Lower-back tattoos with hip-hugger pants and a too-short shirt

[Yollam]

Lower-back tattoos with hip-hugger pants and a too-short shirt:

Yes, or no?

[tjwmason]

1. Are you asking whether I like it, or whether it should be allowed?

I personally think it looks tasteless - but that's just my personal opinion. It's the choice of the person dressing whether they like the look or not.

[Yollam]

2. Whether you favor it in general or not.

I don't think there are any bans in the works. That would be a bit extreme!

[DainBramaged]

3. Depends on how old the butt is the tattoo is on

If it's a fat saggy wrinkled old butt like most of my peers, yuk. If it's a faded old heart that looks like a tire track, double yuks.

And now that we've realized it's STILL WINTER, let's try this in July.

[progmom]

4. oooooh

you forgot to include the "trashy" option.

:poopcorn:

[grace0418]

7. I don't mean to point out a spelling error because it annoys me when

people do that but I just had to say that ":poopcorn:" just made me laugh out loud!

[progmom]

8. yay!

it was an intentional misspelling - glad you laughed!! :D

[grace0418]

16. Even better that it was intentional! I like "poopcorn" so much better

than the popcorn emoticon! LOL! God, sometimes I swear I have the sense of humor of a 7-yr-old. :)

[4morewars]

23. Please pass the poopcorn !

I'm still laughing :rofl:

[AngryAmish]

67. Next time we can change handles I'm going for "Poopcorn"

[Yollam]

9. Well, I didn't want to be *that* judgmental.

I know a lot of women who dress like this, and they are very nice, not trashy. They are, however, mostly a bit younger than me (37). In my day, it was all about the short skirts or form-fitting high-waisted jeans. I kind of like the way the look shows off a woman's curves, but really, you almost have to have a body like Cher, circa 1977 to pull it off.

[Iris]

99. Do you really think that look shows off a woman's curves?

I think it cuts them off at the best part.

[cassandra uprising]

21. Strap in Folks

I was just thinking that myself. It's been far too long since my personal taste was insulted. I knew something was missing in my day.

:poopcorn:

[progmom]

32. hey

:loveya:

[Misunderestimator]

5. How on earth would a tattoo make a woman look fat?

[DS1]

10. concentric circles around the bellybutton will do it

:shrug:

[Misunderestimator]

17. Or horizontal stripes across the abdomen.

[DS1]

18. Or pictures of her skinnier friends on each arm

[Misunderestimator]

22. LOL!

:rofl:

[Yollam]

13. LOL

No, it's more about how the tight hip-huggers make any tiny bit of fat bulge out the sides, making even fit, attractive women look fat. The tattoo is just the cherry on top of the flab sundae.

[Misunderestimator]

19. Clothes that are too tight for one's body can give the appearance

that the person is overweight, no matter the size of the person in question. :) I agree.

[Katherine Brengle]

61. bingo. n/t

[XemaSab]

6. It either makes most women look fat

or DISTURBINGLY thin.

It's a very unflattering look.

And tasteless. :P

[In_The_Wind]

11. If it still looks good ~ go for it!

ah

that was a yes

[Crazy Dave]

12. Must show at least one example

[Yollam]

15. She's pulling it off.

Although personally, I prefer the look without the tattoo.

[Starlight]

34. I disagree.

It's an extremely unflattering look, especially on a slightly larger sized woman.

[Katherine Brengle]

63. I have to agree with Starlight on this one--unless you weigh about 20 lbs

and have a perma-tan, it's not a good look.

And it's kind of... classless... imho...

[MissMillie]

14. To each his/her own...

It's all life's rich pagent

[The empressof all]

20. Disturbing fact or fiction?

I was told that women with lower back tatoos run increased risk with epidurals as it's "unsafe" to insert the needle through the tatoo.

