I was refused entry to beach club over tiny back tattoo – bouncers claimed it was offensive but you can barely see it
THIS mum was refused entry to a club for her friend’s birthday due to a back tattoo.
Katie Hally had planned a night out to celebrate her friend’s birthday on the Gold Coast when she was called back to the bar entrance by security.
After going back and speaking with the bouncer of Burleigh Pavilion, Katie was told she couldn’t enter due to the venue’s “tattoo policy”.
The tattoo in question was three Chinese letters reading “family, love and happiness” stretching from her back to bottom of her neck.
The manager then asked mum Katie to leave and return when she had covered up.
The venue’s policy states guests with tattoos can enter unless they are “intimidating, aggressive or offensive”.
Katie explained: “I understand why the policy exists, but the manager could have used her discretion, she could have been more caring and assess people on a case-by-case basis but they didn’t.
“I got the first one – happiness – almost thirteen years ago after I got divorced. The second one, ‘family’ I got done with my sister and the third one I did last, ‘love’, in the hopes I could find love again.”
It’s not the first time the venue has asked others to leave due to their tattoos – last year, a Maori woman was refused entry as well due to her tattooed face.
The woman’s traditional chin tattoo had a deeper meaning for her culture – a “manifestation” of her identity.
Meanwhile, one man shared the tattoo he got as a 16 year old which he regrets now.
Taking to their social media account, one woman went up to the man in question and asked: “What’s your biggest tattoo regret?”
Dressed in a Nike T-shirt and a pair of black trousers while designing a tattoo on a tablet, he turned to the camera before lifting his shirt.
Showing a quote tattooed onto his rib cage, he said: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”.
The writing turned into a blob over time as the ink in the thick letters melded together.
But this isn’t the reason he has major regret as the woman asked him: “Is it because your name is William?”
To which he responded: “Yeah,” before laughing hysterically.
He added: “I thought I was 16 and bada**,” before slapping his hand down on his leg.
People flocked to the comments section to share their thoughts on the hilarious fail as one person wrote: “I wish my tattoo regret was this good,” followed by a crying with laughter emoji.
The Sun has contacted Burleigh Pavilion for comment.