Are lower back tattoos on women trashy?

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Poll question: Are lower back tattoos on women trashy?

Or just trendy? Or both?

Anyone have any knowledge on how and/or where it started?

I'm guessing it's something that started with some female pop-rock star then became the "HOT" fashion statement.

[Left Is Write]

1. I certainly think they are trendy, but

"trashy" is in the eye of the beholder. To each her own.

[cestpaspossible]

2. I was at the strip club the other night and I thought they were tasteful

[Flammable Materials]

26. I'm Laughing Inside At The Irony Of Your Message Title.

Not that I'm dissing strippers, mind you.

But :rofl:

[Renew Deal]

3. A friends girlfriend (who reads DU) has a devil on her back.

Just imagine looking at that while you're in the act. :evilgrin:

[MrSandman]

8. delete

[Renew Deal]

27. Is this my friend?

[MrSandman]

68. Naah...

An inappropriate remark about a beast with two tattooed backs...

[Tyrone Slothrop]

123. A friend of mine got a lower back tattoo a few years back

around the beginning of this trend.

She was awfully excited about it and wanted us (a few male friends) to see the "cool symbol" she had gotten tattooed there.

Imagine our surprise when we all realized that she had gotten the Webelos Cub Scout symbol tattooed on her lower back. Luckily, most of us were able to fight back our giggles.

Imagine staring at that while...

[belladonna]

4. I guess if you've just gotta have a tattoo

Lower back would be a good place to put it. Easy to hide if you need to. It's less trashy than other places I could think of to put one. :shrug:

[Dastard Stepchild]

5. These are really getting big now...

But I am aware of a dedicated cult of alternachicks that always found this really hot. My best friend when I was just turning 18 got this great tat on her lower back about 11 years ago, and it has worn well with time.
I think it's lovely - I rather hate to see the things I like get turned into a trend, however. :)

[NewHampshireDem]

6. Unless you are a pirate or a Maori tribesman

Pass on the tattoo, IMHO.

[shesemsmom]

7. I just look at those girls and think

do you have any idea what that will look like when you get old ...KID

[GirlinContempt]

9. Hate to say it

but that attitude annoys the crap out of me.

[shesemsmom]

12. Sorry but I take care of old people and I have seen saggy

Tattoos and it aint pretty

[GirlinContempt]

13. Sorry but

the assumption that young people are ignorant isn't pretty.

[shesemsmom]

14. I don't recall using the word ignorant

I believe that must have been your word

[GirlinContempt]

16. No, you didn't

use that word, I did. You implied ignorance to a certain extent, but I guess I should have voiced more clearly that I'm referring to more than just you :)

[shesemsmom]

19. I don't need advice on young girls

I have an impulsive 16 year who would pierce or tattoo anything that I would let her. She has a tattoo, that I paid for that is on her lower shoulder. I do understand girls and don't think they are ignorant. I think they need guidance.. That is what I implied. I happen to be an expert at this moment in my life on girls!! If you want one that is you personal choice. if she wants then they are my choice until she is out of my house.Thanks

[GirlinContempt]

22. What did she get tattooed?

I didn't mean to come off as bitchy as I did. Honestly. And I'm telling you what it seemed like you implied. If that isn't what you meant, fine.

[shesemsmom]

24. She has a small

fairy on her lower shoulder. Something out of sight.

[GirlinContempt]

53. neat

[shesemsmom]

55. She thinks so...

She'd have them everywhere, but one is my limit

[GirlinContempt]

56. *laughs*

some people really turn into tattoo addicts after the first

[shesemsmom]

58. The Hubby did

but ran outta money after 2 toos

[ProudToBeLiberal]

49. Just because one is old doesn't mean that they are wise

Just because one has a kid doesn't mean that they know everything.

[LynneSin]

15. I don't think young people are ignorant - just too quick to jump on a fad

and personally I think the lower back tattoo is just that - a fad. My Jordache jeans I had in high school were a fad too and when they went out of style I donated them to good will.

Unfortunately you can't donate your ass to goodwill because you followed a fad and put a tattoo on your lower backside like every other girl did!

[TheProphetess]

41. I'd love to donate half of my ass to Goodwill

but that has nothing to do with tattoos...:)

[shanti]

36. oh good grief

we're entitled to our opinions....just like you!

