Tramp Stamp? Like/Dislike

yrollamm · February 2013

I think I'll get a tattoo at the base of my back....it'll be a GRAMP stamp!

Doctorpurple · February 2013

I don't understand why any woman who wants to be respected would get them besides it being called a tramp stamp

AuddAlise · February 2013

If its only the tramp stamp then yes I dislike them. If its part of a larger back piece I don't care. I have a pretty large one in the center of my back and probably will add more above and below it.

AuddAlise · February 2013

I still love the work I had done at 16, and 18, and 24, and 26.... I take at least 3 months to look at the design everyday before I book it, and when you book it at my place you have to wait another month...

I waited 15 years to get my first one. I've only had it for a week and am so happy with it and the person who did it. I can't wait to get the second half done.

AuddAlise · February 2013

I Like! Unless its the motorcycle handle bar tatt.... That ones dumb. Haaah. I like mine of course. Its the Armenian Cross with grape leaves.. Would have liked to add some beautiful flowers. And mine shall entertain the CNA's who will be showering me one day, in the shower room, at the Alzhemiers Home. Give em something to look at! :laugh:

Am I quoting myself??? Yes I am... And the Armenian Priest approved of my stamp. And he told me, getting a tattoo is part of becoming a priest. Don't see anything trampy about that. As long as the person getting it likes it, its not harming anyone else.

Aram said this:
I know that is also a tradition for Armenians to have a similar type of "small cross" tattooed on the inside of their wrist when they first visit Jerusalem.

This is a tradition for Armenians that goes back hundreds of years. A "Haji" tattoo signifies you have completed a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The usual location is on the inner right forearm, but it has become more common in recent years (especially for women) for a tiny cross to be instead tattooed on the inside of a finger or at the wrist where it is inconspicuous or easily covered by a watch or ring. Ordinarily, the cross is of Armenian design, though some prefer different designs, and will usually have the date of your first pilgrimage inscribed underneath.

I have my Haji from my pilgrimage on my right inner forearm. They're very, very common in our community, even for priests. It is additionally tradition that one who makes a pilgrimage can also use the personal title of Haji, though this is less common. My great grandfather was known to many people as Haji Levon, as he made his pilgrimage as he was emigrating from Turkey to the United States before the Genocide, and I think it's even on his gravestone.

One must understand the special relationship Armenians have with Jerusalem, a presence that goes back (quite literally) to the time of Christ, to understand the importance of the Haji. The Haji binds you with all others who have prayed in the Holy City, in the Cathedral of St. James in the Armenian Quarter, and reminds you always of your time in Jerusalem. I carry Jerusalem with me everywhere I go.

I love the significance of your tattoo. Beautifully written, well done!

rincoglionita · February 2013

Only when they read, "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate."

Che buffo!

rockangel8907 · February 2013

No, I love tattoos but not in that spot....far too common, and I don't like the idea that i would be considered a bullseye for having a tattoo there. Give me a full sleeve, a side piece, garter tattoos but no tramp stamp please

SwimFan1981 · February 2013

Indifferent

RunDoozer · February 2013

depends on what it is. bullseye probably not

HotMummyMission · February 2013

Depends what it is butterfly's are a no no personal,yo don't Le them but I got one just below the bottom of my black its sexy and classy an nobody can see it unless I'm naked

Fozzi43 · February 2013

I have one or two...

Pookylou · February 2013

Yes because the placement of my tattoos dictates exactly what kind of person I am.............. :huh:

jenilla1 · February 2013

no thanks.

susheetush · February 2013

I'm pretty tattooed, and I have one that goes around my hips, and up my tummy, and I respect that while others don't like it, I do, and it doesn't make me of more or less value than anyone else. What someone else considers trashy, I love, and there are lots of ways other people look/behave that make them appear trashy to me. So meh, each to their own.

scrumhalf7 · February 2013

Love em!

73Freckles · February 2013

Not on a guy! lol. Saw one once. eeks! I love tattoos. I have 9 of them. Get what YOU want and get it where YOU want. But men....no tramp stamps please. :-)