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So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.

Whastabigdeal?

My dad had one when he got out of the service

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So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.
I have mine pierced at 10guage, can see them here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/zbronto/P7190051.jpg)

I like them. Alot.

Whastabigdeal?

Certain realms of society look down on it...and like it or not...that realm is the people that will or will not hire you...er...me. I have two tattoos...but those are a bit easier to cover up.

Certain realms of society look down on it...and like it or not...that realm is the people that will or will not hire you...er...me. I have two tattoos...but those are a bit easier to cover up.

depending on the guage, earrings can be very easy to cover...just take them out for a few hours.

Actually, the chick who pierced mine is designing a set of plugs for guaged ears that will disguise them to look like big gaudy earrings instead of plugs.

Certain realms of society look down on it...and like it or not...that realm is the people that will or will not hire you...er...me. I have two tattoos...but those are a bit easier to cover up.

So you just don't wear them/it to work. Of course, if you decided to rip your ear so you could slide a lead pipe right through it, it might be hard to hide..

depending on the guage, earrings can be very easy to cover...just take them out for a few hours.

Actually, the chick who pierced mine is designing a set of plugs for guaged ears that will disguise them to look like big gaudy earrings instead of plugs.

I don't think I'd "guage" mine. Looks cool on others (like you) but not really my style, ya know?

I don't think I'd "guage" mine. Looks cool on others (like you) but not really my style, ya know?

yeah...mine aren't exactly huge, although, they are quite a bit larger than standard (standard is 16g). They do create some unique problems when I do need to hide them, such as people suddenly noticing you can see through my earlobe, and feeling the need to touch them (I hate being touched)

Certain realms of society look down on it...and like it or not...that realm is the people that will or will not hire you...er...me.

yeah, we really ought to do something about them

Earrings on guys are sexy.

Certain realms of society look down on it...and like it or not...that realm is the people that will or will not hire you...er...me. I have two tattoos...but those are a bit easier to cover up.

Im getting a tattoo the end of this week, more than likely. But I don't think I could ever see myself with an earring. It just doesn't fit my big ears that much.

Hurm?
I'm straight.

With two earrings in each ear (12 + 14 guage), a ring (horizontal) and a bar (vertical) in each nipple (all 10 guage), and 5 tattoos.

For some reason, none of these body mods mysteriously altered my sexual preference...

So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.

I have two in my left ear, one in my right ear, if you don't want to do it, then don't, it isn't a gay/straight thing (I don't actually think that I know any gay guy with earrings anyway), it is more a fashion statement at this point, I remember when I got my left ear pierced (I jsut got the one at frist), I wanted both ears pierced, my mom, at-the-time-gf, and her mom all said I should just do one ear, I asked tha lady who was going to pierce them, she said she didn't think guys should get their ears pierced at all, lol.

really though, do waht you want, I don't recall anyone actually thinking I was gay because of it, I have heard a few mild gibs from friends, but that was a while back, and clearly meant in jest... like I said, today's society just doesn't view earrings as 'gay' that I have noticed....

So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.

I forgot to suggest that you stay away from 'diamond'-looking studs, I think they look terrible on guys (IMHO), the two more recent ones I have are like smoked crystals or something, where they are diamond-esque, but they are black... I think guys with diamond studs (especially the gigantic ones that must weigh like 3 lbs) look really really bad, just doesn't seem like a guy thing to me... but thats just me, like I said.

Now I'm quoting from memory here, so it's not word-for-word...but it sums up my thoughts on the subject rather nicely.

...and guys, this thing with the earrings? It's over. It's been over for a long time. It was supposed to piss off the Squares....the Squares are wearing them now. It has no meaning anymore, the whole thing is fucking pointless.

...but yeah, if you want an earring, then go nuts. :)

I have two in my left ear, one in my right ear, if you don't want to do it, then don't, it isn't a gay/straight thing (I don't actually think that I know any gay guy with earrings anyway), it is more a fashion statement at this point, I remember when I got my left ear pierced (I jsut got the one at frist), I wanted both ears pierced, my mom, at-the-time-gf, and her mom all said I should just do one ear, I asked tha lady who was going to pierce them, she said she didn't think guys should get their ears pierced at all, lol.

really though, do waht you want, I don't recall anyone actually thinking I was gay because of it, I have heard a few mild gibs from friends, but that was a while back, and clearly meant in jest... like I said, today's society just doesn't view earrings as 'gay' that I have noticed....

