Red bow on front door indicates prostitution? Fact Check

A rumour spreading on social media claims that decorating your front door with either a red or white bow is an indication that the person living inside is advertising sexual services for sell.

FALSE

An example of the message can be seen below.

As christmas draws closer you may have noticed the last few years that some houses decorate their front doors with bows, have you ever wondered why though? As we all know Christmas is an expensive time of year and a lot of people need to find extra money, a bow on a front door means a female willing to take on prostitution lives at the address, it goes further though, different colours mean different things, the meaning of colours varies in different parts of the country use different but nationwide red means cheap (under £20) and white means available in school hours, I hope this has been educational for all readers.

This claim is false, and most likely intended as a joke by someone who dislikes this particular type of decoration; a decoration that has become increasingly popular over the Christmas period.

Various online searches regarding this type of decoration yields no results related to the advertising of sexually related services. While there are plenty of “how-to” videos and other articles about bows being used as a decoration on a door, none of them mention anything to do with the specific assertions in the above rumour.

The message first appeared online on Facebook on December 4th by a UK page called “Spotted Clacton Uncut & Uncensored“. Needless to say, the post or page didn’t proffer any evidence to support its claim. The page that posted the message appears to post mostly “funny” memes and other types of entertaining content.

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While many social media users has correctly interpreted the message as somewhat “tongue in cheek”, as is common with these types of viral copy and paste messages, other users have taken the claims at face value.

Bows of various colours have become an increasingly popular type of festive decoration. There is no link between them and prostitution.