A girl( I know) told me that the tattoo girls have put on their lower back is called a "whore tattoo"..truth ?

Briano

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I love that people are saying, 'the correct term is...' Well actually, wouldn't that be 'lower back tattoo'?

But yes people do call it a 'tramp stamp', along with, 'arse antlers' and 'ho-tag'. Lovely eh?

It just so happens that the lower back tattoo became popular in the 90's and made tattooing more accessible for women who didn't want their arms or shoulders tattooed. As times and fashions change different body parts become more acceptable for women to tattoo. Feet and wrists and very popular at the moment.

I personally hate arm and shoulder tattoos on women but don't judge them for it as that is what was 'in' when the decided to have a tattoo. Tribal tattoos and Chinese writing were also very popular but now fit into the 'tramp stamp' era. Soon we will have a name for those who tattoo stars... oh no, we already do, emos. Ok, then foot and wrist tattoos will soon become the latest tramp stamp. In 50 years time, when every body part has been the most fashionable to tattoo each area will become a hot spot for a 'tramp stamp'.

Any followers of this stereotyping and small mindedness generally tend to be rather frigid, scared of having tattoos at all, have controlling parents that wonât let them get tattoos or are lucky enough to have only gotten into tattooing during the latest trend! Alas children, your time will come soon. You too will one day have a 'tramp stamp' whether it's on your back, ankle, chest, stomach or ear lobe! People are just rubbish like that!!!

I'm a 53 year old woman and have a tattoo on my outer ankle. What do most people think about that?

sandpipers

I live in florida where pretty much is acceptable but when I go to the midwest people seem less accepting of it. I would like to get one more small one on my forearm. Is this too much?

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Tattooing people over 40 is one of the favorite parts of my job. I think it's incredible. A lot of young people don't realize how scandalizing tattoos were even just a couple of decades ago. It was something that a perfectly nice person might look at longingly, but never dare to have because they were afraid of what people would think...especially their families.

Now the industry has changed. The health standards are much higher and the artists have a diverse range of styles. Sure, there are still a lot of loopholes that allow a lot scratcher work to survive, but thats slowly getting better. The whole body modification scene has come into the mainstream of popular culture. That sort of reassurance has given confidance to all of those people who grew up with it as a taboo subculture practice.

When it comes down to it, you dont have to be just getting over your first rash of pimples to be considered hip, and it's much easier on the nerves to tattoo a 50 year old than a 20 year old. At this point, you've been through your knocks and you know exactly who you are and what you want. You're not going to get something that you dislike later and you have the money to pay for something decent instead of tracking down some scuzzball to mark you up in their kitchen for $20.

Older clients are better clients. If I had my way, I'd never touch anyone under 25 ever again. Why? I repeat: You know exactly who you are and what you want.

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need to design a year ook cover, and two tattoos..?

Tayy :]

the theme for the year book is "when it's time" and i need to desgn cover for it.. bt i need sugstions..
plus, i need to design a new tattoo symbolizing a new start, or someting lik that..
ad one tha has to do with faith, like "keep fath" which i wasgonna gt down my caves, buti don't want that on my calves when im like 50, and it'd look bad with like a short dress or shorts or somethinhg.... so ideas, please!!!

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I know that tattoos are popular. Your are very wise to think about what one will look like when you are 50, much less 75. Your avatar indicated you are female. So think again about the sagging.
Also, note that tattooed areas tend to burn in the sun.
Lots of folks think persons getting tattoos are like cattle. This is an attitude left from WWII when the Nazis tattooed their "guest workers" at the concentration camps like cattle. In the USA many cows are tattooed.
Not wishing to be insulting, you could design a cow tattoo. Your new start as a herd animal, no longer thinking for yourself. So your tattoo is "unique?". So were the ones at Auschwitz, each number was different.
This is not to denigrate the men or women whose ethnic background e.g. Hawaiians have cultural backgrounds for their tattoos. Those persons respect their culture.

