What do you think about guys wearing earrings?

[colmdubh]

Thought about getting one or both of my lobes pierced yet I'm not sure what's in style or would look professional in a workplace. So far all the articles I've read about men's piercings have run the gamut of what is "in" or acceptable. I'm thinking of getting one ear pierced with a small hoop hoping I can pull it off without looking like a pirate, I think two may seem a bit too feminine. Thanks

[AutisticCuckoo]

The attitude will probably vary with geography and age. Personally, I think earrings are unmanly, but that's more my problem than yours! :)

[notoppings]

I'm not into piercings myself but do find that some guys look good with a small post in one ear, it's when they get into the large aboriginal holes or massive loops that I don't understand. Do what you feel comfortable with.

[AgentofGaming]

All punctured things make me think "ouch" when I see them, that said I don't support "ouch" for aesthetics.

[Fej]

I think it is unprofessional to wear earrings at work, for a man. But even worse, I don't know how they don't get disciplined for wearing earrings at work. As we all know its mostly the black people that do this. The managers just let them wear earrings, a sad thing. Now if they were working at a strip club, disco, gay bar, etc those kinds of things then I guess it would be acceptable for them to wear earrings there.

[azelismia]

I think it is unprofessional to wear earrings at work, for a man. But even worse, I don't know how they don't get disciplined for wearing earrings at work. As we all know its mostly the black people that do this. The managers just let them wear earrings, a sad thing. Now if they were working at a strip club, disco, gay bar, etc those kinds of things then I guess it would be acceptable for them to wear earrings there.


WTF, do you really believe this or are you trying to stir things up?

personally, I am of the piercings of any kind are a travesty mentality. ditto for tattoos. Self mutilation is not something I endorse

[Motor Jax]

i have one earring (left) which i've had since i was 16, and one tat

but there is this civilian guy at my apt complex that has a diamond stud in each ear

ummm...?

[Fej]

WTF, do you really believe this or are you trying to stir things up?

personally, I am of the piercings of any kind are a travesty mentality. ditto for tattoos. Self mutilation is not something I endorse

I don't believe in it. It is a fact.

[Double Victory]

I don't believe in it. It is a fact.

Lol.


Anyway, guys can look good with pierced ears. I'd say get them both pierced, though. I had a professor last quarter who had both ears pierced, and he was in no way feminine. If you only get one pierced I could foresee a lot of, "So which ear is it that you're supposed to get pierced if you're gay? Hmm, I think it's the one you have pierced. Haha, you got it in the wrong ear."

After all, if you get both pierced, you don't always have to wear both earrings. I sometimes go for a month at a time without putting earrings in my ears, and my holes are fine.

[nrk112]

Maybe its different where you live, but I find that more Caucasian males wear earings than Blacks. However, most of the blacks in my area are Haitian, so it may be more of a cultural thing.

Personally I wouldn't wear an earing, but to each thier own.

[Motor Jax]

well, i only wear mine when i flirt

its a chick magnet (seriously)

lol...

[Elfrun]

*suddenly finds herself curiously attracted to Motor* Personally I love classy tats and piercings, but then I don't like to conform! I work in a corporate environment where appearance is paramount, bottom line is you can easily remove a piercing when required.

[sriv]

Live and let live is my policy (when it comes to fashion).

[mental drift]

I pierced my friends ear when I was a teenager and he tried to pierce mine, but my ISTJ mom had a conniption. I don't mind a guy with an earring(s), but I don't like it when some people have their infant son's ears pierced, just personal preference.

[Elfrun]

Sorry to digress but ‘hear, hear’.

I don’t see many more inappropriate and unnecessary things than earrings on an infant. Wtf? Why would someone do that? If anyone here has done that to their child please explain it to me cause all I see is unnecessary pain for the baby and inflicting ‘fashion’ on someone to young to give a ...

*back to topic* earring/s for colmdubh :thumbsup:

[curiousjane]

Earrings are neither a draw nor a turn-off for me. Multiple body piercings will raise my eyebrows. Excessive piercings are redundant and gross me out a little. Why pay for all that pain? I don't get it.

I would say, if you want to get them pierced ... one stud in each ear. Small hoops if desired.

I personally don't have any piercings. So I don't know enough about earring culture to steer you in the right direction.

[SShack]

Earrings don't do anything for me, but I find eyebrow piercings to be scorchingly hot. I can't explain it. No other place does a thing. But eyebrow piercings ... growl.

[darkkodiak]

What I think about guys wearing earrings.... not much because asking that question is like asking me what I think about women wearing jeans. My answer to that is still not much and don't care.

[Rei]

Some guys can pull it off... as in it just looks "natural"... somehow...
Others look very awkward.

Might I comment thought, that men who are comfortable enough with their masculinity to (and can pull off) do(ing) things like pierce their ears, wear pink, carry their girlfriend/wife's bag get bonus points. :thumbsup:

[niffer]

The non-gay ear pierced with a stud/small hoop thing is nice. The one dude I'm obsessed with has one. That might make my opinion biased, of course.