[GirlinContempt]

54. Never said otherwise.

[jukes]

33. i don't think "pretty"

is a major priority for the elderly.

memories are; and "doing" is lots better than not having the nerve.

it won't be long (yahweh & bush willing) before i'm sitting in that rockingchair; i'll have much to remember & no shame of cowardice.

[Left Is Write]

44. My sister...

has a tattoo of a little cartoon devil on her shoulder. She delights in thinking of herself someday as the little old lady leading wheelchair races at the Home. She says she wonders what the staff will think of her saggy little devil, and if they'll still see that spunk and fire in her eye.

[mark414]

70. well said

at least when i'm old, i'll never have regrets of not giving life one hell of a try

[fleabert]

84. me too. I plan on getting tats on all my 'big' b-days...40-50-60-70 etc...

and if my kids want them after they turn 18, I'll go with them, help them find a good artist, and encourage them to choose a tat they love. Same with piercings.

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18. Now there's a solution!

http://www.blogtelevision.net/p/Watch-Video-nnina55-its-an-epidemic___1,2,,25725.html

[Renew Deal]

31. lol

Now that's funny.

[smbolisnch]

57. Hahaha, I remember that skit....

Too funny. I have several friends that have them, I just don't care for them personally. I tried to talk them out of it!

[Coventina]

148. NOTHING looks good when you're old

so who cares?

:shrug:

[RagingInMiami]

10. I don't like them

They are so unoriginal.

I don't think they're either trashy nor trendy. It's not trendy if every women under the age of 30 has the same tattoo.

[fleabert]

87. what if we are over 30? and didn't give a shit if it's a trend or not?

:-)I had better reasons to pick the lower back...

[Lisa0825]

122. I got it at age 31, and it's an original designed by the artist and me(nt)

[KamaAina]

11. You say that like it's a bad thing

a little "trashy" is good sometimes, on some women. Quite a few out here have one, although usually not as btrusive as the one pictured (a butterfly, say, would be more like it).

[Dervill Crow]

32. A little trashy is fun.

I've been a prim and proper lady pretty much all my life, and I got my first tattoo for my 50th birthday. I got it on my ankle, however, since that is a body part whose shape is pretty much unchanging except for the occasional edema due to dietary indiscretion.

Both my daughters have tattoos that are quite beautiful, and the low back is a nice unobtrusive place for one. Hopefully they continue to take after my husband's side of the family where the women stay lithe and lovely into their 80s.

[LizW]

17. absolutely personal

Permanent body art is a big committment, so it's entirely personal. I always figure the people who chose to do it know what they are doing so what business is it of mine?

[WindRavenX]

20. damn you and your logic!

This attitude of "all tattoos are trashy" annoys the shit out of me.
Don't like them? Fine. Don't get one. But stop taking dumps on me and others who chose to decorate their body with art. And yes, there are morons who may have made choices that you yourself do not like, but it's THEIR BODY.
Me? I have one tattoo and plan on getting more. There's nothing hotter than a well-inked man with lots of piercings :loveya:

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35. There are good tattoos...

and there are bad tattoos!

Is this "art", poor judgement or just "drunk and stupid"?



(at least it's original and not trendy B-) )

[WindRavenX]

37. I can't judge

Personally, I don't care for it.
But if the person with it likes it, that's all that matters :hi:

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43. But, is it "art"?

"But stop taking dumps on me and others who chose to decorate their body with art".

I totally agree, any person should be able to decorate (or desecrate), their own body in any way they choose... I have no problem with that.

What I'm getting at is people who get cheesy/stupid tattoos because it's the "hip" or "in crowd" thing to do then regret it later.

I think the people who are really into the total body ink thing are a different breed, but at least they take the body modification stuff seriously (although I highly suspect that even in that circle there's always the incentive to out do each other).

[WindRavenX]

62. to me it's art

But to others it may not.
You know?

[fleabert]

88. hell yah! I find tats and piercings dead sexy...

wish I could convince my corporate husband to get one! alas, he does not like them. He's never had blood drawn, much less sit down for a tat! LOL!

[BearClaws]

21. Trashy

When I see one, the first thought that comes to mind is that the girl is "easy".
The second thought is "I wonder what that will look like when she is 70"!

[WindRavenX]

40. That attitude is disgusting

Glad you think I'm "easy" :eyes:

[fleabert]

89. woo-hoo! I'm trashy AND easy! how exciting to find that out today!

;-)

[imenja]

98. someone wake me up when we evolve beyond the 15th century

Actually, the stone age is more fitting for this comment.

