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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you think of earrings on late teenage boys and young adult men? I am gen x but probably going to sound like a boomer here! but I am not a fan of the aesthetic of earrings (both ears pierced) on men. But I know it is very popular with college age guys.

I ask because my college junior DS is thinking about getting his ears pierced and asked my opinion. I told him the truth which is that I’m just not into that aesthetic on guys (having both ears pierced. Ironically I could probably like just one ear pierced but that is because of what my old lady self is used to on men of my generation when they were younger!)

My other hesitation is that I do worry about employers judging him and it influencing their decisions. He said it is unlikely to matter in 2025 and if it did rule him out then the culture would probably not be a fit for him (he is not super alt at all, pretty average college guy style, but I know he means that the vibe would probably be too uptight or something if they excluded a guys for pierced ears).

Thoughts? Is this a non-issue these days with social judgement and/or employment?

If it matters he is in engineering, which I suppose could lead to employment in a range of types of settings.

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One ear pierced was for gay men back when we didn't have Internet so heteros didn't know they were gay.

Now you know. [/quote]

Huh? I was a teen in the 1980s and single earrings for guys were very popular regardless of sexual orientation. Left ear was for straight and right ear was for gay. [/quote]

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