question re piercings.

[auntAgonist]

is there a proper ( as in right or left ) ear for a straight man to have pierced. (I thought I heard years ago that gay men pierce a certain ear) I hope I'm making sense.

This is a serious question. I would like to know.

thank you in advance.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. I'm no expert, as I'm female and straight

But I always heard if a guy pierced his left ear, he was straight; if it was the right ear, he was gay. NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!

[noahmijo]

2. It's supposedly the right ear

I noted however that Travolta's piercing in Pulp Fiction was in his right ear...but nowadays honestly I doubt people even care or even notice. Besides most guys wanting to take a little walk on the wild side generally end up just piercing both ears anyway.

[jonnyblitz]

11. i have had pierced ears since the 80's and back then right

was for gay, left was for straight...

[lojasmo]

3. I'm straight. I have both peirced.

Large CBR (captive bead rings)

Nobody has ever said anything about them.

The old left ear right ear debate is dumb. Get them both done. If you're worried about what people think you shouldn't pierce your ear/s

[auntAgonist]

8. thanks , no we aren't worried

it just came up in conversation and what better place to ask than here on DU?

:)

[short bus president]

4. piercings don't matter anymore...

it's all about whether you wear yer testicular padlock up or down. ;-)

[auntAgonist]

9. what if it's

a gold plated padlock?

just askin' ? hehe.

:yourock:

[BiggJawn]

5. It don't matter anymore.

Some parts of the country it's "right ear STR8", some parts it's the left ear.
And around here, Gays pierce BOTH ears...

Off hand, I'd say that if you have to worry about piercing the "right" lobe, maybe you should re-consider whether to get it done at all.

Oh, watch that red hanky in the right pocket, too.

[auntAgonist]

7. He's not worried about it.

It came up in conversation and so I thought I'd ask, but thanks for you input.

btw we have no issues re straight or gay or anything ... i think that's what you're implying? If not my apologies.

[BiggJawn]

12. Not issues of Gay v. Str8...

just issues of what our popular culture calls "Manliness".

I'm just referencing what I was told many years ago, i.e.:
"If you aint got the balls to stand up to some asshole who thinks you pierced the wrong ear, then mebbe you shouldn't get it pierced in the FIRST place..."

Your mileage may vary, and if it don't apply, let it fly, and my apologies.

[liontamer]

16. lol

"Oh, watch that red hanky in the right pocket, too."

The aggresively straight teenage boys in my neighbourhood have taken to wearing bandannas in their pocket and for a girl who came of age in the west village I am holding back the impulse to tell them exactly what they are "asking for"

[auntAgonist]

6. Thank you ALL for your responses.

[jonnyblitz]

10. they used to say the left ear for straight guys... I doubt

anybody follows that anymore because everybody pierces everything these days.

[no name no slogan]

13. i've had both ears pierced since the 80s

in fact, my left ear is pierced twice-- no reason, just ended up that way i guess.

back in the day, i heard that it also depended on what country you were in-- in the US, straight guys pierced the left, while in the UK, they pierced the right. this supposedly led to reightious confusion among some people...

nowdays i don't think anybody really cares, or even knows. :D

[jonnyblitz]

15. I havent heard anybody mention this since the 80's

but I remember quite distinctly the left ear was for straight guys here in the US anyways.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

14. I don't think it matters anymore

I can't even recall which one indicated sexual orientation, it was so long ago & I dismissed it anyway. Nowadays I doubt anyone really adheres to any rules like this regarding piercings.