Heh...my friends and I are not my concern. Obviously I'd be cool with it...and so would they as some have them...but I do have to deal with the family on occasion at least. ;)

Im getting a tattoo the end of this week, more than likely.

Hell ya, haha! They're addicting though...you won't want only one.

Earrings on guys are sexy.

Perhaps the most influential response yet ;)

when i can afford those.

exactly why I only have two

EDIT: Oh I thought Jolt had grown past it's "time warp" phase...good job, Jolt. Immature as always...

Hell ya, haha! They're addicting though...you won't want only one.


Yeah, I already have plans for a second and third one when i can afford those.

I want to get my ears pierced, but I'm scared of needles. :(

Certain realms of society look down on it...and like it or not...that realm is the people that will or will not hire you...er...me. I have two tattoos...but those are a bit easier to cover up.

I think you'll find your fears about employment are unwarranted.

Earrings really aren't a big deal anymore.

And I got a nose ring just before I started law school. People said my professors would care -- they didn't. People said my employers would care -- they didn't. (And that includes 2 federal appellate judges.) People said judges and juries would care -- as far as I can tell, they didn't.

Don't let fear of what others will think limit your self-expression.

I've never understood the fascination with piercings.

If you want to get small pieces of shrapnel in you, go fight in the infantry or something.

Certain realms of society look down on it...and like it or not...that realm is the people that will or will not hire you...er...me. I have two tattoos...but those are a bit easier to cover up.

it's been a long time since earrings at work were an issue for me - i don't even take them out for interviews
at my last interview (for my current job as a graphic artist in the advertising industry - vanity's better understood there) i asked if visible tattoos would be a problem (singlets reveal my upper arm tats) and was told "as long as they're not on your ass"
which was funny, because i do have tats on my ass...

I think you'll find your fears about employment are unwarranted.

Earrings really aren't a big deal anymore.

Grumbles about living in PA versus CA

Still, makes me feel a bit better

Grumbles about living in PA versus CA

Still, makes me feel a bit better

FWIW, I've actually lived and worked post-nose-ring in Idaho, Washington, and California.

I've made court or other official appearances in too many places to name from Delaware to Florida to Minnesota to Missouri .....

I don't care one way or the other. I am perfectly satisfied with the number of holes I have. On the other hand, I neither look down on nor get jealous of any other guy because he has more holes than me.

I just don't like jewelry so much that I need to make new places to hang it. :p

FWIW, I've actually lived and worked post-nose-ring in Idaho, Washington, and California.

I've made court or other official appearances in too many places to name from Delaware to Florida to Minnesota to Missouri .....

Hah! I've been wondering where the hell you were.

And you're right about his fears being unwarranted... For the most part, anyway. Even in Texas, you'll see teenagers working in supermarkets, adorned with tattoos, piercings, and with some of the most god-awful haircuts and dye jobs you'll ever see. And nobody says anything about it, at least not in public.

I could work pretty much anywhere if I grew my hair out, really (yeah yeah, I got it cut...).

Earrings on guys are sexy.

Hooray for me.

FWIW, I've actually lived and worked post-nose-ring in Idaho, Washington, and California.

I've made court or other official appearances in too many places to name from Delaware to Florida to Minnesota to Missouri .....
Did you have that bullring style or on the side?

I honestly don't know what difference it makes...


I got my ear pierced like fucking forever ago on an impulse, actually. Since it was forever ago it was still the thing to do just one ear. I got a hoop in it that was easy to keep in, so I have and it is there to this day. But now I look like a burn out or something because I only have the one in the left ear. But whatever. I'm comfortable with it.

I've actually lived and worked post-nose-ring in Idaho

did you live somewhere else besides 'scow?

I've never understood the fascination with piercings.

If you want to get small pieces of shrapnel in you, go fight in the infantry or something.

and i've never honestly been able to explain it

i love seeing piercings on other people (pref. females, obviously)
but as to why i was so drawn to getting myself pierced - i really don't know

it wasn't 'following the crowd' either - i got my first nipple piercing in January 1995 - which, in New Zealand, was unheard of at the time - it took me a couple of months to actually find someone who knew what i was talking about, and my piercer was the only licenced one in NZ at the time (that she knew of)
she was a manicurist who'd heard of piercing in London, learned all about it and invested on a load of kit to bring home
returning to NZ she went to the Health Dept to ask for a clean bill of health, their reply was "you want to do what to people?" so she took it upon herself to educate them
i still remember that her piercing (one of her first on her own) was as clean and professional as ones i've had recently

but ever since i first got pierced, the sound of teeth clicking against metal is the most erotic sound i can imagine

I've got my left ear pierced twice. I used to have one in my right ear too, but it never properly healed & just kepy getting infected (probably because it was done by a mate one night when I was completely pissed).

