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The Truth About the Lower Back Tattoo
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 yours until it is a gramp stamp!
Showing their Tramp Stamps
Quote from Wedding Crashers (2005)
"Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye. "
Tramp Stamp Poll
Hmmm....some telling results. Take a look at the difference in opinions between men and women.
From the Urban Dictionary
- Ass Antlers
- A type of tattoo, usually worn by women, on the lower back and branching upwards from the buttcrack. From the original German "Arschgeweih".
- Tramp Stamp
- A tattoo on the lower back of a female. Denotes the perceived correlation between having a tattoo in this location and being sexually promiscuous. The larger the tramp stamp, the more promiscuous the female, goes the common lore. Popular designs include butterflies, flowers, vines, tribal designs, wings....
- Whore Tag
- A small tattoo usually located on the small of he back of a female. They can be located elsewhere on the female body, but to qualify it must be something very generic like a lady bug, flower, or a design.
- Santa Cruz License Plate
- tattoo on a womens back above her booty
- License Plate
- A tattoo located above the buttocks, generally spanning from one hip to the other.
- Alley Tag
- A lower back tattoo on a hoop-earring hood rat (a girl who sleeps with various men in the neighborhood).
- Butt Antlers
- A tribal tattoo on the lower back of a somewhat skanky female, another term for tramp stamp. A milder form of the phrase Ass Antlers.
- Whale Tail
- The whale tail is the shape formed when a thong or g-string rides up high over a womans trousers. Often accompanied by the tramp stamp.
Tramp Stamp Links
Tattoo Info Online
- About.com - The Infamous Tramp Stamp and the Women Who Wear Them - Are the Rumors True?
- Is it true that women who have tattoos on their lower backs are sexually promiscuous? This article explores the widespread claims that there is a scientific correlation between lumbar tattoos and immoral behavior in women.
- Mother Tongue Annoyances
- Hello there. Today we are going to discuss the lower-back tattoo, also referred to by the derogatory slang term tramp stamp.
- AskMen.com Message Boards
- Are lower back tattos an indication of promiscuity?
- Neal Boortz on Tailbone Tattoos
- This web site, for Neal Boortz, features
Neal's Nuze, Libertarian views, Talk Radio, and online radio. It is a Cox Radio site representing The Talkmaster, Mighty Whitey, or ... - Aquaria Central Forums
- What do you think of lower back tattoos on women? General Chit-Chat forum
- Testosterone Nation - Tramp Stamp
- Testosterone Nation: Bodybuilding's Think-Tank
- Lower Back Tattoo Article
- At tattoofans.com
- Lower Back Tattoos
- Whether they are of the tremendously popular tribal design, celtic variety, or tinkerbell-esque fairy type, they are shown on the backs of many women.
Lower back tattoo on Wikipedia
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Category: Image - :Tattoo-back.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A lower back tattoo displayed with a crop top at an outdoor concert.
Lower back tattoos are a body decoration, sometimes intended to emphasize sexual attractiveness. Generally, a lower back tattoo will be designed to emphasize the shape and curvature of the figure. Such tattoos have become popular since the late 1990s, especially among young women. They are sometimes derided as suggestive of promiscuity or as associated with Raunch Culture,Levy, Ariel (2005). Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. New York: Free Press. ISBN 0-7432-4989-5 and pejoratively referred to as "tramp stamps", and other slang terms.
Tramp Stamp T-Shirts
My Tramp Stamp is Hotter than Your Tramp Stamp!
Tramp Stamp Jr. Raglan
My Tramp Stamp is Hotter than Your Tramp Stamp!
And on the back it says Tramp Stamp with an arrow.
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Tramp Stamp Women's Cap Sleeve T-Shirt
Price: 20.99
The Muffin Top
Often a accompanied by the Tramp Stamp are the Whale Tail and the Muffin Top. Some women even sport the trifecta!Learn more about the Muffin Top:
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Your Opinion
Do you think people consider a lower back tattoo as an indication of promiscuity?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, I believe they do.