Now this is probably a groundless rumor to destroy everyone's fun...but something to consider if you are planning on giving birth and want the drugs.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. It's completely a myth

Allegedly, some claim that it's unsafe because the ink will go into your spine. The ink isn't going anywhere and it's also harmless. If real tattoo ink was toxic, it wouldn't be put in your body at all. That said, here's a link to the BMEzine encyclopedia on it.

http://encyc.bmezine.com/?cmd=search&query=epidural

BME is the best source of body modification info anywhere.

[jmowreader]

54. Real tattoo ink used to BE toxic!

Especially the red.

Red ink at least used to contain cinnabar (mercuric oxide) or cadmium red, both of which are highly toxic. Naphthol red (made out of naphtha) is the most popular red today. The fact that it's essentially petroleum may explain why red hurts the worst of any color.

Orange can contain a cadmium alloy.

Greens that have been used include ferricyanides, ferrocyanides and lead chromate.

Blue is a cobalt pigment.

White can contain white lead.

http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa121602a.htm

[NNadir]

94. Wow. I never realized that.

I've always found tattoos aesthetically unappealing, and I knew there was a risk of blood borne diseases, but I never thought to consider the chemistry, although I am a chemist myself.

Scary.

[xmas74]

85. Myth.

Friend w/ a lower back tat had an epidural during childbirth. I was in the room and nothing was said. She had to sign a waiver but I had to sign a waiver to receive one and my tat is not on my lower back.

An epidural is the increased risk. If not done properly-you know the stories.

[IA_Seth]

24. As one of my not-so-eloquent friends puts it....

(regarding lower back tatoos)

"It might as well be a welcome sign"

[progmom]

25. welcome to what?

:poopcorn:

[IA_Seth]

27. Umm....

Welcome to the view of a stranger's lower back with absolutely no expectations or preconceived notions as to how "freely" she loves?

I would guess that's what he means?

[blondeatlast]

43. There wsas a line similar to that in "Wedding Crashers," if memory serves

correctly...

[leftofthedial]

26. it is the female equivalent of the mullet

[progmom]

28. no....this is

[Misunderestimator]

30. And this...

[WCGreen]

48. Nothin Like a mullet on a gal...

To make me thing of being a gay......

[Misunderestimator]

83. And make me think of being straight...

for about a second. :)

[Hissyspit]

33. Yes.

Lower back tattoos destroy the natural appeal of a very erotic area.

[blondeatlast]

44. LOL!

:thumbsup:

[ohiosmith]

29. On guys or gals?

[no name no slogan]

31. I see that look on amateur pR0n stars alot

not that I would know anything about that :yoiks:

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

35. I call then

skank scars :rofl: Seriously I see a chick with one as a someone who really doesn't think things out to far in advance in life, I saw one on a chick with pokeman characters, so it's like come on she's not the sharpest tool in the shed.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

37. Excuse me, but I have a lower back tattoo.

It's not a pokemon character though. It's a celtic triskele. I got it both because I like the meaning of it and I'm also Irish.

[Heidi]

40. You don't owe anyone an explanation of your tattoo.

I find this thread both sexist and in direct opposition to progressive thought (i.e. that our bodies are our own).:hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

41. Yeah...

it's amazing how many people here start acting like complete idiots everytime piercings, tattoos, or pit bulls come up for discussion. Personally, I support all three. :evilgrin:

[Heidi]

42. I support the individual's right to be left alone

when you're not hurting anyone else. And I've never seen anyone's piercing(s) or tattoo(s) hurt anyone else. As to pets, it doesn't matter to me whether it's a pit bull, a pomeranian or someone's little kitty, if it threatens another person, it's a public concern. :hi:

(I love your avatar. RIP, HST.)

[xmas74]

87. I have two tats

Neither are lower back but I've thought about it.

I love them, as does my best friend. Hers is lower back. She loves it because it's so easy to cover up before she goes to work.

[Heidi]

39. Use of the word "skank" says more about you

than it does about people with lower back tattoos.