I didn't think people really noticed males with pierced ears these days.

did you live somewhere else besides 'scow?

Well, you got me there.

Moscow, Seattle, and San Diego have been my residences.

I've never worked in Southern Idaho. But I have been offered jobs there.

Well, you got me there

it's ok, no one else will know what we're talking about, so the example holds.

So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.

I fail to see the problem?
Ok, diamond studs are rather chav, but other than that?

I fail to see the problem?
Ok, diamond studs are rather chav, but other than that?

Chav? Is that British?

Anyhow, read the thread. From where I come from there are others, whom I have to deal with on a regular basis, who look down on things like that. However, as pointed out here, it is apparently a stigma that's leaving.

If you wanna, then go for it. I don't think it's much of a problem these days unless you go overboard and look like Hellraiser, or have a dozen studs on each ear AND some in your eyebrows AND in your nose AND all over your lips. I think some more corporation-y type places have issues with the giant stretchy holes, but just a regular earring? pfftt no problems. I dunno about your family, cause I don't know them, but it's just an earring so if you wanna so you can decorate yourself then that's really none of their business.

I got my belly button pierced and I still don't know if either of my parents know... if they do they've never said anything, and now it's too late cause it's like 7 years later and I live in a different country than them. They didn't object to the second holes I put in my ears though, but I'm a chick so maybe that's why. My mom's massively conservative and prudish though, so maybe parents can be more relaxed when their kids are grown up than we expect them to be.

I don't think people will mistake you for homosexual just because of one earring. I can never remember which ear used to be the 'gay' ear, anyway, and I don't think it matters anymore. Society is a bit more open now and people can actually tell others their preferences without hanging a colored hankerchief out of a specific back pocket or having one or the other ear pierced for a secret mode of communication.

It just stings for a minute, and you gotta keep it clean til it heals, but you should be fine :) Oh, and don't try to do it yourself... that usually ends up being such a mess!

It just stings for a minute, and you gotta keep it clean til it heals, but you should be fine :) Oh, and don't try to do it yourself... that usually ends up being such a mess!

Heh...I'm far too vain to do it myself. I'm not a professional! I might mess it up! ;)

...not living up to my own standards...oh my...

much ado about nothing.

=^^=
.../\...

Chav? Is that British?

Anyhow, read the thread. From where I come from there are others, whom I have to deal with on a regular basis, who look down on things like that. However, as pointed out here, it is apparently a stigma that's leaving.

This is chav :

http://www.snypa.co.uk/earth/resources/Wayelz%20Chav.jpg

I don't know, I never heard of people looking down on earrings. Why would they?

I'm in Nz, and I don't have any piercings (I'm male) because it's common as shit. There's nowhere special to get a piercing now, too many at my school (College, high school, whatever your version is) have ears pierced and it's either not a big deal, or it makes them look as queer as dicks hatband.

I Wont pretend to be conservative (One day I'll post a pic in my casual entire, including the skirt-pants) but I see no need to have stuff going through your body.
I accesorize (I do suck at spelling) my clothing, and I wear jewelery occasionaly (Metal, not wood) but I'm not putting anything into, under, or through my skin.

Have fun with yours, as long as your happy with it, there's no problem, but keep in mind it may affect some peoples opinions of you, or at least modify the first impressions.

This is chav :

http://www.snypa.co.uk/earth/resources/Wayelz%20Chav.jpg

I don't know, I never heard of people looking down on earrings. Why would they?

That is horrible

That is horrible

I know. That's why I wouldn't go for diamond studs. No need to get mistaken for one of them.

This is chav :

http://www.snypa.co.uk/earth/resources/Wayelz%20Chav.jpg

I don't know, I never heard of people looking down on earrings. Why would they?


I note the Burbery check, tracksuit and assorted 'bling'.