What does this Star Tattoo mean?

kdg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f105/IAmTheCory/Tattoos/Star.jpg

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Here is a story I found about the history of the meaning and symbolism of the nautical star tattoo. Hope that answers your question.

The history, meaning and symbolism of nautical star tattoos is a hotly debated topic. Today many different groups have adopted the Nautical star tattoo as a symbol for their own movement and they have all ascribed their own meaning and history to the symbol. Thus has lead to a wide disagreement as the the meaning of the tattoo.Historically most everyone agrees that Sailors were the first people to get nautical star tattoos. In fact the very word nautical relates back to sailing. So this connection has been pretty firmly established. Most people would agree the sailors were a pretty superstitious group historically and sailor lore abounds with superstitious and fantastical stories of life and death and being lost at sea. Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the north star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the north star is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Therefore many sailors would tattoo nautical stars on their forearms as a good luck symbol in hopes of returning home.

However their modern day meaning is a more debated topic. Many believe that groups including gay and lesbians, punk rockers and those in the military have adopted the nautical star tattoo as a very important symbol. The diversity of these three groups has lead many to argue the meaning of their tattoos.

For the military the connection is pretty obviously point back to the early sailors and the symbolism and meaning is the same as the early sailors. Many military people get a nautical star tattoo as a symbol for finding ones path home safely. Of course this can also include more symbolically just finding ones way in life.

Here is a quote we found from a member of the armed services and his interpretation of the tattoo:

"I am in the United States Army, an MP who searched towns and villages for Al Quida and insurgents. I was in Iraq for 1 year. I have a red and black nautical star on my wrist. The reason I got it was because when I was out there, I felt it was a guide to guide me home to my family safely. I got it so that it would remind me that I am going to make it to see my son grow up. I am not gay, it doesn't matter what you believe it represents, it means something different for everyone. Out in the desert, I would look up at the stars and think about home. So anyone can think what they want to, that is what it means to me. "

Punk rockers have also adopted this as a popular symbol to have tattooed. The punk movement traces its history and use of the nautical star tattoo back to Sailor Jerry. Sailor Jerry is historically one one of the most famous tattoo artists ever. He was well known for his innovative and "cool" designs. Punks have taken this symbol and it has very much the same meaning of finding one way in life. Being the rugged individualists type Punks are drawing to the symbolism of true north and finding one own unique way in life. So the Nautical star has become a symbol for this. You see many punk bands that have full sleeve tattoos typically incorporate nautical star tattoos either on their elbows or elsewhere.

The lesbian and gay connection is the one that does not seem so obvious at first. Historically back in the 1940's and 50's when alternative lifestyles were not the norm and often women had to hide their alternative choices they would sport a hidden nautical star. Often they would get the star tattoo done on the inside of their wrist where it could easily be hidden by a watch during the day but shown off in the evening when out on the town. Today many lesbians where the nautical star tattoo to show their connection with their early pioneering sisters.

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When are we going to stop giving our kids "trendy" names? Don't we realize our kids are going to get old?

most popular tattoos for women over 50 image

butnozzle

I can see it now.
"Hey kids. How about we go to Grandma Brittney's House!"
"Yeah. Maybe if we're good she will show us her tattoo on top of her a ss!"

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I do see what you are getting at. But as I believe (I don't have the statistics to hand, but I remember it from some government site...) that Britney/Brittany/some variant of Brittnee - is now one of the top 10 most popular names, it is in fact a jolly common name and won't be seen as "trendy" or at all unusual about 50 years from now. There will be thousands of Grandma Britneys.

I do wish parents would not do the "trendy" spellings of names though - one woman got rather cross with me when I pronounced her son's name - it was written as Tyr-Irn, which I assumed was pronounced "tyre iron" (I just thought she'd given him a silly name) but it turns out he's actually pronounced "Tyrone". So boo to trendy spellings like that.