[uppityperson]

136. I'm trashy, easy and 50! wow. At least I'm open minded

all this time I thought I was trendy, open minded and tolerant of others.

For those who point out bad tattoos and say it's not art, look at bad paintings and tell me they are art. There are good artists and bad artists.

[fleabert]

143. Welcome to the club sister!

I am quickly becoming intolerant of others here...I need help with anger management. :-)

[SOteric]

23. In my experience...

some people are trashy no matter what they're wearing or where they're tatto'd. And some people are elegant, no matter what they're wearing or where they're tatto'd.

It's a 'total package' thing and not so much a function of the body art.

[GOPisEvil]

25. There you go making sense again.

:)

[SOteric]

39. I'm pathological that way.

:)

[kmla]

129. Have you ever considered seeking treatment for your rampant

tolerance and common-sensical approach to dealing with people?

"Paging Dr. Falafel, paging Dr. Falafel..."

:hi:

[SOteric]

139. Well, since you ask,

some aspects of the U.S. government seem interested in helping me to reform those aspects of my character. So far, their treatments have not proven effective. :shrug: And yet they persist.

[Dude_CalmDown]

28. Don't care if it's trashy or trendy - I love it either way.

I can't explain it but I just love tattoos on women.

[jukes]

29. no option for cool?

guess your mind is made up then.

[Mass_Liberal]

30. well

if by trashy you mean hot, then yes. But that is just the opinion of an empty-headed youngster.

[shanti]

34. trashy

i can't imagine women having them when they're 80!! matter of fact, i can't imagine having ANY tattoos when i'm an old woman....which is why i don't have any now.

[fleabert]

91. I'll post a pic of mine in 49 years so you can see an 80 yr old tat!

don't like it? don't get one... but I'm not trashy because I have a lower back tat. I'm trashy because I've watched Days of Our Lives since I was ten, and love a good Miracle Whip sandwich on occasion! Oh yeah, and my favorite word is Fuck. :evilgrin: THAT makes me trashy.

[shanti]

131. lol

my favorite word too...hee hee :evilgrin:

[BiggJawn]

38. Over-done and cliche...

Geez, EVERY woman between the ages of 18 and 50 has 'em on campus.

"Oh, Wow. You got a Butt Tattoo, how original..."

Even Cher has had hers light-sabered off her ass...

Maybe if it read "19th Hole" with an arrow pointing down her crack....

[tigereye]

73. best laugh today

Thanks BiggJawn

[fleabert]

90. thanks.

my memorial tattoo (for my grandmother) and I thank you.

[Name removed]

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[fleabert]

107. I don't ask that anyone be warm and fucking fuzzy. Just don't call me

a whore for having a tattoo above my ass.

to answer your question, No, guys don't ask me about my grandmother when they are rump-riding me, seeing as I only fuck my husband. And no, he doesn't have a problem with it.

I don't see how a person can think of another persons back as their view only. Only one reason to get inked there? Then why don't women get naked women tattooed on their backs so guys can look at tits and ass at the same time? give me a fucking break.

I don't give a shit if you want ink on your body, just keep your judgement to yourself. Hate mine or love, I really don't care, it's the name calling that pisses the shit out of me.

edited to remove an accusation, that i regret posting now. I was angry and didn't hold back, I should have.

[BiggJawn]

124. Look, Missy....

"Just don't call me a whore for having a tattoo above my ass."

Would you care to show me in EITHER of my posts where I called you a "Whore"?

In my first post, I just said how I thought they were over-done and had become a cliche.

THEN you lit into me like I had attacked you personally.
I responded in kind. Maybe you shouldn't have gotten it in the FIRST place if you're so damn "thin-skinned" about what strangers think about it.

So god-damn sorry that I dispapointed you because you seem to expect everyone in the fucking world to just LOVE your "artwork".

Don't even ask me what I think about those stupid "tribal" armbands and barb-wire-around-the-neck tats. You wouldn't like my answer.

[fleabert]

142. I would consider encouraging me to get a tattoo that pointed to my

privates and said '19th hole' as personal.

again, read carefully here:

I don't care if you like my or anyone else's tattoo, just don't judge my characterfor it. I may be sensitive towards those in this thread (including you) who made deplorable and disgusting judgemental comments about the fucking PLACEMENT of my tattoo, but come on! WTF did you expect to get back after typing that?

let me make something clear, no you didn't use the word whore, but the 19th hole comment certainly implied it, and coupled with the other comments: easy and trashy mostly; I got pissed. Really pissed.

