Earrings look unattractive on both men and women.

https://lemy.lol/post/20961711

Earrings look unattractive on both men and women. - lemy

I’ve never understood why people get earrings, despite them often being unattractive.

Eh, I’m not a fan of lipstick on women. There is nothing inherently wrong with either. It’s all a matter of personal taste.
Seconded. Actually the whole “every woman has to wear makeup, earrings, purses etc” thing. Yes, many do and many people find it attractive. But not everybody - let people be themselves…
A very good "normal" example of body modification, just not as permanent. And there are degrees to that as well...I've seen lipstick colors that just enhance the lip color and give a sheen that I don't think twice about, but even my favorite celebrities look off putting to me when made up "heavily". I'm a bit on OP's side as far as preferring the natural look, although minor studs or a small tattoo somewhere don't catch my attention in a negative way, if I even notice.
Red lipstick in particular. It makes everyone look like a clown. 🤡

I find makeup in general, and in fact hair colouring, mousse, etc. not attractive. I’m not saying it’s unattractive, but it makes me think, “why would you do that?”

I suspect it’s related to probably being on the spectrum. I find it difficult enough to understand people’s unspoken thoughts and emotions, without all the distraction and camouflage.

I didn’t vote because I have no opinion about this and I’m indifferent about earrings

Though I do find gauges on the nostril or below the lip to be off-putting

How oddly worded… I understand that this is “unpopularopinion”, but you say “despite them often being unattractive” as if it’s a fact they’re unattractive
Contextually this is a … board? Sublemmy?.. whatever, the context is obviously opinions, it completely makes sense that in an opinion … zone… someone would state their opinion frankly or cavalierly.

Difference between starting an opinion and making a leading statement.

Manipulative people don’t even realize they’re doing it.

^ example of a leading statement, not an opinion.

Contextually this is a … board? Sublemmy?..

“Community” is the accepted term… that’s why the link to them is labeled ‘Communities’ and why it’s /c/. (On kbin, they’re Magazines, but kbin is the black sheep.)

Hey, my wool is white and fluffy, like a cloud!
Ear rings look uncomfortable to wear. Isn’t it annoying having them jiggling around on your ears.
I’ve got small gauges, I just don’t feel them at all. I could see more dangling jewelry being kind of irritating…
Not really, depending on the earrings. Personally I find a nice comfy pair of smaller hoops, usually, that I can comfortably shower and sleep with. I’ll wear those until I get tired of them and then find something else.
Dont you worry about the spike on the end of the ear ring stabbing your next when you roll over in your sleep?
It’s not sharp. You’d need some kind of freak accident.
I’m unlucky enough to be the one who dies to an ear ring
I haven't worn them recently, but the jingling is actually what got me into earrings. I liked having slightly dangly earrings and so when I shook my head they would jingle delicately.
It’s such a subjective thing, I love the look of most piercings on both men and women lol
I wonder if this is an unpopular opinion. Personally I find them unpractical. They can get caught on stuff compared to things like tattoos so I’ve never been a fan.
That's really only something you have to worry about with large hoop earrings (with rare exception).
Those bull hopes on the nose are the stupidest fucking thing and I hate them so fucking much. Other then that and HUGE gauges I really don’t give a shit about piercings.

Firstly: wow, an actual unpopular opinion!

Secondly: I will go so far as to say absolutely tooooons of people wear earrings that I personally find extremely silly, unfashionable, or outright gross.

Sorry ear plug people. They look goofy when theyre in and they look horrifying when theyre out.

Probably this opinion of mine comes from knowing a person who managed to get their … ear loop? caught on something and tear apart.

Also: I think its child abuse to force a 3 to 9 year old to get their ears pierced.

I used to date a person who worked at a Claire’s… and they would tell me that they would often, as in multiple times a week, have a family of recent immigrants from… India? Bangladesh? … come into the store, and they would have to physically restrain a screaming obviously unwilling child to get their ears pierced.

Anyway: I think it is too far to agree that earrings in general are just bad all the time, but there are lots of cases where theyre done poorly.

Also: I think its child abuse to force a 3 to 9 year old to get their ears pierced.

Tonight’s breaking story: Vexikron thinks it’s great when a two-year-old is given ear piercings!

Haha!

The youngest my ex was pretty sure they were forced to pierce was was 3.

For the record: It’s also child abuse to force a 2, 1, 0, or frozen zygote in an IVF lab to get it’s ears pierced unwillingly rofl.

Also: I think its child abuse to force a 3 to 9 year old to get their ears pierced.

Here it’s normal to go it to your toddler.

