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by TheicidalManiac on November 3rd, 2008
One thing that nobody seemed to pick up on is that there is more to the term than just the suggestion that a person who has a "tramp stamp" is a tramp.
There is also that little word "stamp" in there. This is because there are certain kinds of people out there who don't really care WHAT they put on their bodies; that is, content is not important to them. They just want something superficially cool and trendy that will draw quick attention, and so they get a rather generic item "stamped" on to their body, cookie-cutter style. It is typically placed in an area where the gaze of an admirer will be drawn to an erogenous body area, most commonly the lower back, especially as short shirts and low-rise pants became more popular.
The tramp stamp, as opposed to some other tattoos, is NOT art. It's kitsche. It is precisely that need for quick attention from random hook-up hopefuls that usually lands THIS TYPE of tattoo on THAT TYPE of person. It's all about superficiality.
Guys do this, too, by the way, like with those super-lame, trendy bicep tattoos of tribal patterns, or barbed wire...you know who you are. These are the types of tattoos that are meant to be seen from across a fitness club.
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None of this is to say that they can't be sexy tattoos; they certainly can especially if you are the super-drunk lad chatting up this horny frat-rat.
by TheicidalManiac on November 3rd, 2008