Call me easy because I will have sex with my husband anytime and anywhere, call me trashy because I curse or because my upbringing was decidedly closer to 'white trash' instead of debutante balls and limo drivers; but because I decided to have some ink put above my ass? what the fuck ever.

[RagingInMiami]

162. I still you're sexy fleabert, despite what I said about tattoos

It just seems that every woman out there has one of these lower back tattoos.

I'm sure they mean different things to different woman, but for a guy who is just looking (and yes, I tend to look in that general area), they end up all looking the same (I'm speaking of the tattoos here).

[fleabert]

165. thanks. I can see and understand what you are saying.

you are saying they are trendy right now, of course they are! some people are saying that the mere placement of my tattoo (or any womans) indicates inherent trashiness, THAT'S what I am ticked off about. Plus the idea that I (or any woman) should have considered what a guy would be thinking while having sex with me from behind in my placement decision, WTF! I know you are not like that.

if you don't like tats, that's totally cool with me, no judgement here. But it does make me kinda want to get you drunk and convince you to get one...a small discreet one... preferrably something silly. :-) J/K.

[RagingInMiami]

169. You know what's funny?

I almost got a tattoo ten years ago when I was living in Spain. It was right after college and I ended up living in Europe for two years and it was the most liberating time of my life.
I was living in this resort town in the south of Spain, working in this Irish pub that catered to English and Irish tourists, and I was having the time of my life.
And there was this tattoo parlor in the town and my friends from the pub were getting tattoos and I wanted to get something cool on my upper right arm.
I didn't want a Celtic band (for I'm not Irish descent even though I ended up living in Dublin for 18 months), but something that reflected myself as a writer.
I was thinking of getting a writer's quill (like the image below)crossed with a sword with some kind of cool design around it. I was discussing it with the artist and he said he could come up with something along those lines.
Anyway, I ended up not getting it because it was above my budget at the time. I was a traveling man and could not afford spending almost a hundred dollars for a tattoo.

[fleabert]

170. that would have been a cool tattoo!

sounds like an amazing time, I loved Spain, I was only there for four days, but would go back in a heartbeat. We are continually ready to move overseas! (and have been since before the little shit became president!)

I wonder how you feel about the tattoo now? Maybe you would regret it, maybe you'd have a dozen by now...they are addictive! :-)

[RagingInMiami]

173. If I had it now

I would have no regrets, but I wouldn't have gotten anymore either. I'm not the type of guy would be adourned in tattoos. But yes, it would have been a cool -- definitely unique -- tattoo.

[fleabert]

92. *big yawn*... this attitude is so trendy right now...nt

[TheProphetess]

42. I knew a woman whose lower back tattoo got messed up

by her pantsline. She must have not given it enough healing time and her pants literally rubbed a line right through the middle of it. That's gotta suck after paying big bucks and going through the pain.

I have one tattoo on my right ankle and I love it (but it hurt like hell). The Prophet has several tattoos and I think they are incredibly sexy! It's all relative. :)

[bleedingheart]

45. I can beat that one, one of my co-workers in college had an allergic

reaction to the red dye in her wild tattoo...it covered her entire back...it was that flying angel man album cover...(can't remember the band)...

She even got staph....it was really nasty...can't imagine what happened to her in the end.

[MrScorpio]

46. Is everybody in California tattooed?

Seems that way

[Jack_Dawson]

47. You mean there are girls who DON'T have them?

Signed,

Southern California

[BearClaws]

48. The First Place I Ever saw Them,

Was at "The Great Alaska Bush Company" a strip club in Anchorage Alaska in 1998.
They fly the girls in from Vegas, so perhaps the origin is "SIN CITY"

[fleabert]

50. Thanks y'all, I guess I am trashy!

:-)

[Huckebein the Raven]

51. Nice tattoo

:)

[fleabert]

83. thanks!

:-)

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Better than most I've seen

The Dragonfly or Butterfly is another common theme.

Just wondering what made you decide to get a tattoo in the first place and why the lower back?

[fleabert]

82. My grandmother loved dragonflies, self published a book of poetry,

named her company 'Dragonfly Publishing', she collected them, and saw them as an ispiration in her poetry and dreamwork. She died unexpectedly at the age of 67 in 2003. She was my best friend first and my grandmother second, my liberal role model in a family stinking full of Republicans. We were singled out often for our views on politics, and found great solace in being able to comfort each other when the shit hit the fan, politically and otherwise. I miss her terribly.