Um. I am in the UK and tattoos are very much the norm here - I'm afraid a lot of us already have grandmas with tattoos (certainly a LOT of Grandpas too!) and there are millions of tattooed mums around! I think it must have a different social status here - there will be a vast number of tattoed grandmas here in 50 years!

Hitting up girls on vacation?

Ryan

I'm visiting Oregon in a month and I want to hit up girls and get their numbers but I'm too shy so how do I also get over the fear?

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Being shy means not being confident and that is a prime attribute for rejection from popular ladiesâunless you inspire sympathy for being pathetic.

To solve the confidence issue, you'll have to have some measure of success. Try this simple challenge: Go up to 50 attractive ladies (individually or as you find them grouped) and pay them a sincere compliment: great hair, beautiful eyes, nice shoes, cool tattoo... it doesn't really matter except avoid anything they would have heard a dozen times already this week. If their response is not negative, ask for their number without any pretense. See if you can get all 50 to decline to give their number. I bet you can't.

The first few asked will sense your insecurity and reject you. But by the time you get to the 20th or 30th, you will not care so deeply about being rejectedâeventually working up to being indifferentâand that projects confidence. You will then begin getting phone numbers. That will increase confidence and the ratio should approach 100% of the eligible ladies at the end.

It doesn't matter what you look like, sound like, or smell like (within reason). In selecting males, women use signals related to whether other women would be attracted to youânot anything about your image. If they believe several women already want you, that is far more attractive to them than anything else.

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When are we going to stop giving our kids "trendy" names? Don't we realize our kids are going to get old?

most popular tattoos for women over 50 image

butnozzle

I can see it now.
"Hey kids. How about we go to Grandma Brittney's House!"
"Yeah. Maybe if we're good she will show us her tattoo on top of her a ss!"

Answer
I do see what you are getting at. But as I believe (I don't have the statistics to hand, but I remember it from some government site...) that Britney/Brittany/some variant of Brittnee - is now one of the top 10 most popular names, it is in fact a jolly common name and won't be seen as "trendy" or at all unusual about 50 years from now. There will be thousands of Grandma Britneys.

I do wish parents would not do the "trendy" spellings of names though - one woman got rather cross with me when I pronounced her son's name - it was written as Tyr-Irn, which I assumed was pronounced "tyre iron" (I just thought she'd given him a silly name) but it turns out he's actually pronounced "Tyrone". So boo to trendy spellings like that.

Um. I am in the UK and tattoos are very much the norm here - I'm afraid a lot of us already have grandmas with tattoos (certainly a LOT of Grandpas too!) and there are millions of tattooed mums around! I think it must have a different social status here - there will be a vast number of tattoed grandmas here in 50 years!

Hitting up girls on vacation?

Ryan

I'm visiting Oregon in a month and I want to hit up girls and get their numbers but I'm too shy so how do I also get over the fear?

Answer
Being shy means not being confident and that is a prime attribute for rejection from popular ladiesâunless you inspire sympathy for being pathetic.

To solve the confidence issue, you'll have to have some measure of success. Try this simple challenge: Go up to 50 attractive ladies (individually or as you find them grouped) and pay them a sincere compliment: great hair, beautiful eyes, nice shoes, cool tattoo... it doesn't really matter except avoid anything they would have heard a dozen times already this week. If their response is not negative, ask for their number without any pretense. See if you can get all 50 to decline to give their number. I bet you can't.

The first few asked will sense your insecurity and reject you. But by the time you get to the 20th or 30th, you will not care so deeply about being rejectedâeventually working up to being indifferentâand that projects confidence. You will then begin getting phone numbers. That will increase confidence and the ratio should approach 100% of the eligible ladies at the end.

It doesn't matter what you look like, sound like, or smell like (within reason). In selecting males, women use signals related to whether other women would be attracted to youânot anything about your image. If they believe several women already want you, that is far more attractive to them than anything else.

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When are we going to stop giving our kids "trendy" names? Don't we realize our kids are going to get old?

most popular tattoos for women over 50 image

butnozzle

I can see it now.
"Hey kids. How about we go to Grandma Brittney's House!"
"Yeah. Maybe if we're good she will show us her tattoo on top of her a ss!"