[dandylion]

Some guys really look good in earrings. I don't really like hoops on them, though.

[demvesalius]

To all guys who pierce themselves: WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?

[Elfrun]

Why does it need to prove anything?

[demvesalius]

Ah yes, a question with a question...

All my body markings are scars I got from crashing my bike in a race or taking a corner the wrong way when training. I had skin ripped off my flesh because I had the courage to do something most people can't do: descending down mountains at high speeds (40+ mph), trying to be in the right position to win a race, bad luck, etc... I earned my scars because of courage and doing something I'm committed to - True "badges of honor".

I have some scars on my chest from having my gallbladder removed. I had to go through months of pain, of not knowing what was wrong with me, many trips to the hospital, many needles stuck in me, before I finally had it removed when the doctors finally figured out what was wrong with me. I earned those body markings on my chest!

It seems to me that when a guy pierces himself he is doing it as some kind of a macho thing, not to look pretty, as a woman may do.

OOOOOO wow! You pierced yourself!
My answer is: SO WHAT! You didn't do anything to earn those piercings besides a numb pinch through your skin.
You're giving yourself distinction without ever doing something distinct.

Maybe I'm totally out to lunch on this, but I don't think so.

Tell me what you think.

[Elfrun]

Holy crap, that's intense, do you still ride?

I understand where you're coming from and I believe a number of people would get tat's and piercing to 'prove' something. Those people, in my humble opinion, would likely be ‘sheep’ and not INTJ’s.

For me I see it as expressing myself through jewellery and art, I don’t follow the mainstream trends for piercings (ok I don’t have anything weird though for anyone trying to get a mental image) and my tats have a profound meaning for me. I feel as though they show the world a little bit about me, that I’m not a follower, that I’m adventurous and that I appreciate art. For me they are as much a part of me as the rest of my body. Maybe I’m the one ‘out to lunch’!

That said I have seen a number of people get piercings it to fit in with an image (I do happen to like 'that' image though ;))

[Antares]

Each to his (or her) own. I have no comment.

[Lei Yang]

Each to his (or her) own. I have no comment.

You just did... ;)

[athenian200]

Thought about getting one or both of my lobes pierced yet I'm not sure what's in style or would look professional in a workplace. So far all the articles I've read about men's piercings have run the gamut of what is "in" or acceptable. I'm thinking of getting one ear pierced with a small hoop hoping I can pull it off without looking like a pirate, I think two may seem a bit too feminine. Thanks

I think you should do whatever you're comfortable with. Although personally, I don't even see why women want to get their ears pierced, except maybe peer pressure. It's painful, and there are ways the earrings can be worn without piercing.

I've seen a lot of men with one ear pierced, though, and even the ones with both ears pierced managed not to seem feminine.

I can honestly say that I don't think a man piercing his ears is any weirder than a woman piercing hers. Both are somewhat painful and pointless, in my book.

[colmdubh]

Interesting comments so far...in regard to some of them I am certainly not trying to fit in with any crowd I suppose I view it more as an accessory like a watch...I don't think of it as a badge of honor at all, I suppose you can think of scars that way but they seem to be in two different categories...

[Snowdragon]

Earrings on men is a wee bit effeminate in my opinion. I don't have anything against piercings, I myself have pierced ears. If you want, you could go out on a limb and get your nose/eyebrow/tounge pierced like a REAL man.

[PRBori]

I believe this is a personal matter, but on what I believe, personally I don't like men with earrings or any other type of pierce on their bodies. I find it unprofessional and not too masculine at all.

In Puerto Rico most men wear earrings including my brother... but again I don't agree with it and would never date someone that wears them. Professionalism and Masculinity are essential to me and earrings or any other pierce items do not portray them.

I'm not saying that it makes men more effeminated, but is a personal choice on all levels. Some find it attractive and others don't.

[Beery Swine]

The same thing I think of chicks wearing earrings. Superfluous mutilation. At least if a woman pierces her nipples you get some enjoyment out of it, but ears, nothing.





Beery Swine added to this post, 2 minutes and 26 seconds later...

...in regard to some of them I am certainly not trying to fit in with any crowd I suppose I view it more as an accessory like a watch...

A watch will tell you what time it is while earrings just remind you of wasted money, pain, and calories.

[Ivyman]

Earrings for men?

I don't think most men can carry it off, but why not eh?

Definately hoops though, if you're 'white' silver NOT gold (unless you are a pirate), if your 'black' either, preferably gold though as it contrasts nicely with darker skin.

But anyway...

[Mercury]

I like tiny hoop earrings on guys or small to large round gauges or pins.

[Ivyman]

Each to his (or her) own. I have no comment.

That was a comment....;D

[colmdubh]

Thanks for the replies, I decided not to get it done after considering a number of things, one of which I'm trying to find a new job and would hate to ruin my chances of being hired, here in the south it's harder to pull it off than in say Seattle...