Dawn says:
I can appreciate what monarch13 says. I will be "getting" a lower back tattoo in a couple of days. As monarch13 so well put it, hers was about "moving on thru the painful times to new beginnings." For me, it will also be a moving on thru some painful times and not letting them get the best of me.
Posted December 06, 2009
valerie says:
it's not it's a regular tattoo ppl just enjoy the art the way it looks it's only an indication of promiscuity if the person that got the tattoo got it for that reason and carries themselves in a way that comes off negative
Posted June 12, 2009
No way.
Aya McCabre says:
It's just another fad. There aren't many places that won't stretch during pregnancy or sag with old age, so that limits you options a little. Of the areas remaining, this is that largest that's easy to show off but still easy to hide. If it wasn't for the unfortunate connotations, it would be a great place to get one.
Posted May 13, 2009
monarch13 says:
I got a butterfly right after the funeral of my last remaining family member. It was a symbol of hope, new beginnings and moving forward in spite of pain and loss.
It was personal, cathartic and certainly not sexual.
Posted October 15, 2008
ElizabethJeanAllen says:
No. They've become a fashion statement for young adults. It has nothing to do with promiscuity.
Posted June 05, 2008
momo says:
no, i have one and the reason i got it there is because it is one of few places that doesnt show when ur in a dress (unless ur in something skanky)and is a less likely area to stretch during pregnancy.
Posted February 05, 2008
Lily_Link says:
I think that "tramp stamps" are a sign of expression, not neccessarily a sign of promiscuity. I'm not a big fan of them, either way.
Posted January 30, 2008
Ass Antlers
The creme de la creme
These girls not only went for the tramp stamp. They went specifically for the ass antlers. This flaring upward shape is where the the name "ass antlers" derived.
Temporary Tramp Stamps
Tramp Stamp Tees
Tramp Stamp Women's Light T-Shirt
My Tramp Stamp is Hotter than Your Tramp Stamp!
And on the back it says Tramp Stamp with an arrow.
Price: 19.99
Tramp Stamp Women's Dark T-Shirt
My Tramp Stamp is Hotter than Your Tramp Stamp!
And on the back it says Tramp Stamp with an arrow.
Price: 22.99
License Plates
Putting some words there is called a Santa Cruz License Plate or a California License Plate.
Beth and Val on the Tramp Stamp
Be Informed
Choose your tat wisely....Think about it first
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Bodies of Subversion, Second Edition: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo
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Tramp Stamp Barbie?
Yucky, Yucky, Yucky
Under no circumstance is the male tramp stamp ever appropriate. We can't even call it a tramp stamp. What shall we call it instead?
Asshole Accent?
Teabag Tag?
Butthead Brand?
Unmanly Marker?
Tramp Stamp Designs
- Lower back tattoos - Pictures and Photos of tattoos for the back and spine.
- Lower back tattoos gallery. Lower back body art in a picture and photogragh gallery.
- TattooJohnny.com
- The Tattoo Johnny gallery of free tattoo ideas is the worlds number one source for tattoo designs - Find your tattoo design at TattooJohnny.com
- Lower Back Tattoo Pictures Gallery
- Lower Back Tattoo photos submitted to RankMyTattoos.com for voting.
- Tattoo Artists.org
- Photo Gallery for Tattoo Artists - Create your own online portfolio gallery to display photos of your artwork.
- Lower Back Tattoos
- Gallery of Lower Back Tattoos. Lower back tattoo designs that fits perfectly on your lower back.
Random Act of Kindness
What I think...
I am simply using the terminology that is out there, and not trying to shy away from it. If you have a lower back tattoo, then you knew these terms (or for god sakes you should have) when you got it. It was your choice after all.
