and is obviously written by some unpaid intern so its not a surprise that it is full of misinformation

  • http://none Money

    I checked it out, if you read the first few lines he states that all is is a infograph he found and didn’t make. He also states: “I’m not saying any of the info is correct and I’m not recommending that you go out and get laser treatment. Make your own decisions based on your own research!” So yeah…..

  • http://tattoosnob.com Julene

    Money – With the link he posted from his Twitter account it says, “hopefully answering some of the questions I get daily about tattoo removal”. My point remains–why post information you freely admit may be inaccurate to ‘help’ people?

    Bobbi – LOL’d myself right out of the office chair. Thank you.

  • http://tattoosnob.com Julene

    Money – With the link he posted from his Twitter account it says, “hopefully answering some of the questions I get daily about tattoo removal”. My point remains–why post information you freely admit may be inaccurate to ‘help’ people?

    Bobbi – LOL’d myself right out of the office chair. Thank you.

  • http://none Money

    i think bobbi is more on point with the intern theory.