So, as it happens, does Extank.
There’s a reason people used to call him Tank. You don’t want to find out the painful way.
It’s actually a secret Neo-Nazi plot. They are replacing the lavender triangle with a single earring. When they take over, they’ll be rounding all you guys up.
And I can’t believe I just posted this.
First off, I’ll assume that by the term “feminine jewelry”, you are referring to his earring, which is gender neutral.
Well, my post does mention that both my sons father and his step-father have an earring. His father used to have three. In case that didn’t imply approval, I’ll spell it out.
Yes. All parental units thought the earring looked good on him. Still do.
The husband says: I think it is perfectly okay for the boy to have an earing. I have one, his father has one, as do his favourite older cousins (my nephews) and my brother. It seems that this is something that many men in our family do. As far as I know, only one of them is gay and I don’t really care what my brother’s sexual preference is, he’s a great guy who is also tough to the point of being downright scary. His wrath has usually been reserved for narrow minded rednecks who made the dubious mistake of picking a fight with the queer with the earing.
Thank god none of us are pirates…
Yogi, you comments are so absurd it’s actually funny.
What’s the big deal? Kids get to a certain age when they want to try new things. Some of them reach that age earlier than others. My son wanted to grow his hair long and wear it in a ponytail when he was 7, so I let him do it. After a few months of growing it out (there was barely enough length for him to put it back) he tired of it and cut it off. An earring isn’t much different…it can be taken out and the hole will close up if the child gets tired of it. I’d be more likely to tell my child to wait until he/she is a little older, but I don’t see anything wrong with other parents allowing their children to do it.
Second point: earrings aren’t just for women anymore. :rolleyes: Where have you been living for the past 20 years? I’ve known at least a dozen guys with pierced ears (one or both ears) and only one of those guys was homosexual. Earrings on a guy don’t generally scream “HEY! I’M GAY!”
And just for the record, I’ve always heard that when straight guys want to pierce one ear, they follow the rule “Left is right, right is wrong.” But I could be mistaken. 
The holes aren’t always as good at closing up as some of you might think. I had my (left) ear pierced for a year. It’s been 5 years (and 10 days, as a matter of fact) since I took the earrings out, and the holes are still noticeable, if not obvious. Not that I care. But if you might care about permanently making a slight discreet mark on your earlobe(s), well, that is something to consider.
Even though this fool is banned, i thought i’d reply. I have an earring, but it’s not a common lobe earring. It’s in the upper cartilage, and is called an “industrial” (two piercings linked by a barbell). While you may think it looks effeminate, people think it must have hurt bad, and it looks like something only someone who is tough and has a high pain tolerance could handle (it really didnt hurt much).
As to your assumption that men who wear earrings are either gay or pirates, i am only gay. I could be a pirate though. Being gay had nothing to do with getting the piercing however. I got it because i thought it was the coolest looking ear piercing i had ever seen and thought “if i get my ear pierced, that will the the one i will get”. And it’s the onlyone i have. I dont have any lobe piercings at all.
As for the right ear vs. left ear, i guess even though my piercing is in the right (i naturally favor my right side over my left…when putting on socks i put the right one on first), no one has said anything about me being gay. I guess you have to have a lobe piercing for anyone to say anything ;).
Doob’s gay?
Esprix
waterj2 is absolutely correct about holes not fading away. I had my left ear pierced over 12 years ago because I lost a stupid bet. I kept it for just under a year before I got tired of it. The hole (now just a dimple) is still clearly visible. I have nothing against piercing, but remember it is a long term change to your body and should not be done lightly.
I have a hole, used to have three. Ummm, in my left ear! And as a male I thought it was cool. But it can also be dangerous for active kids. I mean don’t wear em wrestling! And take of your shirts carefully because even though it’ll usually pop out nicely from the backing and the ear it can also do so awkwardly and bleed. OUCH!!!
And you also have to take great care of them so they don’t get infected and stuff.
Soemtimes young kids just aren’t responsible enough to handle stuff like that. ALthough I guess that can be compensated by a mother or father willing to make sure certain things get done.
But once it is done, eh, let the boy go to school. And thank your stars it wasn’t something else the little lad wanted to try.
And damned cute, too.
I’m don’t know if I’m gay, but I’m definitely a butt pirate! 
As I sat down next to Arden Ranger, positioning myself on her right so she could glance over at me and see my earring in my left ear, all seemed right with the world…
Back off, bitch - he’s mine! {Mrowr! Fffft! Ffffft!}
Esprix
Funny, I got my ear pierced in fifth grade, it caused no detriment to my social adjustment, education, or sexual identity.
As a matter of fact, my parents being permissive about my personal expression helped me to be open minded about others and their personal expressions.
I guess I had bad parents…