I’m male and have my ears pierced. Nothing flashy. Pretty unassuming. Behind the scenes they are gauged to 8. Every once and a while someone will notice that the back of my earings are weird or different than what they expect. When they ask, I pull one out and tell them the story.
In 2016 I was on a solo motorcycle trip around the US living in 10 national parks as a back country camper. One day I was in glacier NP and I took a stick and carved two little wooden plugs and popped them in my ears and they have been there ever since.
For some reason people think that the earings and story really cool or interesting. I just see it as apart of me and who I am.
Oh dang. I’m sorry, thanks for pointing that out. I was scrolling through all and read this and found it engaging. I didn’t mean to assert my gender in your community. Where I’m from it’s unusual for males to look anything other than stereo typical, so I thought it was needed in my story.
Y’know, this would be an interesting question to ask in the general AskLemmy communities. I’d love to hear more from men, and everyone, how they break stereotypes as well. Maybe I’ll throw that post in there today.
Yknow, this made me think. Perhaps we could put up a mensstuff community that’s supportive of trans and queer people? Or does !dadforaminute@lemmy.world fill that role already?
I’m male and have my ears pierced. Nothing flashy. Pretty unassuming. Behind the scenes they are gauged to 8. Every once and a while someone will notice that the back of my earings are weird or different than what they expect. When they ask, I pull one out and tell them the story.
In 2016 I was on a solo motorcycle trip around the US living in 10 national parks as a back country camper. One day I was in glacier NP and I took a stick and carved two little wooden plugs and popped them in my ears and they have been there ever since.
For some reason people think that the earings and story really cool or interesting. I just see it as apart of me and who I am.
Lol literal sticks for earings.
Ehm, please read what community you’re in and especially rule 1^^
Oh dang. I’m sorry, thanks for pointing that out. I was scrolling through all and read this and found it engaging. I didn’t mean to assert my gender in your community. Where I’m from it’s unusual for males to look anything other than stereo typical, so I thought it was needed in my story.
Again, I am sorry.
Please delete if you want.
Y’know, this would be an interesting question to ask in the general AskLemmy communities. I’d love to hear more from men, and everyone, how they break stereotypes as well. Maybe I’ll throw that post in there today.
Thanks for being respectful of this place :)
Yknow, this made me think. Perhaps we could put up a mensstuff community that’s supportive of trans and queer people? Or does !dadforaminute@lemmy.world fill that role already?
( @video@lemmy.world , you could check out that spot!)