Before we delve into a haughty subject matter that may be the remora of deucedly doggedness – and repute for many lower back tattoo-flaunting gals out there – no offense to any of you is intended; even if you have a back tattoo that may be interpreted as a “Tramp Stamp.” Natheless, the reality is that popular culture and urban definition of a lower back tattoo that’s tribal, cursive, or some sort of horizontally wide pattern on the lower back of a female (and typically on a female who possesses scintillatingly salacious, vixen-looks) is widely considered to be a Tramp Stamp.
The History of the Tramp Stamp
Looking back, there are not many anecdotal records that purport that dichotomy or history of the tramp stamp or lower back tattoo on females. However, borrowing a bit from our German Euro-friends – who are now our buddies, half a century-plus, post WWII – a slang German saying, Arschgeweih is loosely translated into “ass antlers,” which is their motif of tramp stamp. This term is rather widespread, too. On a completely different continent, Australia, they call it “arse antlers.” That being said, it seems rather obvious that the epitaph of smuttiness that’s colloquially associated with this female lower back tattoo is widely considered to be a bit promiscuous worldwide, and not just in America.
Mattel Branded the “Tramp Stamp”
If you really want to find out who is the conglomerate that coined this terminology, look no further than the gargantuan toy maker, Mattel. Their flagship doll, Barbie, is the epitome of the fake, plastic, ditzy neophyte that is more reminiscent of a gal that you would see on one of those loosely scripted – but somehow supposedly real – so-called reality TV shows (think Tila Tequila here, and you will be on the right track, folks). Back in 2008, Mattel released the official “Tramp Stamp Barbie,” which was not well received by parents, who expressed outrage over the fact that the “Barbie Totally Stylin” model had a very discernable tramp stamp on her lower back. They later pulled the model line in lieu of a very bad public relations nightmare that emanated posthumous its release.
So Are Lower Back Tattoos on Females Really Out?
Here’s a good social studies lesson that distinctly applies to real life. Conduct your own poll amongst five of your female friends who do not brandish a lower back tattoo. Ask them what they call it, and why. Our bet is that about 90% of them will agree: it’s a tramp stamp and it’s slutty. Girls that already have one – or at least in my experience in meeting them – play it off as, “I was, like, um, with some friends, and we were like, um, really drunk, and it was totally in college, and me and my girlfriend, Mercedes, were like: let’s get matching tattoos. Now I soooo regret it…because I am totally not a slut; no way! … Do you want fries with your burger for the Hooters special?”
Having a lower back tattoo obviously does not make you a slut. But the mere showing of it may be the neon calling sign to every single and intoxicated male at the bar you frequent that you are “fair game.” If you like your lower back tattoo, popular culture be damned. After all, stereotypes are merely just that: close-minded thinking.
Under that premonition, it’s safe to say that we can all be close-minded at certain points. When it comes to the tramp stamp, it’s safe to say that a wide swath of society apparently possesses these same close-minded attributes. Guess that’s just something that makes us inherently human. In summation: lower back tattoos on a woman are predominantly deemed to be a sign that the girl is “easy to get.” Case closed.
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