MY EARS ARE UNPIERCED.
I know. Try to contain yourselves.
What has surprised me about having unpierced ears is the general public’s reaction to the news, which ranges from shock to, well, anger.
Why is having unpierced ears such a big deal? Read on to discuss …
Perhaps you’re wondering why my ears are unpierced?
Well here’s the short version from my blog post, as told to a certain bemused celebrity stylist:
I’ve gotten an earful (heh) in the comments on the subject. Here are just a few responses…
I looked up the history of ear piercing and according to Wikipedia, ear piercing is such an old practice that even the world’s oldest mummy, the 5,300 year-old Otzi the Iceman, had an ear piercing!
Another interesting tidbit from the Wikipedia article on piercings:
Wikipedia also states that ear piercing fell out of fashion in the 1930s, when clip-ons were invented. So now I’m thinking that perhaps those of us who are unpierced aren’t weirdos after all — maybe we’re just at the forefront of a revived trend!
But now I want to know what all my fashion-loving friends here on The Stir think of the ear piercing phenomenon.
Why is earpiercing so prevalent in our society, anyway? And why do you think so many people are stunned when a woman’s ears aren’t pierced?
