Featured Posts

To top
Title Image

tramp Tag

14 Dec

The return of the Tramp Stamp: Y2K’s most divisive

The return of the Tramp Stamp: Y2K’s most divisive
most divisive fashion statement most divisive fashion statement With Y2K fever plunging waistlines to crotch hovering heights, it was only a matter of time until the era’s much-maligned ‘tramp stamp’, or lower back tattoo, made its return. From Christina Aguilera’s scripture to Britney’s fairy and Jessica Alba’s floral motif, the late Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s trend was as ubiquitous as Juicy Couture tracksuits and Motorola Razrs, peeking out of backless dresses and Juicy Couture tracksuits all over the place. It was so popular, in truth, that even Barbie had a tramp stamp by 2009. As the last decade progressed, nevertheless, the trend fell victim to rampant misogyny and tabloid fodder. The aesthetic fell from grace, becoming the goal of sexist jokes, body-judging...
Continue reading
27 Oct

Do you spend £1.5k a month in your appearance,

Do you spend £1.5k a month in your appearance,
Author Halima Jibril unpacks why the value of beauty is a lot higher for Black women Do you spend £1.5k in your appearance monthly, or are you a tramp?  As absurd as this query could appear, it has dominated online discourse this month – and after all, all of it began on TikTok. In a now-deleted video, social media personality Marissa Banks went on a rant about beauty maintenance and controversially remarked, “females won't need to be seen if their nails, lashes and hair usually are not done.” She continued: “Why would you set yourself in a predicament to be seen as a tramp, an ogre, mainly a pest to society?” Banks then went...
Continue reading
1 Oct

Do you spend £1.5k a month in your appearance,

Do you spend £1.5k a month in your appearance,
Author Halima Jibril unpacks why the value of beauty is a lot higher for Black women Do you spend £1.5k in your appearance monthly, or are you a tramp?  As absurd as this query could appear, it has dominated online discourse this month – and in fact, all of it began on TikTok. In a now-deleted video, social media personality Marissa Banks went on a rant about beauty maintenance and controversially remarked, “females is not going to need to be seen if their nails, lashes and hair will not be done.” She continued: “Why would you place yourself in a predicament to be seen as a tramp, an ogre, mainly a pest to society?”...
Continue reading