Monday, 13 July 2009

  • The Myth of the Tramp Stamp

    A number of people objected that tongue piercings are "automatically slutty".  Then erahslover upped the ante and said, "I think a tramp stamp ... spells slut before a tongue ring does.


    Based on my personal experience, my sense is that's a myth.  But let's take it to Mancouch and hear what you guys have to say.

    EVIDENCE FOR TRAMP STAMP = TRAMP

    This position is best stated by Vince Vaughn in Wedding Crashers: "Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye."

    I've heard this sort of thinking a lot, including from posters like this:


    The evidence is compelling that tramp stamp = sexual promiscuity...  but then again she is wearing fishnet stockings and a see through mesh top with no bra.

    EVIDENCE AGAINST TRAMP STAMP = TRAMP

    Then again I know a girl with a tramp stamp lower back tattoo who is a virgin.  She says that the location doesn't mean anything, and it was just a popular tattoo in the late 90's and early 00's.  Her logic:
    • lower back tattoos are easier to hide when wearing formal clothes, and
    • they don't stretch out if you gain weight or get pregnant.
    And besides, where else on the human body can you cram this much text?


    Source: MotivatedPhotos.com

    Ok, that's our evidence for and against the myth of the tramp stamp.

    What's your take?

    1) A "tramp stamp" usually suggests sexual promiscuity.
    2) That's a myth: it's just another location for a tattoo.

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