the "tramp stamp", what do we think about it?

[CurtSibling]

I see it as a lemming like reaction - One imbecile gets it done, then all her mindless clone friends follow suit...

It is like a cattle brand that signifies a cheap meat product.

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[fugazi]

I see it as a lemming like reaction - One imbecile gets it done, then all her mindless clone friends follow suit...

It is like a cattle brand that signifies a cheap meat product.

.

Nice one, albeit a 'bit' harsh

 

[CurtSibling]

Reality is harsh, my friend.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

"Yes, buying me a drink will totally work."

 

[Grisu]

not a big fan of tatoos in any case. lower back tattoos never did anything for me.

Though that fad seems to have passed anyway, I know of very few who still get these now, unlike 5-10 years ago, where every other girl seemed to want to get one...

 

[BCLG100]

I think it depends where you are and the girls you know. I maintain my original stance though.

 

[Brighteye]

Does it really have anything to do with originality?
I wear clothes, but people don't see me in my clothes and laugh at how sheeplish I am for doing what everyone else is.
I tend to wear certain types of clothes, and even though such clothing has been worn before, nobody thinks about them in terms of originality. The same goes for my haircut, my shoes, my choice of beard/moustache (or lack thereof) and, for girls, their make-up and other decorations.

If the fact that it's been done before many times means that we should ban it, the first place to start will be marriages, especially ones in churches, and the wearing of gold rings. Huge numbers of people have a gold ring on the ring finger, the tramps! How boring!

 

[Joecoolyo]

I see it as a lemming like reaction - One imbecile gets it done, then all her mindless clone friends follow suit...

It is like a cattle brand that signifies a cheap meat product.

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This, pretty much.

 

[Shekwan]

Does it really have anything to do with originality?
I wear clothes, but people don't see me in my clothes and laugh at how sheeplish I am for doing what everyone else is.
I tend to wear certain types of clothes, and even though such clothing has been worn before, nobody thinks about them in terms of originality. The same goes for my haircut, my shoes, my choice of beard/moustache (or lack thereof) and, for girls, their make-up and other decorations.

If the fact that it's been done before many times means that we should ban it, the first place to start will be marriages, especially ones in churches, and the wearing of gold rings. Huge numbers of people have a gold ring on the ring finger, the tramps! How boring!

Great point. There's nothing wrong with liking something that's fashionable.

I still think they're one of the worst tattoos you could get though.

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

how do we feel about them? personally, I like tattoos. so what if it is in a spot that has been trendy for a couple of years, ties have been in that same spot for decades....

I view tattoos as another means of display of one's interests and character, no different than clothing, make-up, jewelry, or hairstyle. Just as with those other things, people intend on sending different signals with different styles. A woman with a tramp stamp is sending a signal that she wants you to notice her butt and her shape. It usually implies that she is wild and uninhibited and you can have that if you play your cards right. I view the same, in fact, of all tattoos that are centrally located. This is because people find it easier to sacrifice a peripherally located body part to a tattoo than a central, perhaps because they view the later as more invasive. So if they are willing to do that, they are willing to do other things as well. Same goes for piercings. Centrally located -- you know what you're getting.

I don't view any tattoos as necessarily good or bad in and of themselves. They're just another form of display that has its own connotation within a culture.

 

[scherbchen]

Great point. There's nothing wrong with liking something that's fashionable.

I entirely agree with brighteye's line of reasoning.

here is one that I wanted to post in this thread all day:

tramp stamp?

could you have her if you played your cards right? or rather, is this a message intentionally sent but not true? is it merely a nice tattoo?

mindless clone or trendsetter or even merely individual taste and preference?

btw, if you are not quite up on your celeb tattoos, this one might give you a hint:

 

[Disgustipated]

never understood tattoos. throughout much of history the trend in women is to make themselves more beautiful, not ugly themselves up with a bunch of ink. But it's a woman's right. If she wants to make herself look ugly, go right ahead. Some men actually find them attractive. You see guys in strip clubs saying, I like your tattoo. Lame. Although they might say those things just to start up conversation. In fact, that seems to be the entire point of tattoos. It gives people some way of talking about themselves.

female skin is beautiful imho. Why cover it up?

 

[Traitorfish]

Depends on the tattoo and the individual. Condemning the lower back tattoo in itself is as petty and needless as railing against, say, hanging a framed picture over a couch.

never understood tattoos. throughout much of history the trend in women is to make themselves more beautiful, not ugly themselves up with a bunch of ink.

Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Exactly, my ex with the tramp stamp was both beautiful (but ginger and a bit chubby), and intelligent (she could batter me at scrabble, which says a lot).

 

[scherbchen]

never understood tattoos. throughout much of history the trend in women is to make themselves more beautiful, not ugly themselves up with a bunch of ink.

well, there are bunches of tribes who love the ink. frecking Ötzi had ink, didn't he (yep: Ötzi had approximately 57 carbon tattoos consisting of simple dots and lines on his lower spine, behind his left knee, and on his right ankle. Using X-rays, it was determined that the Iceman may have had arthritis in these joints. It has been speculated that they may be related to acupuncture: link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ötzi_the_Iceman)? it is merely your personal view that ink is ugly. human history, however, disagrees.

 

[Disgustipated]

european history maybe. Good point though, other regions of the world did use ink. I suppose I am showing my european tendencies.

But I still stand by my comment about female skin being beautiful. Why cover it up with ink? or clothes.

 

[Oruc]

female skin is beautiful imho. Why cover it up?

You never heard of makeup?
I don't have a problem with tatoos anymore, met a few people with them and they turned out alright. Even this guy with tatoos on his knuckles (possibly love and hate never gotten a good look) and he's a friendly guy wouldn't think it to look at him though

 

[Disgustipated]

no doubt they are good people. Tattoos used to mean something. It meant you were tough, or sometimes in females cases a tramp. One girl I knew with a tatt was the friendliest nicest girl you ever met. And she never had sex (not that I could verify that). She was arabic too, which sounds irevelevant but it explains some of her sex issues.

 

[Abaddon]

 

[Traitorfish]

european history maybe. Good point though, other regions of the world did use ink. I suppose I am showing my european tendencies.

Historically, tattooing has been common among Europeans. The ancient Celtic and Germanic peoples often tattooed themselves with clan markings or totemic imagery, the Picts being so famously decorated that it earned them their name. It was only with the emergence of Christianity- a religion which was traditionally suspicious of the "pagan" tradition of tattooing- that it died out. As late as the 10th century, the Kievan Rus were recorded as bearing tattoos depicted plant and animal forms.
Contrary to popular belief that it re-emerged only in modern times, the practice became widespread during the 19th century, in part due to encounters with cultures who continued the tradition, and became popular among the later Victorian aristocracy. Several European, particular British monarchs wore tattoos, gained during military or naval service. George V, for example, worse a "Cross of Jerusalem" obtained on a visit to the Middle East, and a dragon gained in Japan, while Winston Churchill possessed an anchor on his forearm.

So, no, you are not showing your European tendencies; merely your reactionary middle class ones.