should boys (teenagers) be allowed to wear an earring? Your opinion please?

Answer 1

Sure, an earring is in style with guys. There's nothing wrong or unusual about it. One of my sons has an earring, and the other doesn't, from personal choice. An earring in each ear isn't unheard of, but it's a little more of a fashion risk, more along the lines of nose and ear-piercings.

Answer 2

Why not...

My son wanted an earring a few years ago so we made a deal and he earned it.... All B or better on his report card and he could get his ear pierced... He got the grades he got the earring... A secondary deal was for the type of earring he wanted a faux diamond stud so I made the deal all A's and he could get the faux diamond.. He didn't get the A's on the reportcard to get the piercing he had one B+ so I gave him another shot he could get the faux diamond with the first straight A report card... His next report card was straight A's he did wheel and deal a bit and instead of a faux diamond he actually got a faux emerald but he earned the stone instead of a gold stud... Didn't really matter to me whether it was a faux diamond, a faux emerald or some other stone he was actually earning the priviledge to wear something other than the plain gold stud...

Earrings can always be removed when a teenager outgrows the piercing phase.. They are not permanent in the same way that a tattoo is... Piercings (excluding gaged piercings) are only visible due to the ornament within the piercing...

Gaged piercing ... A piercing of the skin which is enlarged over time to accept a larger and larger piece through the piercing..

Answer 3

I have always been against i, just because of the fact that, that affects their own personality. The way you dress is the way you feel and are. Our kids are our responsability and we are suppossed to raise them and make the best of them. If you let your boy wear earrings he will be more likely to be a rapper, gay or a thief or even worst a stupid MTV teenager. How many lawyers and business man and doctors and people with a careers do you see out there wearing earings? none. For the people who have told you it is ok it is because either they are young and stupid or they have their male kids wearing earrings already. Do not let Television and streets, define your kids personality. You have the power if you are doubting the fact that wearing earrings might be wrong then follow your instincts and don't let them do it. I am pregnant and I am having a baby boy and I have already decided that my son is going to a school where they wear a standard uniform and they have some kind of discipline with their appearience, it is very important for their development.

Answer 4

Wow, such a lot of divided opinions on this subject.
Those people against it would definitely oppose to the school my son goes to, where it's not uncommon for boys from kindergarten to year 6 to have one ear pierced. Even one of the male staff has one ear pierced, and he is a much respected member of the school community.

Spare me the righteous crap please! It's an earring for crying out loud. A form of expression not unlike colouring your hair, wearing make up, the clothes we wear, all of these things are individual forms of expression, and why then is it only OK for girls to have the pleasure of expressing themselves with ear jewellery?

I'll have bigger battles to fight when my son becomes a teenager, and if having an ea ring in his ear like he does right now is the worst thing I'll have to worry about, then I'm pretty damn lucky i reckon.

Answer 5

No, I don't think they should be allowed to wear earrings. The reason is the stereotype attached to it. It says 'carefree, aloof, troublemaker, dare devil, gangster, child who has the parents wrapped around the finger...' not necessary the statements a teenager should be making. When he grows up and he still wants that earring then you should let him have it but Kids should not be able to advertise that way. Boys having earrings is same as girls having tongue ring I think... they both are just rings but it's what they say about the wearer that you should protect your child from.

Answer 6

in the teen years, choose your battles wisely, coming from an experienced 55 year old mother of 2, ages 27 and 29. It was hard for me, but when what they wanted to do like this didn't jeapordize their safety or values, I let them do it. Gangs in our small area in SoOr were just arriving so wearing his hat sidedways was OUT and anything gang related was out whether he understood it or not. l Iet my kids wear their hair any way they wanted it. I allowed freedom in these ways, but i was tight reigned on most stuff other than things that really ended up in the long run being inconsequential. My 29 year old son emailed me yesterday and thanked me for letting him have the hair cutter shave designs etc in his hair. I guess the other moms weren't' so keen on it and Jeff loved it. He bragged about his mom being great, but come to anything else, i ran a tight ship. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

It depends from child to child. If the child is otherwise very dependable, no problems, good grades, etc. it probably won't harm anything. It's not permanent and can go away over time. If the child is a problem though is most likely is just one more step to breaking away from societal norms. My thoughts are that the earing should be tied to something tangible like school grades. If the teen gets the good grades he gets the earing with the rule that Mom & Dad have the right to tell him not to wear it at least twice a week or something like that (i.e. church & to a family reuinon, etc.)

Answer 8

If it were a son of mine - while he lived under my roof, eating my food, he'd not be wearing an earring. When he's 18 or older and out on his own - THEN - he can do what he wants.

It looks sissy on a man, and that goes doubly for a teenager.

Answer 9

I would rather have my son wear an earring than do other more damaging things. My husband and I have talked about this with our girls... when they're older and want their nose pierced for example. I say if you let them express themselves they are less likely to do mentally, physically damaging things ie drinking drugs plus they'll feel more comfortable coming to you with serious issues if they feel your open minded

Answer 10

Why not? Parents too often want to micro-manage their teenagers, just making their daughter/son resent them. More importantly, it prevents them from learning how to manage their own lives and make their own decisions.

Anyone who thinks that having an earring will make someone gay is a worthless idiot who should not be allowed to have children.