I agree on a point there! Real men don't wear earrings.
Kinda funny. There is a gay bar a block away from the biker bar I frequent. All the gay guys are clean shaven, wear dockers, loafers and pressed shirts. They're usually not pierced, and if they are it's a dainty little diamond stud.
All the bikers and truly masculine guys I know are pierced and tatted. Different worlds I guess. For the record, I have stainless steel 12g hoops in my ears. Two in each ear.