Straight guys wearing earrings?

[Rali_hates_Mondays]

I can't believe what I saw on the other day.

As I was working in the library, a group of three rugby players approached randomly to say "hi." With a surprised expression, I lifted my face from my books and to my shock, a couple of them were wearing diamond, bling-bling-in-your-face, earrings! I couldn't conceal my shock and they were like "what?" I pointed out their earrings and they asked "yeah. what do you think of them?" in a really macho tone. I complimented them reluctantly and after that they left. I used to fantasise about them but now the bubble has been burst.

Are we seeing a new masculinity, where in order to prove it, you have to be brave enough to be like a woman? I'm confused

 

[DiaryOfAMadman]

Actually here in the US I'll point it out to be Rappers and Multi Million Dollar Black Professional Athletes who have made the Large "Diamond Stud" earing very popular among men in todays culture. You'll have to go back a few years off the top of my head I'd say when rappers like Juvenile, Master P, and the Hot Boyz were very popular. Thats when I noticed the popularity of the large diamond stud earing coming into play very much so, with all the No Limit Soliderz. Then it caught on with the athletes who were some of that music's biggest and richest fans. Then the general public simply started immitating the stars they looked up to or always saw in the media eye.

 

[secondmonkey]

That's so gay.

 

[luminum]

I think guys look good with rings or even gauged ears, but studs look so...weird to me. But those piercings that cover the upper ear along the ridge are sooo hot.

 

[Theyoungman]

Diamond Earrings on men is gay and you better BELIEVE IT!!

PS: Rappers that wear them are gay...

 

[Andreus]

bling is ambisexual

its a new world

 

[belamy]

O-M--G.-.-.-!!! how provincial-minded can Saxon people get: even their gay urbanites...

 

[irish1]

I was in Brookes Brothers yesterday, the clerk was a young, handsome black man with diamond (real or not) studs that were huge;
I was surpirsed that that this type of jewelry is allowed in BB.

Jewelry has really changed it's themes these days.

 

[jaxon29]

Yes, all this jewelry the straight guys are wearing seems so ironic to me. Being a bit older, I remember some years ago when you were considered queer for wearing any bling. Of course back then, it was the gays who wore most of it. How times have changed. The stuff they wear now doesn't even look tasteful. This trend has been all the younger generation has known though and they weren't the ones making fun of us back then. Otherwise, you could ask them if this means they're gay too. I still think gay when I see guys all decked out in their bling.

 

[seven_sins]

Rings in the ears, I just don't get it.

 

[spreadeagle]

Just take a look at a history of costume - focus in on the Elizabethan period and you'll see the men wearing codpieces and earings - There's a famous portrait of Walter Raleigh with a drop-pearl stud. During the Restoration men wore silks, satins, high heels, corsets, wigs and make-up.

During the 20th century ear-rings and also moustaches and sideburns were adopted by gay men as a means of distinguishing themselves. Fashions are generally forged and popularised by gay men, and then are gradually adopted by heterosexual mainstream society - at which point the demarcation lines are blurred and the style is dropped from the gay subculture and some new innovation is adopted.

Currently of interest is the new range of Aussie packet-pusher underwear that 'lift and separate'. What is this but the codpiece under a new name. The funny thing is that before too long we'll have all these straight dudes shoving their meat in our faces at the beach - all thinking they're the bees knees - while we titter behind our hands.

 

[buzzj]

My take may be hopelessly out of date--- but whether one's talking about an earring or a ring for the finger, my feeling is that men should never wear precious stones. I have onyx and lapis lazuli rings--- but I wouldn't consider wearing a diamond. I know that, at least in years past, Tiffany stocked no jewelry for men that used precious stones... I wonder if that policy has changed now?

 

[irish1]

Tiffany's also did not have bracelets for men; now they have quite a selection.

I have a diamond ring, not large, but the stones measure about 2.5 carats. It's from Bailey, Banks and Biddle in Philadelphia (they have been purchased by a conglomerate since), and it is really beautiful, not "bling".

As much as I love Tiffany's for their designs, I think Cartier is better at being the industry "leader".

I have seen jewelry from both houses that looked more like Woolworth's costume, it was so gaudy.

Neither is the arbiter of fine taste, in the end.

--this necklace was made for a man by Cartier.

Yes, I think we should all have one to go with our earrings.

 

[belamy]

Like I have always said, make-up and jewellery are gross.

It may be cute, nice or whatever to look at it from behind a crystal urn or glossy paper, but finding them in social life is as gross as Halloween or common drag costumes when not considered from the funny side.

 

[Rali_hates_Mondays]

^^^^ Even though I used to admire him, now I just can't look at him in the same way. Before the earrings he looked like an ordinary metrosexual- all polished and moisturised, I presume. But now he looks like a lesbian (esp the second pic)

 

[belamy]

^^^^ Even though I used to admire him, now I just can't look at him in the same way. Before the earrings he looked like an ordinary metrosexual- all polished and moisturised, I presume. But now he looks like a lesbian (esp the second pic)

Ha! give him five more years and twenty more pounds.

 

[Corny]

um? straight men have been wearing earrings here since since .. well since i can remember. so no news here
of course not all of them - but some

 

[belamy]

um? straight men have been wearing earrings here since since .. well since i can remember. so no news here
of course not all of them - but some

You are continental, those Saxon people have a whole universe of their own apart from the rest of mankind.

 

[JackFTwist]

um? straight men have been wearing earrings here since since .. well since i can remember. so no news here
of course not all of them - but some

true

back in 91 when I moved to Kalamazoo probably 10%-20% of the male students at Western Michigan were wearing earrings - I think gay guys didn't wear them so they could stand out -

this is hardly a new fashion trend for straights and it is a dangerous assumption to think any guy with earrings is gay -

 

[belamy]

(...)

this is hardly a new fashion trend for straights and it is a dangerous assumption to think any guy with earrings is gay -

Not if you are watching a Touchstone movie.