Tattoos: Government’s baton on minors in China, ban on tattoos, ‘strange’ argument given behind the verdict

Tattoos of minors banned in China

In a shocking move, China on Monday banned all minors under the age of 18 from getting tattoos. The Chinese government has also asked the common people and schools to stop such work. Xi Jinping’s government has given strict instructions to tattoo artists and tattoo shops that if anyone is seen making tattoos on minors, they will be given strict punishment according to the law. China’s state media has quoted the statement of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Strict rules made before ban on tattoos

In the statement of the Chinese government, it has been said that children who have already got tattoos done on their body and now they want to remove it, then they will also be given health assistance. This step has been taken under the Personal Governance of Minors. For this, the Chinese cabinet has designed a complete set of rules on the advice of several government departments, notably the Youth League of the Communist Party of China and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. The ministry has also taken consent from the CPC’s Propaganda Department, the Supreme People’s Court, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Health before the decision.

Dragon gave ‘weird’ reasoning behind the verdict

The reasoning given by China behind this tough step is difficult to digest in the era of ‘free speech’. China says that if children under the age of 18 get tattoos on their bodies, it is against the “fundamental values ​​of socialism”. According to the provision under which this decision has been taken in China, ‘the state, society, school and families should educate minors and help minors to establish and apply the fundamental values ​​of socialism’. So that they understand about the harm caused by tattoos and raise their awareness about it, so that they can protect themselves and refuse tattoos on reasonable grounds. ,

First the strictness started from Shanghai

China’s government clearly states that no ‘enterprise, organization or person shall provide tattoo services to minors and shall not compel, induce or incite minors to get tattoos’. Under this rule, the tattoo parlor has to ask for their identification. According to an earlier report in the South China Morning Post, China’s financial hub Shanghai was the first to introduce strictness on cosmetic surgery or tattoos for children under 18 from March 1. Shanghai’s government said cosmetic surgery would be banned for people under the age of 18 without parental approval. In this too, tattoos of minors were completely banned.

CPC has also given instructions to celebrities

However, this anti-tattoo campaign of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is not only against minors. She also targets entertainers, sportspersons and celebrities for the same. Last December, China’s national football team was asked to either cover up the tattoo or have it removed and “set a good example in society”.

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CPC has been running a campaign against tattoos for a long time.

Artists who have tattoos as a hobby are not being allowed to appear on Chinese state television. In the capital of China’s Gansu province, taxi drivers have also been asked to remove tattoos. In 2018, the Chinese government prohibited hip-hop artists with tattoos from appearing on TV. The CPC’s campaign against tattoos is continuing and now such restrictions have been imposed on children. (Photos – Symbolic)