In America it’s “normal” to cut off part of your kid’s dick, doesn’t make it right.
Did you think I thought it made it okay?

I mean, I’m tattooed and pierced, and I still don’t personally agree with piercing children’s ears either. IMHO that’s a rather personal choice and should be made by the person itself, not parents. But IMHO, objectively speaking, it makes no sense to put both on the same level.

A tiny earring like kids get is about 20-18g - in the sub-millimetre range. Unless you go at a shitty venue with terrible hygienic practices, these things stop hurting in minutes, stop being sore after mere hours, a day or two tops, and are pretty much as reversible as can be. There’s very little “bad” about it except a child crying for a minute or two - and that already happens hundreds of times a day, when they get vaccines, when they wait a minute while you prepare their bottle, when they’re tired, or honestly, just cause they feel like shit and can’t tell you cause they don’t speak yet. And some think of them are pretty.

Chopping off foreskins has zero use outside religious belief or medically motivated surgeries, and has long-term, irreversible medical implications.

I still don’t agree with the act, but not all evil is created equal…

The fools, they should have told that child from the day they were born that they couldn’t have pierced ears until they were at least 12. The kid would start wheedling for it at 6 and they could “give in” at 8. The child would still cry after the first ear, but would sit still and say thank you afterwards.

I don’t get piercings in general tbh.

Which is ironic because I have tattoos.

Something about just jamming something in your body and leaving it there just seems fuckin weird to me.

Again I get the irony considering I have tattoos ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Ha, so you prefer the jabs to be an in and out affair instead of a permanent one 😛
See I have no tattoos or piercings, and I find adding permanent art to myself fuckin weird. Different strokes for different folks.
The permanent part is what drives me nuts. I can’t settle on a color for any of my stuff day-to-day. I would love to have walls, appliances, clothes, etc. all be able to change color at a whim. I would be horrified by any tattoo I had 25% of the time I had it, I guarantee.

Some earrings look incredible and some look…artistic, putting it nicely. Like with clothes, clothes that look good on one person do not look good on everyone. Of course there is also personal preference.

When it comes down to it though I do not think many women wear earrings to make them look pretty. They wear it to give themselves confidence, and I want to encourage this behavior whenever possible, even if it goes against my personal aesthetic (that is not to say I dislike earrings - this mostly applies to tattoos for me).

Thank you for saying it!
You should look at traditional Indian earrings, especially Rajasthani. Thay might vhange your opinion.
Different people find different things attractive, as surprising as it is.
What a useless comment
Different people find different comments useful, as surprising as it is.
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Finally, a useful comment
Different people have different fetishes, as unpopular as it is.
I don’t even know what my fetish is but these prudes want to keep me from finding out. I will fuck everything consensual until my boner is satisfied.
I have earrings because I like the way they look. That’s really all I mean, earrings are sexy. I don’t really see how there’s an issue with expressing that.
Internet user discovers what an opinion is.
Hey this guy has an unpopular opinion! Gonna upvote you and tell you you’re wrong

Yea, I love all piercings and have always thought they were wither cute or a good conversation piece.

Ear, nose, lip, tongue, brow, whatever. I just think its neat.

It was a great way to flash your bling back in the days
What about other pricings? Just earrings?
Nose studs always look like a booger to me. Wear your booger if you like, but it does not look good. I’m not staring because it’s somehow cool, but I keep wondering if you’ll notice e the booger on your face
So you’re staring… to be an ass?
Proud of my eyes being pulled toward a booger on someone’s face out of revulsion? Sure, whatever gets you through the day
It’s not a booger, and it takes half a second to figure out it’s not one lol. You don’t have to “stare”.
Sure, if a booger on your face is what you want people to notice about you, that is your choice
You’re either discussing out of bad faith, or you’re that much of a moron that you don’t even realize the booger is in your head, so I’ll stop this discussion here. Have a good one regardless. Please stop staring at people.

I personally hate all piercing. Just looks wierd. But I will not judge people over it.

It also dislike jewelry in general though. Capitalist Hate me.

I’m with you when it comes to men. To each their own, but I don’t like men wearing earrings. Women can usually pull them off. I have the same opinion about long hair. To all men with either long hair or earrings: you do you, it doesn’t matter if I like how you look!
I suppose I have very traditional views on who jewelry looks good on, but …… when I see hoop earrings, all I can think of are plastic surgeon ads I used to see on the subway, for fixing your ears after it gets caught on something.
went to a mexican back yard party. loud as fuck mariachi band, fun as hell. did some tequila shots, ate tacos, and danced. looked around and there were people dancing with babies in their arms. the babies had pierced ears. also, you could just pass the babies around apparantly.