I am not against tattoos. I simply feel that girls with this particular type of tattoo are sending out a message to the world, whether that is their intention or not. If that is the message they want to be sending out (for the rest of their lives) then fine...more power to them. But, if they think that this is just what everyone is doing, and that it is just something cute, then they should hold back.
Regardless of what everyone with a tramp stamp feels about it, this is how other people react when they see it. If a person can read pages like this, and still chose to get a lower back tattoo, then it is right for them.
Comments
What do you think of the tramp stamp?
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- LowerBackTattoos LowerBackTattoos Oct 14, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
- Cool lens but.../www.squidoo.com/LowerBackDesigns>Lower Back tattoos are sexy
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- Joan4 Joan4 Oct 9, 2009 @ 5:15 am
- I cannot imagine having art added to my body for the rest of my life, but then again, as they say "different strokes for different folks". I do wonder about all these folks at 80 years old and how the tattoos will look then. I just learned the term "tramp stamp" a few weeks ago, and now one of your comments says they are going out of style! I can't keep up anymore! lol
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- Ddraig Ddraig Sep 18, 2009 @ 4:15 am
- Haha Love it.I have a "tramp stamp" but im a married mum of 3.And have been with my husband faithfully since I was 18.I have 5 tasteful tattoos.I love body art.But I agree there are some taking art as a chav sign rather than an artistic expression.Each of my tattoos has a meaning or memorium.Such as a welsh dragon for the death of my father.A blue rose in a celtic design for the death of my son.
A tramp is a tramp and usually most can tell before they even get a tramp stamp.Its not the tats fault,lol.
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Sep 11, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
- I'm glad I never got one of these. Luckily these seem to have gone out of style for the most part - at least here in the northeast. This is funny!
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- kab kab Sep 4, 2009 @ 8:43 am | in reply to Kacy
- I'm not talking about any back tattoo - just lower back tattoos. How many guys do you know with a LOWER back tattoo? (and that's lower back without the whole rest of the back done) Not too many, I assume. Why? Because they are left to the girls. And why are they left to the girls? Because they are tramp stamps.
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- Kacy Kacy Sep 3, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
- I think this article is ridiculous. Its a shame that girls can't get a tattoo on their lower backs with out being labeled a tramp. After all these years, equal sex status is still a no show. I don't consider guys having a tattoo on their backs "promiscuous", but then again, I'm not as judgemental as you narrow minded individuals. Grow up and realize that not everything is about sex.
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- PinayArtist PinayArtist Aug 30, 2009 @ 5:35 am
- While I don't agree with everything in the lens, I still think you did a great job on the lens.
Lower Back Tattoos
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- Frank Mitchell Frank Mitchell Jun 16, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
- A woman has natural beauty. If she adds ink to beauty she will just look silly. And cheap.
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- seegreen seegreen May 8, 2009 @ 12:35 am
- Interesting, I've never heard it called that before. I like tattoos and I like the lower back tattoo. But it really doesn't matter what you do, someone will attach a sexual message to it. Knee high boots, tight jeans, red coloured footwear, I've heard it all. Just because a man sees something as sexual doesn't mean it is.
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- Czarque Czarque Feb 10, 2009 @ 6:05 am
- What an interesting lens - I had never heard of tramp stamp before! I learnt something new today!
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- monarch13 monarch13 Oct 15, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
- I guess I'm in the minority, but I have NEVER heard of back tattoos being called "tramp stamps'. I got mine at age 37 and like I said above, it was a symbol of my love for my deceased grandmother and an acknowledgment that life goes on. I guess I am a bit offended by this type of ridicule. But of course everyone is entitled to an opinion.
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- Doncarlin Doncarlin Jun 6, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Jun 5, 2008 @ 3:26 pm
- Personally I don't care for tatoos. They may look great now but how will they look in 20 years? How will it look when the antlers 'widen' or start to sag?
Interesting lens.
5 stars
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- great lens, very interesting tattoos
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- Freakin' hilarious! Thanks for the Muffin Top feature too!
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