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

53. And if you knew about the culture of the state

I live in the US, you would understand why I use the term. But I'm sure you would rather attack me behind a keyboard.

[Heidi]

56. Sorry you feel attacked

simply because I pointed out the obvious. I'm as American as you; had you been around DU longer, you'd know that. :hi:

[xmas74]

86. Actually, lower back is a great place to get one for a woman.

It's the classic cover-up: you can show it when it's appropriate and, when it's time to go to work, it's very easy to cover. I have a friend who is a teacher and she decided on getting a lower back tat for that very reason.

She doesn't wear hiphuggers or low riders(depending on what era you grew up in) because she feels that they are inappropriate for her profession as a small town teacher. But when she's on vacation she can show her tat in a bikini (well away from prying eyes). And her husband loves it-says it gives her a wild streak that no one in town has to know about except him.

[last_texas_dem]

38. It depends

The hip-hugger pants with the too-short shirt= personally, looks very good to me on some women, not so much on others. I think it tends to look the best if a woman is curvy because it accentuates the curves. Which ON EDIT I guess goes against what many on here think. I guess I think it looks better on a curvy woman than a thin one just because there is something there to show off. Not that it necessarily looks bad on a thin woman, though. But it's kind of like a basically skinny guy like me wearing a tank top. It won't necessarily look bad (other than the potentially blinding effect of so much snow white skin, in my case) but there's not really anything to accentuate by showing off your upper arms, either.

As for the tattoos in general, I've never really gotten into them (and haven't figured out the whole lower-back trend on girls and women). I've just never really had the desire for one; perhaps most of all because I can't think of anything I'd like to have drawn or written on my body for the rest of my life. But it's one of those "personal taste" things that I don't consider that important; if someone is very attractive, they're attractive, tattoo or not.

[Alleycat]

45. Not too curvy

I have seen some women, teen-agers, kids wearing this look but should not. The spare tire thing above the jeans simply is not attractive. The tatoo thing only works for some as well. Too many tattoos are just plain ugly in my opinion. It kinda remainds my of decorating like for the holidays. Some people just don't know when to stop. A few sets of lights and a snowman look nice but add a santa with reindeer, the grinch, candycanes, lights on every possible surface the blow up polar bears and you get tacky!

[mitchum]

46. tramp stamp

[musette_sf]

50. My hair stylist got one of those

years ago when married to the ex. She is now spending beaucoup bucks to have the nasty thing eradicated.

On a recent visit with my sister, the topic came up that my teenaged niece wants the lower back tattoo. I advised the young lady that this noxious thing was known as a "tramp stamp", and that my very hip and fashionable stylist was going through great pain and expense to get rid of hers.

I like tattoos, don't get me wrong, have one myself. But I think this is just an icky trend.

[Heidi]

59. What do you mean by "tramp"? (nt)

[kwassa]

47. It is only good if the butt crack is also exposed

since these tattoos mostly say "Look at my exposed flesh!" I actually think an exposed butt crack, on a nice firm derrierre, is rather sexy. Call me a pervert if you must.

The lower back tatto is the wonderful fashion cliche of our current era.

I actually don't mind it in the least, as long as it is not on me, and I am not paying the money down the road to have it removed. The cost to remove it is about ten times the cost of the tattoo.

[GalleryGod]

49. LaraMN, ShellBeau,BarackMyWorld,and Amaya...everybody else?

Fuhgeddaboutit!

[yellowdogintexas]

51. my daughter has one, a lovely black jaguar. She is also skinny

and she will gladly apply one to your body at her place of employement.

She also says it is a good place to get one because it is one of the last places on a woman's body to pad with fat or to wrinkle.

[Nikia]

52. I don't think that is a good look for me

But everyone has right to dress as they want and get tattoos where they want.

[tigereye]

55. it's just like every other fashion choice

it can look very attractive on some women. I don't know what makes it worse than any other fashion style.