Heh...I'm far too vain to do it myself. I'm not a professional! I might mess it up! ;)

...not living up to my own standards...oh my...It's a hole in an earlobe, not brainsurgery. But you're in luck, here's the Instruction Manual for The Unimaginative:

You'll Need

1. Mirror.
1. Felt tip pen.
1. Cutting board or similar surface.
1. Stud, or whatever you decide to stick in the hole if you've figured it out.
1. Nail of suitable diameter.
1. Hammer.
1. Crowbar.

Optional:
1. bottle of Vodka

The How To

I. Look in the mirror & mark the desired spot for the hole with the pen.

II. Make sure hammer, nail & mirror is within arms length of the cutting board.

III. If you're a crybaby, drink the Vodka. If not, skip ahead to step IV.

IV. Rest your earlobe on the cutting board (or whatever you're using) in as comfortable position as you can.

V. Use the mirror to firmly hold the nail against the spot you marked with the pen earlier.

VI. Hammer the nail through your earlobe with one not too soft blow. Try not to get the nail stuck in the cutting board, and try not to use more than one blow since you're prolly screaming like a little girl already.

VII. If the nail got stuck in the cutting board & you can't pull it out with your fingers, guess what the crowbar's for. Let's hope you can reach it.


Ok, so it's mostly a joke, but I did make a couple in this way. Works just fine & it's prolly the least painful, quickest & easiest way to go about it. Just moderate the hammering or things get complicated. And of course, don't take a hammer to your face if your aim's shite. And Americans: no, I'm not American. While I'm sure it'd be great fun for you to bash your skulls in, you can't sue me, so don't bother.

Heh...I wiki'd "chav" and it came up with references to wiggers and Lady Sovereign. 'Nuff said.

But while we're on the overcast skies capital of the world...doesn't Mr. Beckham wear diamonds in his ears? Or don't you Brits like him much anymore?

Heh...I wiki'd "chav" and it came up with references to wiggers and Lady Sovereign. 'Nuff said.

But while we're on the overcast skies capital of the world...doesn't Mr. Beckham wear diamonds in his ears? Or don't you Brits like him much anymore?

I've never been a Brit, but David Beckham seems to be the model chav in all aspects...

I've never been a Brit, but David Beckham seems to be the model chav in all aspects...

Hmm...chav's must be more complex than their american counterparts. I'd never fashion Beckham a wigger or trailer trash. Heh...just basic Hollywood, if not a bit tame by their standards. He's definately more Hollywood than elite athlete though. You don't see LeBron James, Peyton Manning, or Tiger Woods decked out at fashion shows much. :D They typically stick to ads.

Hmm...chav's must be more complex than their american counterparts. I'd never fashion Beckham a wigger or trailer trash. Heh...just basic Hollywood, if not a bit tame by their standards. He's definately more Hollywood than elite athlete though. You don't see LeBron James, Peyton Manning, or Tiger Woods decked out at fashion shows much. :D They typically stick to ads.

I wouldn't call what he does or wears "fashion", though....
Well, maybe street kids fashion.

As far as I can see, he's just a chav who got some money.

I wouldn't call what he does or wears "fashion", though....

http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/06/00/20050105143509990021

Here's to doubting I could pull that off...lol...

http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/06/00/20050105143509990021

Here's to doubting I could pull that off...lol...

What the fuck is that thing?!? :eek:

http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/06/00/20050105143509990021

Here's to doubting I could pull that off...lol...

And you think that looks good?
Might as well go for the diamond studs, then ;)

And you think that looks good?
Might as well go for the diamond studs, then ;)

haha...no no no

I just meant that there is no way in hell i could wear it

haha...no no no

I just meant that there is no way in hell i could wear it

*lol
There's no way in hell HE can wear that either ;)

really A Chap should only wear two piece of Jewellery a pair of cufflinks

So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.
I'm amazed this is still a question people ask.

Why not?

I'm amazed this is still a question people ask.

Why not?

Because if you have an earring in your left ear, you're gay. That's just how life works.

Why not.

Meh. I got my ear piersed on my 16th birthday, and wore earrings foor years. Then I grew up nad quit bothering with them and now I have no clue as to whether I still can. I have no real desiore to find out either.

Hmm...chav's must be more complex than their american counterparts. I'd never fashion Beckham a wigger or trailer trash. Heh...just basic Hollywood, if not a bit tame by their standards. He's definately more Hollywood than elite athlete though. You don't see LeBron James, Peyton Manning, or Tiger Woods decked out at fashion shows much. :D They typically stick to ads.

Sorry? Okay I'll admit I have not read the whole of the thread, but has sombody said that male ear pirceings are for chavs then?

