Body Modification

During class on Tuesday we discussed the gender differences that exist when choosing tattoos and the location on the body where you would put a tattoo.  Even though you don't necessarily associate gender differences in tattoo selection, there are definitely social norms when it comes to choosing where you put the tattoo on your body.  For example, there is the "tramp stamp" which is something females get on the lower back, right above the butt.  This would be only acceptable for a trashy girl to get and it is a known name that a tattoo in that location is called such a name as "tramp stamp".  In addition, it is much more common for men to get a tattoo around their bicep then a woman, and if a woman does, it is often seen as a sign of masculinity.  All in all, body modification and its many forms still often conform the gender roles as much as other social norms.