Answer
I do see what you are getting at. But as I believe (I don't have the statistics to hand, but I remember it from some government site...) that Britney/Brittany/some variant of Brittnee - is now one of the top 10 most popular names, it is in fact a jolly common name and won't be seen as "trendy" or at all unusual about 50 years from now. There will be thousands of Grandma Britneys.

I do wish parents would not do the "trendy" spellings of names though - one woman got rather cross with me when I pronounced her son's name - it was written as Tyr-Irn, which I assumed was pronounced "tyre iron" (I just thought she'd given him a silly name) but it turns out he's actually pronounced "Tyrone". So boo to trendy spellings like that.

Um. I am in the UK and tattoos are very much the norm here - I'm afraid a lot of us already have grandmas with tattoos (certainly a LOT of Grandpas too!) and there are millions of tattooed mums around! I think it must have a different social status here - there will be a vast number of tattoed grandmas here in 50 years!

What does this Star Tattoo mean?

kdg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f105/IAmTheCory/Tattoos/Star.jpg

Answer
Here is a story I found about the history of the meaning and symbolism of the nautical star tattoo. Hope that answers your question.

The history, meaning and symbolism of nautical star tattoos is a hotly debated topic. Today many different groups have adopted the Nautical star tattoo as a symbol for their own movement and they have all ascribed their own meaning and history to the symbol. Thus has lead to a wide disagreement as the the meaning of the tattoo.Historically most everyone agrees that Sailors were the first people to get nautical star tattoos. In fact the very word nautical relates back to sailing. So this connection has been pretty firmly established. Most people would agree the sailors were a pretty superstitious group historically and sailor lore abounds with superstitious and fantastical stories of life and death and being lost at sea. Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the north star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the north star is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Therefore many sailors would tattoo nautical stars on their forearms as a good luck symbol in hopes of returning home.

However their modern day meaning is a more debated topic. Many believe that groups including gay and lesbians, punk rockers and those in the military have adopted the nautical star tattoo as a very important symbol. The diversity of these three groups has lead many to argue the meaning of their tattoos.

For the military the connection is pretty obviously point back to the early sailors and the symbolism and meaning is the same as the early sailors. Many military people get a nautical star tattoo as a symbol for finding ones path home safely. Of course this can also include more symbolically just finding ones way in life.

Here is a quote we found from a member of the armed services and his interpretation of the tattoo:

"I am in the United States Army, an MP who searched towns and villages for Al Quida and insurgents. I was in Iraq for 1 year. I have a red and black nautical star on my wrist. The reason I got it was because when I was out there, I felt it was a guide to guide me home to my family safely. I got it so that it would remind me that I am going to make it to see my son grow up. I am not gay, it doesn't matter what you believe it represents, it means something different for everyone. Out in the desert, I would look up at the stars and think about home. So anyone can think what they want to, that is what it means to me. "

Punk rockers have also adopted this as a popular symbol to have tattooed. The punk movement traces its history and use of the nautical star tattoo back to Sailor Jerry. Sailor Jerry is historically one one of the most famous tattoo artists ever. He was well known for his innovative and "cool" designs. Punks have taken this symbol and it has very much the same meaning of finding one way in life. Being the rugged individualists type Punks are drawing to the symbolism of true north and finding one own unique way in life. So the Nautical star has become a symbol for this. You see many punk bands that have full sleeve tattoos typically incorporate nautical star tattoos either on their elbows or elsewhere.

The lesbian and gay connection is the one that does not seem so obvious at first. Historically back in the 1940's and 50's when alternative lifestyles were not the norm and often women had to hide their alternative choices they would sport a hidden nautical star. Often they would get the star tattoo done on the inside of their wrist where it could easily be hidden by a watch during the day but shown off in the evening when out on the town. Today many lesbians where the nautical star tattoo to show their connection with their early pioneering sisters.

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