Because if you have an earring in your left ear, you're gay. That's just how life works.
Wait, you mean all I have to do is pierce my boyfriend's left ear, and he'll be willing to talk about having a three-some with that hot guy at the sandwich place?

WHY am I just learning about this NOW?!!

Sorry? Okay I'll admit I have not read the whole of the thread, but has sombody said that male ear pirceings are for chavs then?

No. I pointed out that diamond studs are for chavs.
Piercings are perfectly fine for men, I personally find it rather attractive.

Wait, you mean all I have to do is pierce my boyfriend's left ear, and he'll be willing to talk about having a three-some with that hot guy at the sandwich place?

WHY am I just learning about this NOW?!!

No, if you pierce your boyfriends left ear he'll be having the three-some with hot sandwich guy without you. Maybe if you pierce it half way it'll make him bi.

What about having two peircings in one ear, and three in the other?

Yes Jim, you're gay.

Because if you have an earring in your left ear, you're gay. That's just how life works.

What about having two peircings in one ear, and three in the other?

No. I pointed out that diamond studs are for chavs.
Piercings are perfectly fine for men, I personally find it rather attractive.


Hahah ohhhh well I'm glad I asked, I could have easily just gone off on a rant, and made my self look like a right arse.

Heheh more than usual I mean.

Yes Jim, you're gay.

No, Ifreann, that would be my little brother. I never bothered to have more than one peircing. Left ear just so you know, and no, I'm not gay.

No, Ifreann, that would be my little brother. I never bothered to have more than one peircing. Left ear just so you know, and no, I'm not gay.

Close enough. Please don't be taking me seriously. Terrible things happen when people take me seriously

Personally, I intend to leave life with the exact same number of holes I came into it with, no exceptions.

Take you seriously? Surely You can't be serious.

Hell, this is NSG. You can't take anything (or anyone) seriously. At least not and retain any shred of sanity.

I am serious, and stop calling me Shirley.

Close enough. Please don't be taking me seriously. Terrible things happen when people take me seriously

Take you seriously? You can't be serious.

Hell, this is NSG. You can't take anything (or anyone) seriously. At least not and retain any shred of sanity.

Personally, I intend to leave life with the exact same number of holes I came into it with, no exceptions.

You should hope you don't get shot to death. Or stabbed.

You should hope you don't get shot to death. Or stabbed.

Those are also the kind of holes I'm attempting to avoid.

Actually, how does NSG feel about lip/eye-lash piercings?

Actually, how does NSG feel about lip/eye-lash piercings?

Sounds like a lot of pain.

My husband has his ear pierced, until early last year he wore a titanium stud. He has decided that he is getting too old and too high up in the company to continue to wear it, and sadly we lost it somewhere, so I am planning on getting him a replacement soon, I figure he can wear it away from work, when he wants to.

Personally, I intend to leave life with the exact same number of holes I came into it with, no exceptions.

That might prove a little difficult if you should ever need an ostomy...

So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.

I've got a stud in my right ear. People often wonder if I am gay because of it. I tell them to stop stereotyping people and to shut up, usually.

Personally, I intend to leave life with the exact same number of holes I came into it with, no exceptions.

Heh good luck with that one then!

Because if you have an earring in your left ear, you're gay. That's just how life works.

Actually it's your right ear if I remember my "gay code" correctly.

I don't have anything pierced, though I admit being somewhat curious about a tongue piercing. If only because I've always wanted a blowjob from a guy with a pierced tongue.

Actually it's your right ear if I remember my "gay code" correctly.
I think I figured out in high school that the "gay ear" was which ever one that the guy they were picking on had pierced. :rolleyes:

In fact that theory has been proven to me since hubby has his left ear pierced and my redneck cousins still think that "he's probably gay", of course they say that because of other things about hubby, like he clips his toe nails, and plucks his uni-brow, and takes a shower daily, and wears a belt that matches his shoes, and doesn't use clip on ties, and opens my car door for me, and cooks on the weekends, and knows how to choose a wine......you know "gay stuff" :headbang:

I don't have anything pierced, though I admit being somewhat curious about a tongue piercing. If only because I've always wanted a blowjob from a guy with a pierced tongue.
I hear it's nice, but I don't have a penis, so I wouldn't know......:(

So if your husband is probably gay, does that mean they think you're a guy?

I think I'd club them to death for that one.

