These Kentucky artists are ridding the world of hate, one tattoo at a time
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Tattoo artists Ryun King and Jeremiah Swift are fighting intolerance by covering up hate tattoos for free.
But during the past year, many people have also decided to abandon symbols of hate by reaching out to two tattoo artists in Kentucky. Last June, CNN reported that Ryun King and Jeremiah Swift were offering to cover up hate or gang-related tattoos for free. At the time, their newly-launched effort at the Gallery X Art Collective, a tattoo studio in Murray, had received about 30 requests.
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