Triad tattoo shops see increase in people removing discriminatory ink

GREENSBORO, N.C. — George Floyd's death, and the subsequent invigoration of Black Lives Matter has been changing the perspective of many.

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Take Herb Moniz, for example. He lives in Reidsville but was in downtown Greensboro last week making an appointment to remove a Confederate flag tattoo on his arm. 

"I was coming down here for a special trip for getting a tattoo I have covered up," Moniz explained. "My mom's name was Dixie Lee so I got a rebel flag tattoo before I moved here to the south, I'm from southern California."

He said there was no malice behind the tattoo when he got it, but knows how it's perceived.

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"When I moved here it had a completely different meaning here in the south," he continued. "I’m not covering up hate or prejudice, I’m covering up my own personal ignorance."

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