I think I figured out in high school that the "gay ear" was which ever one that the guy they were picking on had pierced. :rolleyes:

In fact that theory has been proven to me since hubby has his left ear pierced and my redneck cousins still think that "he's probably gay", of course they say that because of other things about hubby, like he clips his toe nails, and plucks his uni-brow, and takes a shower daily, and wears a belt that matches his shoes, and doesn't use clip on ties, and opens my car door for me, and cooks on the weekends, and knows how to choose a wine......you know "gay stuff" :headbang:

We were at a family reunion once, and all the little girl cousins and aunts were painting each others' nails. My dad happened to be around, and one of the little cousins asked if she could pain his nails. He said of course she could, but his fingernails are a mess (he works with his hands a lot) so instead she painted each of his toe nails a different color. She was so proud of her work that he agreed to wear sandals for the rest of the day so that everybody could see.

I was disgusted to see that pretty much every male relative felt the need to make some comment about how my dad was "whipped" by females, or some jibe about how he was "swishing" a bit. Grown men, many of them older than my dad, would laugh at him and ask my mother if she wasn't worried about him "playing for the other team."

Finally, my dad just responded loudly to one of them, "If a little toe nail polish will make your manhood shrivel up and die, then there can't be very much of it to begin with."

Damn right, Pop.

Look, earings were made for women. NOT MEN! I dont really give two fu--s or a sh-- which ear the godddamn ring is in. Either way any male with an earing looks like a queer to me.:upyours:
So you spend a lot of time thinking about how gay other men are, and you spend a lot of energy worrying about the accessory choices of other men.

Honey, you are so far in the closet you are finding Christmas presents.

Look, earings were made for women. NOT MEN! I dont really give two fu--s or a sh-- which ear the godddamn ring is in. Either way any male with an earing looks like a queer to me.:upyours:

So what about us queers that don't have anything pierced? Does that mean I'm really straight?

Honestly you sound like you need a good fuck, you're so tense! Also you're so closeted.

Are earrings on guys really still a big deal? *shrug* I say if you want an earring, go get it.

Look, earings were made for women. NOT MEN! I dont really give two fu--s or a sh-- which ear the godddamn ring is in. Either way any male with an earing looks like a queer to me.:upyours:

Earrings weren't made for anyone in particular.
But you keep telling you that, honey. And make sure to hit on all the guys with earrings you see.

Look, earings were made for women. NOT MEN! I dont really give two fu--s or a sh-- which ear the godddamn ring is in. Either way any male with an earing looks like a queer to me.:upyours:
Never mind, I see there really are still people out there who are bothered by guys with earrings.

Never mind, I see there really are still people out there who are bothered by guys with earrings.

I really don't see why, with some of the truly odd things people wear these days, earrings are entirely forgetable. I find it more disconcerting to see someone with a bolt through their nose. I mean, doesn't that hurt? How do they smell anything?

Look, earings were made for women. NOT MEN! I dont really give two fu--s or a sh-- which ear the godddamn ring is in. Either way any male with an earing looks like a queer to me.:upyours:The closet must be a lonely place. :(

I really don't give a crap, but I like the "No son of mine" option.

I really don't see why, with some of the truly odd things people wear these days, earrings are entirely forgetable. I find it more disconcerting to see someone with a bolt through their nose. I mean, doesn't that hurt? How do they smell anything?
Yeah, I don't get it either. I mean, really, it's just a piece of jewelry. What's the big deal?

I really don't see why, with some of the truly odd things people wear these days, earrings are entirely forgetable. I find it more disconcerting to see someone with a bolt through their nose. I mean, doesn't that hurt? How do they smell anything?
I just can't help wondering what happens when allergy season hits. Ew.

I try not to put any pierces directly in the way of important bodily orifices.

Where I live, the one ear ring thing is painfully out of fashion. Everyone who gets one ear ring just looks like some aging wannabe hipster trying to be cool. Two earrings 10g-12g. You can always stretch them but you will lose too much tissue if you pierce them any larger than that to begin with. And if you start at that size you can always take them out without having some wierd deforemed ear.

I really don't give a crap, but I like the "No son of mine" option.

Its actually a quote from my grandpa haha. He's an interesting character.

Also, spend the $$ and get them professionally pierced. Those little guns they use in shopping malls are not sterilised and the "piercers" do not preactice sterile technique. Hep C can live in dried blood for a month. Also, piercing studios will use Surgical Stainless Steel or glass to pierce you, and since you've never had earrings you probably don't know if you have a metal sensitivity. Find a studio through the better buisness buerau if you are in the US.

