Then, the goddess punished Medusa by transforming her hair into snakes. Over recent times, getting a Medusa tattoo has become an empowering trend among survivors of sexual assault.

She was even used in feminist theorist Hélène Cixous's 1975 manifesto The Laugh of the Medusa. Similarly, the TikTok tattoos reference Medusa as a victim rather than a villain.

The new tattoo comes amid a turbulent past few weeks for Carter. His brother, Nick Carter of the band Backstreet Boys, filed for a restraining order against Aaron Carter recently in Los Angeles ...