I chose the lower back because it is easily covered for my job, but can be visible w/out removing clothing. I also have plans for a tat on my neck to commemorate the birth of a child (when I have one), that will line up nicely with the dragonfly. I considered the upper back, but it would have had to be huge to get the dimensions right with my shoulder blades. (and I just wasn't interested in that large of a tat at this time. Plus, I have a big scar there from a mole removal that would have been difficult to work around)

I worked with an artist to come up with a dragonfly that would be unique and not look like every other dragon/butterfly tat out there. I think we succeeded.

sorry for the novel, you asked some questions that have big answers!

[Jesus Saves]

60. sweet dragonfly tatoo

dragonflies are awesome - very nice....

[fleabert]

80. many thanks, the artist and I worked long and hard to get it just right...

My fave parts are the spiral in the body, the wings and the three little dots that finish the tail...I don't think you can see all of them in the pic...

[Dude_CalmDown]

72. Trashy? No. Hot? Yeah! - n/t

:evilgrin:

[fleabert]

79. dude, don't calm down! lol- thanks! nt

[tigereye]

74. that is very pretty

I think the Celtic ones look nice too.

[fleabert]

78. thanks! It has a lot of meaning to me...got it in memory of my grandmother

she died in Dec of 2003.

ps- I have also heard the term 'skank-stamp' for the lower back tats, that one makes me laugh! I'm planning on another tat on the back of my neck, that will correlate with this one, should make this one look even better.

[tigereye]

132. well

I really like dragonflies, they are a sort of emblem of transformation for me. I do not have any tatoos, but I don't see anything wrong with them... I suppose you could see them as a way of celebrating the body's beauty.

[fleabert]

144. she felt the same way about them,

also saw them a quite regal, the look so self-assured. ;-)

I like tattoos, but understand that some don't, that's cool with me. It's judging someone's character because of where they put ink that has me all bunched up.

I also see it as celebratory. Thanks.

[tigereye]

157. you are welcome!

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

86. That tattoo is nice

I'm just not keen on the pllacement.

[fleabert]

93. thanks, I think.

it worked for me. I wanted to do between the shoulders, but the scale would have been huge for it to look right. and i have a scar there that might not have taken ink. I am not a fan of leg or arm tats -for me-, had one on my hip already, and have three other tats planned in other places. I didn't give a shit about 'trendy'. ;-)

[ghostsofgiants]

101. That's cool then

It's one of the few lower back tattoos that I'll admit to liking, haha.

[fleabert]

102. Thanks. My tat means a whole lot to me.

memorial tats are more than just art, they are therapy!

[Lisa0825]

121. I guess I'm trashy too!

I think lower back tats are sexy on women. I got mine because it means something to me, and anyone who would think it's trashy isn't my type anyway.
:evilgrin:

[fleabert]

145. Welcome to the club sister!

we have a big tent, seeing as how utterly trendy we are now... lol!

I love tribal art, plan on getting some on the top of my feet someday. I am having to prepare for that one, I hear they are tough.

anyone can see that we are so trashy! what with the corset you have on, and me lifting my shirt...tra-a-a-sh-eeee! I think you look hot. :evilgrin:

[RagingInMiami]

163. Very sexy

And I'm not talking about the tattoo

[Maddy McCall]

52. Rebellious in a conformist kind of way.

[kwassa]

112. LOL! Ain't it the truth. Conformist rebelliousness.

like the pseudo-biker look, or the fake thug look that dominates young people's fashion.

[freethought]

59. Yeah, they're trashy. However

being a straight male, I don't complain. Sometimes a little trashiness adds to the allure. A little trashiness, mind you.

:P :P :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :bounce: :bounce:

[mark414]

61. what is up with all the tattoo hating?

:shrug:

if you don't like em, don't get one. why the need to judge people who DO like em?

the WASPy attitudes on this board are frightening at times

[BearClaws]

63. Is this guy Sexy?

{IMG]

[fleabert]

94. I am sure he is to somebody! not my thing, but whatever dude, it's his bod

[Maddy McCall]

64. I teach college.

It's mostly the WASPy people who have them, around here.

(That said, I do like tattooes. But most of the people I know, who are in my age group, didn't get them in the past three or four years...they had them when it was rare to see them.)

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65. Nothing in the original post mentioned "hating tattoos".

Just why the trendy interest in tacky tattoos.

