Priestly Attire (Vanity Thread)

May 11, 2007 | Suzy Quzy

[NYer]

HELP!!! My new priest has a gold hoop earring in his left ear!!! HELP!! What does this mean??

Please address your responses to freeper Suzy Quzy.

[NYer]

SERIOUS RESPONSES ONLY!

[NYer]

Hoping someone can provide direction to Suzy Quzy.

[cripplecreek]

Seriously it sounds like he likes wearing an earring.

[Responsibility2nd]

Your new priest is a pirate?

[cripplecreek]

That was my first thought.

[DCPatriot]

...sure, but it's the LEFT ear!

/s

[trisham]

From Wikipedia:

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. However, the convention tended to vary from one region to the next, and was not always followed. Sometimes, men would pierce a particular side to symbolize their preferred role in a relationship (see hanky code), or for personal style preference. Since the early 1990s, the concept has largely lost its significance.

[trisham]

Oops. Forgot to ping you to post #7.

[Mr. K]

Which ear? I hear that means something if it is in your left... or is it your right? one of those...

[Sopater]

Because would notice a nipple ring.

[netmilsmom]

You new priest likes jewelry. He feels a need to wear an earring.
I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions until you get to know him.
How old is he?
If he is young and conservative, who cares about the bling.

[netmilsmom]

Sorry, had the wrong Suzy on the last post.

[NathanR]

Also from Wikipedia:

Pierced ears were popular in the United States through the early 1920s, then fell into disfavor among women due to the rising popularity of clip-on earrings. There continued to be a small male following, however, particularly among sailors, where a pierced earlobe often meant that the wearer had sailed around the world or had crossed the equator. In rare instances, a pierced left earlobe could indicate a sailor's survival of a ship wreck. There was also a long-held belief that puncturing the earlobe was beneficial to increasing the acuity of eyesight (see acupuncture) or of hearing (perhaps through resonance).

Unless he was a sailor, I can't think how that could ever increase his moral standing in the church.

[CholeraJoe]

Left is right. He’s not gay.

[Clemenza]

As I know good Korean and Vietnam war vets with earrings, I don't see a problem. She should be more concerned with his preaching rather than his attire.

BTW: It is when the earring is in the RIGHT ear that it is a concern.

[johnny7]

Do you have access to his medicine cabinet?

[Jaded]

When I was in high school the expression was “left means right(straight).”

[lastchance]

Suzy instead of speculating just ask him.

[trisham]

When I was in high school the expression was “left means right(straight).”

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Goodness only knows what it means now, but it's hard to imagine Pope Benedict wearing an earring.

[GoLightly]

Could be to ward off gays who might otherwise try to hit on him. Right is wrong & left is straight.