I seem to remember hip huggers being "in" when I was that age.

[Lethe]

57. sorry ladies

but if you have that tattoo that marks you as an MTV watching, jello shot chugging whore whose daddy wasnt around to give them a hug.

sorry. but i never take any girl seriously that has a tattoo there. they arent interested in a decent guy, only in drama and emotional pain.

[Heidi]

60. "Whore"?

Please explain. Thanks.

[Lethe]

62. well, that was pretty harsh i guess

i'm not calling anyone names here.

[Heidi]

64. I'm just pointing out

that there's no correlation between lower-back tattoos, hip-hugger jeans and sexual behavior. And no one would dream of calling a man a "whore" simply because he had a tattoo on his back and wore low-slung jeans.

[Lethe]

65. but i mean, there is

or at least, the perception is that there is.

[Heidi]

66. You can tell that a woman is a "whore"

just by the way she dresses and/or what kind of tattoos she has and/or where the tattoos are located?

WHORE
1 : a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : PROSTITUTE; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whore

[mongo]

88. Wow. Do you judge books by their cover's too

or just women?

[Katherine Brengle]

58. ew, my biggest fashion pet-peeve-------

you know the types--they wear jeans that are 2-4 sizes too small and have that roll of unnecessary flabby ickiness hangning out...

The irony is that most of the girls (anyone who dresses like this deserves the lesser title, imho) are not heavy at all, if they would just wear the right size clothing, they'd look great.

I just don't get it...

[Skittles]

68. it screams "LOOK AT ME! I NEED ATTENTION!"

it is trashy and kind of pitiful

[Heidi]

69. Hi, Skittles!

Please don't kick my a$$, but I don't know how anyone can discern whether a person is "trashy" by the way they dress. I normally judge others by the way they treat the people around them, and I've seen a lot more well-dressed people treating folks badly than tattooed women in hip-huggers treating people badly. :shrug:

[Skittles]

92. I did not say they necessarily WERE trashy - I don't know them

I'm saying it LOOKS TRASHY

[Maddy McCall]

70. Amen. You've never lived until you've tried to eat fried oysters while...

the girl at the next table, with her back to you, shines her asscrack at you through your whole meal. Yep. Short shirt, whore-brand (that's just what they're called here--the tattoos, I mean) hip-huggers, with three full inches of a shining ass crack that she never did even attempt to cover.

It was disgusting---it completely demonstrated her trashiness to me. Ass cracks (and some whore brands) should be kept in private.

[Heidi]

72. I, too, think it looks "tacky"

(as though the person hasn't learned to dress tastefully) but still, I'm surprised at some of the comments in this thread by people describing women who dress this way as "whores" and "skanks." Heck, I've seen plenty of plumbers' cracks, but I wouldn't call the plumber a "whore" or a "skank" just because I've seen his butt. :shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

73. You have REALLY seen plumbers' ass cracks?

I never have--except on Saturday Night Live or other comedy shows.

But, still, a plumber accidently shows his crack. This girl KNEW her ass was hanging out, and she was proud to show it.

Yeah, when I see someone letting their ass crack hang out and especially when they do nothing to correct the problem, like, oh, I don't know, hitching their pants up, I have a tendency to believe that their ass is showing because they want to show it, and, in my judgment, that's not only tacky, but also trashy.

[Heidi]

74. Plumber's crack.

Many years ago, when I was married to someone else, we had to call a plumber/refrigerator-repairman because our fridge was leaking water from the bottom. So the plumber, a local guy named John, gets to the house, pulls the fridge out, then gets down behind the fridge to look at the coils, showin' both me and my ex about half of his big ol' hairy butt.

So, both my ex and I were stifling giggles and trying to avert our eyes, when we hear John swearing because he left an important wrench out in the truck. My ex, always eager to help out another manly man, says, "Say, John, you can just use my plumber's crack. My toolbox is right here." Biggest. Freudian. Slip. Ever. :spray:

(The plumber was so exasperated about our fridge that he didn't even notice my ex-husband's unseemly offer.)