Years ago it was the "MOM" and Vargas girl type tattoos.

Then for sometime it was the "biker/prison" type tat's (spider web on the elbow was always classy).

No problem with anyone getting one. But, if you're going to do it, do it because it means something to you and not because there's some special need to feel like being a rebel or be cool and fashionable because all your friends are doing it.

[BearClaws]

67. I got one as a teenager.

Waste of money.
And, like it or not, most of society still judges you by your appearance.
Not cool for many job interviews.

[fleabert]

97. no shit. lot's of tat hating. (not from the op necessarily, but the

end of the thread gets kinda ugly.)

I am sick of being judged by something that was extremely personal and exceptional for me. I was in tears writing the post about why I chose the dragonfly on my back. It means something to me, something very real. And fuck anyone who doesn't like it or thinks I am trash for having it.

It's more than art, it's been done for centuries and i would hope that some of the haters would read a book on the history of body mod before standing on top of their fucking high horse.

:rant:

ps-thanks for saying that.

edit: added a word.

[mark414]

115. i saw yours...it's beautiful

i only have one myself, but am going in for another a week from saturday (can't wait!) and i have plans for a few more...i love the damn things.

and i always hear that crap like "well like it or not, people will judge you for it." in that case, good, it'll help me weed out people i don't want to talk to :)

[usedtobesick]

66. I don't want to see this

on my 80 year old grandmother when she's gardening. Then again it would be a great story maybe... :wow:

[Ellen Forradalom]

69. The nickname for them is "tramp stamp"

Personally I think some of them are quite nice. Of course I have an ankle tat' myself, so I go easy on the inked ones.

[Withywindle]

71. No option for "who cares"?

:shrug:

I'm 35, and I know a lot more people in my age group/social circle who have a tattoo or a few than ones who don't. My (female) boss has three. They've been pretty broadly fashionable since the late 80s/early 90s (got my first one in '91. No regrets yet, still waiting...), and they can't really go "out" because they're permanent.

They're no more remarkable to me now than dyed hair or pierced ears, really. What makes all the difference is the quality of the work and the design itself and the story it has for the person who has it.

[fleabert]

96. excellent!

I first wanted a tat at 15, waited until I was 24 to get one, just to make sure. I loved it and decided to wait until the perfect design hit me. It did in 04. I already have my next three/four figured out, for the most part.

I definitely know more people that have them over don't. (I'm 31)

[DS1]

75. Worn out, everyone's got them it seems.

When I see a flash of ink, there's an 80% chance of seeing a butterfly.

Yay.

Another butterfuly. I get it. You're blossoming.

:boring:

[Jamison]

85. Yep

They're played out.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

76. I don't care how good you look...

That's one of those places that's going to spread with age. Her backside will be a mottled mess.

[imenja]

100. so what?

She enjoys it now. When she's 70 she won't be wearing midriff tops that expose her back.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

147. But she might want to when she's 40...

To each their own, though.

[Lex]

77. A tatoo is the modern day equivalent of a mullet. n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

81. They're both really...

Trashy is a matter of personal opinion while trendy is a fact. If lots of people are doing it, it's a trend. Doesn't mean it can't be trashy too.

That said, while I actually like tatoos on girls (well, good tattoos), I can't stand lower back tattoos. I don't even know why. And I especially hate stupid tribal design tattoos. Fucking ugly.

[Hardrada]

95. "All up and down her spine

Were the Queen's Own Guards in line
And all around her hips
Was a fleet of battleships
And over her left kidney
Was a bird's eye view of Sydney
And on her back was a Union Jack!
Now could you ask for more?"



old music hall song.

[imenja]

99. Neither trashy nor trendy. It's simply a question of personal taste

And of course these kind of threads are always about women. Would anyone ask if tattooed men are trashy?

[SarahB]

103. Are MEN with tattoos on a particular body part trashy?

Got sexism? :eyes:

[redqueen]

125. I know I can always count on you.

:pals:

[mongo]

155. Best. Response. EVER....

:yourock:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

104. i think lower back tattoos are very attractive

[YankeyMCC]

106. trashy - in a good way ;)

If it isn't to big and gaudy.

[ScreamingMeemie]

108. I'm sorry. It's not that I think you're ignorant, I just don't like them

and I think they look goofy. Whether it's an anchor on an old sailor's arm...or some cutesie, or not, depiction on a young woman's hind end. Apologies all around, but I ain't changing my opinion. :hi: I'll still talk to you if you have one. ;) My brother looks like an ass, in my opinion, with the big sunburst thingy on his shoulder. I love him to pieces all the same.

