Who Gets A Back Tattoo

Tattoo way that became popular in the late 1990s

A adult female with a lower-dorsum tattoo

Tattoos on the lower back became popular in the first decade of the 21st century, and gained a reputation for their erotic appeal. The tattoos were sometimes accentuated by low-rise jeans or crop tops. Their popularity was in part due to the influence of female celebrities. A 2011 study of media stereotypes criticized media portrayals of lower-back tattoos, arguing that they were unfairly bandage as a symbol of promiscuity.^[ane]

History [edit]

Although historically in the western world men are more frequently tattooed than women, in the early 1990s the practice gained popularity among women.^[two] Prior to the tardily 20th century, women with tattoos were heavily stigmatized, and were rarely found in middle-class gild.^[3] Lower-dorsum tattoos were popularized in the early 2000s, in part owing to the influence of female celebrities, including Britney Spears, Aaliyah, Christina Ricci and Pamela Anderson. The popularity of low-rise jeans and crop tops may have also spurred the increase in lower-back tattoos.^[4] Some other appeal of tattooing the lower back is that at that place is little fat there, lessening the chance that images will become misshapen over time.^[5] Besides, the lower back is often concealed, providing women the pick of when to reveal their tattoo.^[3] Although some males have lower-back tattoos, including some celebrities,^[4] they are mostly not acquired by men.^[six]

Perception [edit]

A woman being tattooed on her lower dorsum

Women's lower backs are often viewed by people as an erotic trunk part, leading to the association of lower-back tattoos with sexuality.^[iii] Lower-dorsum tattoos are also perceived equally an indication of promiscuity past some, possibly owing to media portrayals of women with tattoos.^[7] A 2011 report of media stereotypes criticized media portrayals of lower-dorsum tattoos, arguing that they are unfairly cast as a symbol of promiscuity.^[i] In that location are a number of debasing nicknames for lower-dorsum tattoos, including "tramp postage", "slag tag", "bulls-eye", and "target".^[two] The prove Saturday Night Alive seems to at to the lowest degree have partially played a part in bringing prejudice and shaming to the placement of the tattoo. For instance, the term "tramp stamp" started gaining widespread popularity subsequently being used in ane of their May 2004 skits.^[viii] In another instance, the show besides satirized the do, describing a "rub-on" tattoo remover marketed at middle-historic period women who received lower-back tattoos while young.^[1]

Medical aspects [edit]

Medical practitioners who administer anesthesia take questioned whether epidural analgesia should be provided to women with lower-back tattoos. Concerns take emerged that epidural catheters may cause tattoo pigment to enter interspinous ligaments and other areas, potentially leading to health problems. There is consensus that epidural catheters should not be placed through irritated or infected tattoos. However, damage has not been clearly documented when placing epidural catheters through good for you tattooed skin; a review in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Journal concluded that "epidural catheter placement through lumbar tattoos is a practitioner's decision based on clinical judgment".^[9] In Current Stance in Anesthesiology, Frédéric J. Mercier and Marie-Pierre Bonnet state that the evidence for complications when placing epidural catheters is unconvincing, just abet avoiding the practice owing to the lack of long-term evidence.^[10]

See too [edit]

Dimples of Venus – Sagitically symmetrical depression over the gluteal fold

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Salinas, Chema (2011). Paul Lester and Susan Ross (ed.). Images That Injure: Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media. ABC-CLIO. pp. 247–8. ISBN978-0-313-37892-8.
^ ^a ^b Seibert, Justin (21 November 2007). "Once taboo, tattoos on girls are getting hot". The Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 23 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fenske, Mindy (2007). Tattoos in American Visual Culture. Macmillan Publishers. pp. 98–9. ISBN978-0-230-60027-0.
^ ^a ^b Fong, Mei (24 May 2002). "Hipster Jeans, Crop Tops Boost Lower-Back Tattoos". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 23 April 2012.
^ Semenza, Gabe (sixteen August 2007). "Practice Lower Dorsum Tattoo Pb to More than Pain in the Commitment Room?". The Victoria Advocate . Retrieved 23 Apr 2012.
^ Cuyper, Christa De; Maria Luisa Cotapos (2010). Dermatologic Complications With Trunk Art: Tattoos, Piercings and Permanent Make-Up . Springer Publishing. p. 5. ISBN978-3-642-03291-2.
^ Hall, Ann C.; Bishop, Mardia J. (2007). Pop-Porn: Pornography in American Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 65–6. ISBN978-0-275-99920-9.
^ Hudson, Karen L. (29 March 2019). "Contesting Stereotypes About Lower-Back Tattoos". LiveAbout . Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Welliver, Dawn; Mark Welliver; Tammy Carroll; Peggy James (June 2010). "Lumbar Epidural Catheter Placement in the Presence of Low Back Tattoos: A Review of the Rubber Concerns" (PDF). AANA Journal. 78 (three): 197–201. PMID 20572405. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 25 Apr 2012.
^ Mercier, Frédéric J.; Bonnet, Marie-Pierre (June 2009). "Tattooing and various piercing: anaesthetic considerations". Current Stance in Anesthesiology. 22 (3): 436–441. doi:x.1097/ACO.0b013e32832a4125. PMID 19384230. S2CID 35215101.

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