How for your first earring(s)?

[onlyme]

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[onlyme]

I guess I rather welcome the idea that young men now as well as young women are often accustomed to have earrings put in when they are young; I guess the opposite has happened in parallel also with tattoos; years ago they were overwhelmingly a man thing, but now as many women as (if not more than) men go for ink. It would seem to make sense for both first earrings and first ink to be viewed as a sort of family event for both genders among young ppl (and also like this the parents might just have a moderating influence to avoid them going a bit 'over the top' as well). My 2c...

 

[onlyme]

[MENTION=60]MoreCoffee[/MENTION]: I see you never went through the earring phase! did you?

Personally I think that for youngsters today it's pretty benign for the most part when young men do it.

 

[MoreCoffee]

[MENTION=60]MoreCoffee[/MENTION]: I see you never went through the earring phase! did you?

Personally I think that for youngsters today it's pretty benign for the most part when young men do it.

I never was even slightly interested in receiving an ear ring or a tattoo. I am not sure how such decorations are intended to work, I believe sometimes they are "worn" for the purpose of making one "more sexy". Personally I think it does not work.

 

[onlyme]

I never was even slightly interested in receiving an ear ring or a tattoo....

Years ago men and boys didn't used to have it done, anyway. Though maybe you have family members who went through the earring phase. Now men and boys often do and I for one don't have a problem with it. It's all rather subjective.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Years ago men and boys didn't used to have it done, anyway. Though maybe you have family members who went through the earring phase. Now men and boys often do and I for one don't have a problem with it. It's all rather subjective.

What others do with their bodies is not within my power to control and I am glad it is not within my power. If I see a tattoo or 'face metal' that is (in my opinion) unsightly all that means is that I do not think it looks attractive/good. I try not to form an opinion of a person based on their tattoos or face-metal, earrings included.

 

[onlyme]

What others do with their bodies is not within my power to control and I am glad it is not within my power. If I see a tattoo or 'face metal' that is (in my opinion) unsightly all that means is that I do not think it looks attractive/good. I try not to form an opinion of a person based on their tattoos or face-metal, earrings included.

You're right about not forming judgments about people on such a basis!
Regarding the other part of your comment, I guess you yourself evidently didn't have a son who wanted earrings; nor did I, but I do happen to think it's perfectly natural these days both for a boy or young man to want simple ear studs put in, as girls and young women do - probably more ornate ones; and perfectly natural for parents to facilitate both sons as well as daughters doing it. (But this is just my 2c.)

 

[MoreCoffee]

You're right about not forming judgments about people on such a basis!
Regarding the other part of your comment, I guess you yourself evidently didn't have a son who wanted earrings; nor did I, but I do happen to think it's perfectly natural these days both for a boy or young man to want simple ear studs put in, as girls and young women do - probably more ornate ones; and perfectly natural for parents to facilitate both sons as well as daughters doing it. (But this is just my 2c.)

I do not have any special dislike for earrings in a male's ear if the same earring is acceptable in a female's ear but I do notice that some earrings appear to be accepted by males and some rejected and maybe the basis is what is regarded as gender appropriate by males.

 

[onlyme]

I do not have any special dislike for earrings in a male's ear if the same earring is acceptable in a female's ear but I do notice that some earrings appear to be accepted by males and some rejected and maybe the basis is what is regarded as gender appropriate by males.

I think a pair of simple looking studs are a perfectly good and acceptable gift for parents to give to an adolescent son for his b-day or Christmas, if indeed this is what he wants.

This might not have been my viewpoint many years ago but it certainly is now, anyway.

This custom might not be quite as widespread in Australia as it is in North America now, but it's perfectly benign for young men, I would judge, as well as young women.

 

[onlyme]

I never was even slightly interested in receiving an ear ring ...

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[MENTION=60]MoreCoffee[/MENTION]:

I think it's probably very much a generational thing also! right? Today, it's like a natural wish and expectation among very many young men. And usually both ears, not just one.

 

[MoreCoffee]

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I think it's probably very much a generational thing also! right? Today, it's like a natural wish and expectation among very many young men. And usually both ears, not just one.

It may be generational or may not ... pirates wore earrings according to history

 

[onlyme]

It may be generational or may not ... pirates wore earrings according to history

[MENTION=60]MoreCoffee[/MENTION]: Point taken! but I guess I mean that 40 years ago it wasn't customary for young men to stud both ears; whereas now it is for so many; and isn't regarded as unusual at all when they do it and when parents give sons as well as daughters earrings, anyway. (2c of observations...)

 

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[MoreCoffee]

[MENTION=60]MoreCoffee[/MENTION]: Point taken! but I guess I mean that 40 years ago it wasn't customary for young men to stud both ears; whereas now it is for so many; and isn't regarded as unusual at all when they do it and when parents give sons as well as daughters earrings, anyway. (2c of observations...)

Yes, it appears to be a fashion now. It was in the 1990s too. But not so much in the 2000s

 

[onlyme]

Yes, it appears to be a fashion now. It was in the 1990s too. But not so much in the 2000s

[MENTION=60]MoreCoffee[/MENTION]: In the 80s, the custom for young men was to do 1 ear; their sisters (and their moms!) were probably doing 2 each side.

I can't see it going back to young men doing 1 ear only now; you probably now see young men in Australia doing both ears also.

 

[onlyme]

I voted None. Pretty self-explanatory

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[MENTION=62]tango[/MENTION]:

Maybe one day, no earrings will be regarded as an act of avant-garde fashion! ?

(Especially among women.)

 

[onlyme]

I had my left ear pierced on my 21st birthday.

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[MENTION=4]MarkFL[/MENTION] :

I imagine in Florida especially a lot of guys wear earrings...right?

 

[MarkFL]

The area of Florida I live in has a large "redneck" community, and they wouldn't be caught dead wearing an earring.

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[onlyme]

The area of Florida I live in has a large "redneck" community, and they wouldn't be caught dead wearing an earring.

By the way, please only use the mention tag (at least for me) if you are reporting a tech issue that I need to be made aware of quickly. It spams my email inbox and also gives me notifications that I have to clear. I keep up with new posts via the "New Posts" search and so I will eventually see all new posts in the threads that I am active in.

Oh right okay; I'm kind of technologically illiterate...

So redneck and guys earrings don't go together, then...

(Maybe you just proved I'm not a redneck... )