So what's the feeling here regarding straight men with earrings? I've been considering it off and on, weighing the decision, so since it was on my mind I figured I'd ask you all what you thought about it. I don't want advice or anything, just an opinion/debate thread thread on the topic.

no different than my opinion on anyone else wearing earings

Look, earings were made for women. NOT MEN! I dont really give two fu--s or a sh-- which ear the godddamn ring is in. Either way any male with an earing looks like a queer to me.:upyours:

Were they?

I fear you may be horrendously wrong in that contention.

While I've got no problems with earrings, where's the option on the poll which juat says they're a bit rubbish on blokes?

Diamond or other precious gems or metals are for women's jewelry.

Earrings on men are always kind of sleazy, and I think are only really fitting when they are gauged hoops that go with tattoos or other piercings.

If you're a sailor, by all means get an earring.

Honey, you are so far in the closet you are finding Christmas presents.

nice

So if your husband is probably gay, does that mean they think you're a guy?

I think I'd club them to death for that one.

they say I am not "feminine" enough, because I went to school, got good grades, know how to play baseball, don't cry at movies, and basically only wear a dress when I have to......which I don't have to much anymore since I bought a nice suit.

Its actually a quote from my grandpa haha. He's an interesting character.

Reminds me of a Jim Gaffigan comedy act. He describes what would happen if when he was a boy he told his father he was a vegetarian "Whack! No son of mine's gay. Now eat your meat."

Umm...I'm afraid I can't vote.

Personally, I only know of a few males (of any sexuality) who I think can "pull it off" (i.e. look good, by my personal standards). First people that pop into my mind are my uncle George and Sarkhaan.
Then again, most guys I know with earrings are chavs, and that means looking stupid by default...

Of course, when it comes down to it, it's your choice - whatever makes you happy :)

In fact that theory has been proven to me since hubby has his left ear pierced and my redneck cousins still think that "he's probably gay", of course they say that because of other things about hubby, like he clips his toe nails, and plucks his uni-brow, and takes a shower daily, and wears a belt that matches his shoes, and doesn't use clip on ties, and opens my car door for me, and cooks on the weekends, and knows how to choose a wine......you know "gay stuff" :headbang:


The gays are in fact a very clean and refined people.:p

Reminds me of a Jim Gaffigan comedy act. He describes what would happen if when he was a boy he told his father he was a vegetarian "Whack! No son of mine's gay. Now eat your meat."

heh...I know which one you're talking about. I love Jim Gaffigan.

The gays are in fact a very clean and refined people.:p

apparently. ;)

Umm...I'm afraid I can't vote.

o.O you not only don't have an opinion on straight guys with earrings...but you can't?

my straight brother has them. both ears. hoops.

im gay. no earings.

-Rafe

I actually tend to stereotype guys with earrings with punk/goth movements first before gay...

Actually, how does NSG feel about lip/eye-lash piercings?

Eye....lash?

How the fuck do you pierce an eyelash?

I think earrings on guys look a little silly, but I can't imagine why they'd have anything to do with sexual orientation. (Well, unless the earrings in question were little dangly letters that spelled out "I'M GAY." Those might, admittedly, make me think the guy wearing them was gay. ;) )

How the fuck do you pierce an eyelash?
Very carefully, with a teensy little hoop? :p

Very carefully, with a teensy little hoop? :pThat struck me as funny, and now my brother is looking at me weird because to him, I'm just laughing at a screen. Haha. Why the hell is that funny. :eek:

We were at a family reunion once, and all the little girl cousins and aunts were painting each others' nails. My dad happened to be around, and one of the little cousins asked if she could pain his nails. He said of course she could, but his fingernails are a mess (he works with his hands a lot) so instead she painted each of his toe nails a different color. She was so proud of her work that he agreed to wear sandals for the rest of the day so that everybody could see.

I was disgusted to see that pretty much every male relative felt the need to make some comment about how my dad was "whipped" by females, or some jibe about how he was "swishing" a bit. Grown men, many of them older than my dad, would laugh at him and ask my mother if she wasn't worried about him "playing for the other team."

Finally, my dad just responded loudly to one of them, "If a little toe nail polish will make your manhood shrivel up and die, then there can't be very much of it to begin with."

Damn right, Pop.

*applauds your dad*