The lower back tattoo, also known as a "tramp stamp", "ass antlers", or "whore tag", has become very popular in recent years.
Pop culture has embraced the tramp stamp. But then again, over time, pop culture also embraced the mullet, flannels over t-shirts, parachute pants, stirrup pants, leisure suits, and virtual pets. Hindsight is 20/20. The difference is that these items could all be thrown out or changed. A tramp stamp is permanently yours until it becomes the gramp stamp.
I have conflicted feelings with the term “Tramp Stamp”, because a woman having a lower back tattoo doesn’t automatically make her a “Tramp”, i.e., sexually loose and/or promiscuous. Women should be able to have a tattoo anywhere on their bodies without prejudice. Even if they are badly done. In fact, the worse they are, the more fun it is to laugh at them.
Tattoos can be a very personal choice, so while others of us might not choose to get one, many do for reasons known only to them. If they like them then that is all that matters regardless of what anyone else thinks.
Labels such as “Tramp Stamp” continue to perpetuate tattooing stereotyping and stigmas toward tattoos, especially regarding women and their popular tattoo choices.
Shame on people repulsed by tattoos who make fun of them. Shame on tattoo enthusiasts who do the same. Shame on tattoo artists who give the same stamps over and over again. And shame on tattoo magazines and all of the above for perpetuating antiquated perceptions of women with ink.
Having said that, this is the absolute worst Tramp Stamp I have ever seen:
Your trendy "Tramp Stamp" isn't all that liberating anymore when compared to that one, is it? Shame on you. Try being more original next time, Tramp.
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You've really got to lick them to make sure they're real tattoos and not ink. I don't believe Tiger Woods ever licked them, he was too selfish.
I believe they should change them from "Tramp Stamps" to "Idiot Indicators" since, although the women may not necessarily be a slut, she is most DEFINITELY an idiot for not realizing that everyone else will think she is. That's why I don't wear my vintage Nazi uniforms. I might not believe in Eugenics (though I do believe in Youth-in-Asia), but I can't expect John Stewart of "The Daily Show" not to have me kicked-out because of it (by the way, I'm sorry Mr. Stewart! Please let me back into the studio! I'll pay you...oh right, you have all that JEW WEALTH anyway!)
It's so true that tattoos on that part of the body are so unoriginal anymore. But I'm still trying to get the image of the guy who tattooed his knob to look like a dragon out of my head.
Sorry, I got mesmerized by the elastic blue firlies, what was about again?
@ Gorilla-y B. - Licked a lot of tattoos have ya? Good thing that ink tattooists use is nontoxic. But that doesn't explain why you're going around licking tramp stamps.
@ TT - Been visiting Consumption Junction a little too much?
@ Kelly - You're right. It's working for me already. What's wrong with them sloppy six degrees of separation seconds?
@ Razor Lip - Sorry I was distracted by my sloppy six degrees of separation seconds comeback. Did you comment on something?
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