Thread: Is it tacky to get one ear pierced?

Originally Posted by Daeva

Could have sworn it was the left ear, since the majority of the people I see with one ear pierced have their right one done.

Then the majority of people you've seen with one ear pierced are gay.

Originally Posted by CoLd BlooDed

Then the majority of people you've seen with one ear pierced are gay.

Or, more likely, they've never heard of this particular 'sign'

In the latter part of the 20th century, some Americans and Europeans adopted the convention that when a man pierced just one of his ears, it symbolized his being gay. In some circles, it was the left ear, while in others, the right. Men with bilateral ear piercings were relatively rare, and were sometimes interpreted as effeminate or bisexual.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pie...urther_reading

In any case, I think a single piercing is hotter on a guy than two. I think most would agree.

It's too lopsided for my liking. Symmetry is the way to go.

Symmetry in terms of accessories, though, is not always necessary.

You could always grow a Freddy Mercury style mustache. That's a pretty good sign that someone's either gay or a cop.