[fleabert]

109. I can totally respect that. Your perspective is completely different from

those that are saying women, and only women, are of a particular persuasion if they have a tattoo on their lower back. Not just have a tat, that's okay, but in that spot- trash. Easy has been said as well.

You just don't like them, cool with me, I won't force you to get one! :-) Why people can't see the difference in these two reactions is beyond me! (not you, you I am very fond of) :-)

[ScreamingMeemie]

111. And I adore you! If you're happy...then I'm happy.

:hi: I don't think they are trashy or signs of easiness in the least. :)

[fleabert]

113. Hugs! and good morning.

It is early morning here in CA, and i got to working on a sewing project, never did go to bed. I am insane. It's 6am!!!

still working on quitting smoking...it's so hard. :-( soon. very soon.

[regularguy]

110. What do I care?

I like it when people do - within reason - whatever the fuck they want.

[Debbi801]

114. I think they're sexy, for the most part...

I have seen a couple that are huge, like hip-to-hip and about 6-8 inches tall and that gets to be too much. But, a small tat there can be very attractive.

Debbi

[RedstDem]

116. Voted Trashy...I Love Trashy !!!!

eom

[In_The_Wind]

117. They're Hot

:yourock::toast:

[CanuckAmok]

118. I don't like 'em.

They, and smoking, are my first visual "turn-offs" on people.

It's not a lifestyle judgement thing, just personal preference; I just don't like the aesthetics of tattoos (or the smell of cigarettes).

[lukasahero]

119. Where's the choice for "I don't judge people on how they decorate their

bodies"? Why are the only options negatives?

Why not "Do you think ________ is:
Trashy
Trendy
Cool
Sexy
Art"
?

[redqueen]

126. "Why are the only options negatives?"

Excellent question!

[Left Is Write]

128. I agree, although...

...I don't necessarily consider "trendy" to be negative. Sometimes trends are fun!

I don't have any tattoos, but I honestly don't see anything wrong with them either.

[daisygirl]

154. Exactly--only negative/judgemental options up there

It wasn't trendy (that I know of) when I got mine 11 years ago, so I must be trashy? And here I was all this time thinking it was art. :rofl:

[AngryAmish]

120. Wonderfully trashy

I like trashy./

[redqueen]

127. Are armband tattoos on men frat-boyish? Or just trendy?

I'm guessing it's something that started with some hip male rock-star then became the "HOT" fashion statement.

:evilgrin:

[RagingInMiami]

164. Wasn't it the Red Hot Chili Peppers

After they got hot, all the guys seemed to have those tattoos. Where is the trend in that?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

130. That pic screams "OW OW HURT HURT OW OW"

I guess that's because it's just done. Looks... swollen?

[cassandra uprising]

133. Trashy, trendy or both?

Geesh, there's no bias on that poll. :eyes:

I have a tattoo on my lower back. It's not one of those McDonald's tribal designs but something my tattoo artist designed for me. I originally wanted the tattoo (of a phoenix) between my shoulder blades but he suggested the lower back. The phoenix moves along my body with the the contours of my muscles and I love it. I can show it when I want and cover it when I want.

But alas your poll has no place for me.

edit typo

[Goldmund]

134. Jesus Christ

I can't remember lately seeing a thread this active about something that actually matters.

[jukes]

135. note the following:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3221889&mesg_id=3221889


and my response.

i find closet, or even subconscious, misogyny highly offensive.

[ChoralScholar]

137. we always jokingly referred to them as a butt-hat

but that's too much like asshat, and that's not very nice.

and.. maybe trashy is the wrong word, too subjective. One man's trashy is another man's elegant.

I don't have a tattoo, or a piercing, because I've just never wanted one. But if you do... more power to you.

It's kind of like owning a car. What I drive is for me to have and enjoy. Not for you to look at and judge. If you like my car, hey great, thanks for the compliment. You don't like my Oldsmobile? Don't buy one. But don't question my personality, responsibility, sexual promiscuity, etc, because you don't like it.

ChoralScholar out.

[JVS]

138. Trashy. If you want to be trendy go with the temporary tattoo

That way when the trend is over, you don't have lingering results

[Nevernose]

140. It's not a back tatoo, it's an ASS tatoo

Is anyone here really fooling themselves that these are there to accentuate a woman's back?

