# Position of One Earring on Men **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 10, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040 "2000-02-10T19:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040/21 "2000-02-11T03:01:00Z")
These days, what with all manner of pieces of metal poking out of all sorts of places on manny, manny peoples, I don’t suppose there is any viable code. The OP does remind me of a similar question that floated about gay circles in the '70’s and '80’s regarding which back pocket one used to carry a handkerchief. Lacking a Bureau of Standards to govern this sort of thing, it seems different locales developed different (i.e., opposite) codes, so cruising the tourist spots was apparently like not speaking the language,… or something. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040/22 "2000-02-11T17:15:00Z")
The old hanky in the back pocket thingy is still happening. Red, blue, etc. Dunno about earrings. Maybe today its another way. An earring in right nostril, tongue & lip = straight. An earring in right ear lobe, neck, navel, ankle, inner ear canal = gay, I think. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040/23 "2000-02-12T06:55:00Z")
I’m gay (response from crowd: WE KNOW!!). My first pierce was my left ear (My mom made me promise - no joke!) and then I got two in my right earlobe, just for the retro-fag-stereotype look. I think asymetrical earrings look better on a guy than symmetrical. I wear one small silver ring of celtic design that I bought in Paris for 15F in my left ear. When I dress up to go out, I put on a Bajoran earring (not an official one… just a stud and ear cuff and chain) in my upper right ear pierce and a large dangly one from the lower. And it looks like I’m wearing one large jewel. Artist’s impression: \ …/ | (O) ‘’’ \ hope that worked! Anyway, there are lots of straight boys who wear earrings in their right, just confirming the ancient fashion dictate that whatever fags are doing now, hetboys will be doing in ten years. Worked with fast dancing, worked with necklaces, worked with earrings, worked with waxing. Hope you appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040/24 "2000-02-12T06:58:00Z")
I’m gay (response from crowd: WE KNOW!!). My first pierce was my left ear (My mom made me promise - no joke!) and then I got two in my right earlobe, just for the retro-fag-stereotype look. I think asymetrical earrings look better on a guy than symmetrical. I wear one small silver ring of celtic design that I bought in Paris for 15F in my left ear. When I dress up to go out, I put on a Bajoran earring (not an official one… just a stud and ear cuff and chain) in my upper right ear pierce and a large dangly one from the lower. And it looks like I’m wearing one large jewel. Artist’s impression: \ …/ | (O) ‘’’ \ hope that worked! Anyway, there are lots of straight boys who wear earrings in their right, just confirming the ancient fashion dictate that whatever fags are doing now, hetboys will be doing in ten years. Worked with fast dancing, worked with necklaces, worked with earrings, worked with waxing. Hope you appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040/25 "2000-02-11T20:23:00Z")
Lucky said: > [@](#): > > And of course, you’ll all be beating down my door since I’ve proven my intellegence by demonstrating my spelling skills. Where’s that friggin door? 😉 Al Zheimers stated: > [@](#): > > “Left is dominative, right is submissive.” > > This makes sense when you consider that the preferred male pierced ear is left. “Don’t come on to me, I’ll come on to you” is the message the pierced left ear sends. But what if I want a woman to come on to me? If I go right, I don’t get women hitting on me, I get men. If I go left, I don’t get women hitting on me, I have to hit on them. Ugh! Jinx said: > [@](#): > > And girls, doesn’t that get heavy by the nth earring on the same ear lobe/rim??? Even though I’m not a girl, I have an anecdote here. Once in high school I got paired with a cute girl for a round of three-legged soccer. She had on some big, dangly earrings. We couldn’t run very much, because when we did it would tug on her earlobes and hurt. beatle remarked: > [@](#): > > The OP does remind me of a similar question that floated about gay circles in the '70’s and '80’s regarding which back pocket one used to carry a handkerchief. This reminds me of a comment I heard. What’s the deal with the scarves that guys wore in the '70’s? I have heard them referred to as swinger scarves. Is there some special meaning to them, or just a fashion trend? Yes, I know what a swinger is, but was the scarf a specific signal? ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2000, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040/26 "2000-02-11T20:51:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Lucky: > \*\*Gentlemen, gentelemen, gentelmen… > > The one earing thing is **out**. If you want to be ultra-hip, you need to get both ears pierced. And then wear some 15cm silver hoops. I, for one, will be putty in your hands. > > \*\* Lucky? I Have a silver hoop through one ear- kinda thick, with a lovely little ball on the bottom. Do I get to pick which hand I will be putty in ? \ Cartooniverse * * * If you want to kiss the sky, you’d better learn how to kneel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/position-of-one-earring-on-men/7040.md?page=1)