[Maddy McCall]

76. Oh. You said in your earlier post that you had seen "many plumbers' ...

cracks."

It's comparing apples to oranges, anyway.

[Heidi]

77. Peace, Maddy.

Maybe "several" would be more accurate. (I was a journalist and homeowner for 22 years. I've saw a lot of things.)

I'll just back out of this thread, where so many people seem to think lower-back tattoos are a good gauge of a woman's sexual behavior.

[Maddy McCall]

79. Nah, I don't think that.

I just think that they've become all too common...more college kids around here seem to have them than don't have them.

But I will say that showing one's ass crack on purpose instead of occupationally is what I said it was.


Peace. :hi:

[Bridget Burke]

78. Smart plumbers wear overalls.

I"ve noticed the phenomenon on several types of service guys. Including network installers.

None of them ever aroused my "interest."

[Maddy McCall]

80. Or suspenders.

LOL. :hi:

[JVS]

96. Plumbers have a very legitimate excuse

Wearing jeans and crouching a lot as one works will naturally cause asscrack exposure. Dressing in a certain manner to show off your asscrack is more questionable

[Misunderestimator]

82. Here's a photo circa 1893...

Is this Polynesian guy trashy?

I wouldn't choose to have a tattoo on my lower back, but I also wouldn't judge everyone who has one as trashy. I had an ex-girlfriend with one, and it wasn't trashy in the slightest.

[Skittles]

91. you have your opinion and I have mine

I think it looks VERY trashy; as far as the Polynesian guy goes, well, I don't live where he does nor did I grow up with the same customs so I don't know what was going on there

[Misunderestimator]

95. I just react when I hear someone called trashy, just because of something

like a tattoo on their lower back.

I reserve my contempt for people who do bad things. Not for people who look a certain way.

I also don't think that everyone in our society should have to limit their expressiveness or life choices based on anyone else's customs. Otherwise, I wouldn't even be allowed out of the closet.

Peace.

[Skittles]

97. as I said earlier, I don't know if they ARE trashy

I'd have to know them to know that - but displaying a tatoo pointing at your ass certainly LOOKS trashy to me.

Peace.

[Fox Mulder]

71. I need to see some pictures.

:D

[wildhorses]

75. tattoos...I see them every day and in every place possible with

my job...after awhile they are just boring....for some reason I think scars are way cooler
BTW I voted other

[mongo]

89. You just made my day

I have a scar that runs from the bottom of my neck, straight down, curves around my belly button and ends.

I also have a few tatoos.

[Bridget Burke]

81. Ill-fitting clothes don't flatter anyone.

The outfit you describe sounds like a recipe for tummy bulge. I was young the last time hiphuggers were the fashion. Even with a longer top, they did NOT flatter me--so I avoided them.

Tattoos? A matter of taste.

[CanuckAmok]

84. The tattoo should be an interesting literary excerpt...

..you know, so I have something to read when I get bored.


Apart from that option, I find the whole look, particularly lower-back tattoos completely off-putting. It is never attractive. Now that I'm dating again, it's a "deal-breaker", like smoking.

And what's with the predictable designs? "O-o-h-h-h, you have an ankh/heart with wings/Celtic knot/Harley logo/abstact calligraphy/butterfly/rose with thorns/dragonfly/five-point star on your lower back, how original! It speaks volumes about your creativity and your stand against conformity. Fight the machine."

I'm putting all my money into tattoo removal parlours; the Starbucks of the mid-21st century.

[Yollam]

90. OMG The thread that wouldn't die!

I never imagined this one would be around almost a week later...

[northzax]

93. hey, once you see the target

who's paying attention to anything else?

[Iris]

98. That look makes even some super models look fat.