A nine-year-old girl had the United States flag tattooed on her arm last year in Arizona, with her parents’ consent. The case, initially discreet, became the subject of debate again on social media after the tattoo artist, identified as Sosa, shared the experience on Instagram.
Sosa explained that, in Arizona, it is legal to perform tattoos on minors with parental consent, as long as there is no coercion. According to him, the young woman initially wanted to tattoo a portrait of Donald Trump on her neck, but was convinced to opt for something more symbolic, like the American flag.
“I told him that in a year, if he still wanted to get Trump tattooed, to do it, but to think about it,” Sosa said.
Now ten years old, the girl returned to the studio to touch up the color of the flag, but discarded the idea of a Trump tattoo.
Despite following local laws, Sosa is facing a wave of criticism. “My business is receiving so much criticism on Google, and my employees are also suffering from it,” the tattoo artist told AZFamily.
The girl’s family, originally from Türkiye, would have chosen the tattoo to express gratitude for living in the United States and for considering Trump a heroic figure.
The controversy raised questions about the legal limits for tattoos on minors and the role of parents in permanent decisions like this. Sosa, in turn, defends the introduction of stricter regulations to avoid similar situations.
The situation continues to generate intense debate online, dividing opinions about parental freedom, professional ethics and the implications of permanent childhood decisions.
