Foxdana
07-19-2011, 07:37 AM
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A New Zealand man with the word "skinhead" tattooed across his forehead says he has been overwhelmed by offers to fund its removal so he can put white supremacy behind him.
Carl Drewett once proudly wore the bold gothic-style tattoo emblazoned across his face, but after a change of heart the Christchurch man now slopes around with his beanie pulled down to his eyebrows.
Unemployed and recently released from jail, he doesn't have the cash needed to remove the embarrassing eyesore, so New Zealanders have come to the rescue.
So far do-gooders have donated more than $NZ2,200 ($A1,757) towards the ten sessions of laser surgery needed to get rid of the thick green tat.
Mr Drewett told Fairfax New Zealand he was "speechless and overwhelmed" by all the support to change his ways.
"Strangers that I don't even know have been there and supported me," he said.
"I'm excited to get it done. I want it off now because I'm not a skinhead anymore. I've changed my views."
He said the tattoo had had been debilitating, embarrassing his family and friends and forcing him to wear a hat even when it was considered rude.
"It has had a big effect on everyday life, just going out."
The 28-year-old, who has several drink-driving and assault offences to his name, said he believed "many doors are going to open once it's done".
He planned to do a business course: "I have many ideas, but nothing is really concrete," Mr Drewett said.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8274592/former-supremacist-to-remove-tat
A New Zealand man with the word "skinhead" tattooed across his forehead says he has been overwhelmed by offers to fund its removal so he can put white supremacy behind him.
Carl Drewett once proudly wore the bold gothic-style tattoo emblazoned across his face, but after a change of heart the Christchurch man now slopes around with his beanie pulled down to his eyebrows.
Unemployed and recently released from jail, he doesn't have the cash needed to remove the embarrassing eyesore, so New Zealanders have come to the rescue.
So far do-gooders have donated more than $NZ2,200 ($A1,757) towards the ten sessions of laser surgery needed to get rid of the thick green tat.
Mr Drewett told Fairfax New Zealand he was "speechless and overwhelmed" by all the support to change his ways.
"Strangers that I don't even know have been there and supported me," he said.
"I'm excited to get it done. I want it off now because I'm not a skinhead anymore. I've changed my views."
He said the tattoo had had been debilitating, embarrassing his family and friends and forcing him to wear a hat even when it was considered rude.
"It has had a big effect on everyday life, just going out."
The 28-year-old, who has several drink-driving and assault offences to his name, said he believed "many doors are going to open once it's done".
He planned to do a business course: "I have many ideas, but nothing is really concrete," Mr Drewett said.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8274592/former-supremacist-to-remove-tat