It's there to scream "Hey! You! Look at my ass! Look at it!"

[fleabert]

146. Mine actually says, 'i'm a dragonfly'. nt

[Nevernose]

149. That's what you're saying. What I'm HEARING...

...is "look at my ass." That may not be the message you intended to send, but it's the message that most I and most men are receiving (it's liek those shorts with words on the butt).

I, for one, like the ass tatoos. I don't see anything wrong with them, but I don't see them as "lower back" tatoos either. People have been combining sex and art for millenia, so body art (tatoos) are inherently sexy. Unless they're poorly done, but that's a whole other rant...

[fleabert]

151. I guess I can see that...

I don't wear shorts with words on the butt, but maybe I should...

'stop staring!' would work nicely. :evilgrin: not that I have an ass worth looking at, no one has EVER said I have junk in my trunk. :-(

I hope you would notice the artistry of my tat, and not what sits about 8 inches below it, but I can't do anything about it if you don't. As long as you don't accuse me of being a slut or of being 'trashy' because of its placement, I am cool.

[Kellanved]

141. I say:

[Englander]

168. Ha! ArschGeweih = "Arse Antlers" n/t

[margaritamama]

150. Temporary ones are cool

Just use a temporary one and you'll look trendy today.
Tommorrow when you would look trashy you wash it off.

[NNadir]

152. I have never had to think about this, but from a disease prevention

state, I'd have serious reservations about being intimate with someone who has been injected with needles by untrained people of any type.

There's hepatitis and then there's worse. It comes to me as a warning sign about judgement.

[fleabert]

160. really? do you know anything about the tattoo and piercing industry?

I know several in the business, and they have tons of training on bloodborne pathogens and use exceptional means to maintain a clean facility and well trained staff. I would never get work done at a place that didn't use an autoclave for instruments; needles are never used twice.

Most states have their own regulations for this industry, but I know the health department is usually involved, and I guarantee you that if a facility had more than two complaints, you'd hear about it. (same as a restaurant with foodborne illnesses, takes two to get an investigation in most states)

I am not unclean because I have a tattoo, nor do I have poor judgement, I educated myself and made a decision based on facts.

[sniffa]

172. ignorant

though, i've heard many a parent say the same to discourage their chiLdren from getting inked.

[VOX]

153. Depends on the art inherent in the tat. A faded sunrise on a buttcrack...

can be pretty tacky, if not kinda boring.

But if the art of the lower-back tattoo has been well thought through, and has personal significance to the individual (refer to fleabert here, for example), and it has been perfectly realized by an artist, then the tattoo can be quite beautiful -- a piece of art akin to permanent jewelry.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

156. cliched, yes...

but they always drive me nuts

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

158. I hate all tattoos

I prefer the skin of the human body in its natural, undecorated state of appearance.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

159. It was my 1st tattoo.

I got it when I was 18. I don't think it's trashy. Call it trendy if you like, but it's important to me. That photo was taken when I was 18. I've lost a bunch of weight since then. The tattoo looks the same.

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[fleabert]

161. Nice tattoo! welcome to the trashy club!

We are a nice bunch, I am a bit pissy about all this, but nice nonetheless! :-)

[Ladyhawk]

166. They look good on some women, IMO.

I think I'd have to lose some weight before I decided to get one there. I have one tattoo and would like to get one to commemorate my surgery and hopefully freedom from pain. I just don't know exactly what I want yet.

[Vektor]

167. Maybe just a little "unoriginal"

so many people have them...it's just totally cliche now - like the sailor with the anchor on his bicep.

[enigmatic]

171. When I was a kid I wanted one of those..

because of Popeye; I used a magic marker to draw one instead. Mom wasn't pleased...

[Jackpine Radical]

174. Trash is trendy.

That's why there's so many pubby chicks with big hair around these days.

[last_texas_dem]

175. I generally don't understand the point of them

I do understand people who get them because they have a major personal reason for getting them, but I haven't seen that this is true for most. It seems like most people just get them because they are considered trendy, and it's a trend that I don't really understand. No surprise, as I really don't understand most trends. I just don't generally think they look good; and this applies not just to lower back tattoos on women, but to tattoos in general.

I know I'm weird, but I'm just more about keeping things real when it comes to your own body. So, tattoos, piercings, hair coloring, etc. I don't really see the need for. But I know they work for some people and it's none of my business if they want to do whatever. They're just not my thing.