by Paddy Rollingstone Fri Feb 04, 2005 10:00 am
You want it public? Fine, maybe the rest will take it into consideration as well.
So, as it goes, the idea of having an earring in the right ear to signify somebody's gayness is a purely American idea. In Ireland, especially in the north, especially a couple decades ago, nobody had any fucking idea it might mean this. All it used to mean (and still means, as far as I know) is, if you're wearing one in the right one you're Catholic, if you're wearing one in the left you're Protestant. Those outside of Ireland, use some imagination and you will see how this is more meaningful for Ireland than signs of gayness...
You want it public? Fine, maybe the rest will take it into consideration as well. :roll:
So, as it goes, the idea of having an earring in the right ear to signify somebody's gayness is a purely American idea. In Ireland, especially in the north, especially a couple decades ago, nobody had any fucking idea it might mean this. All it used to mean (and still means, as far as I know) is, if you're wearing one in the right one you're Catholic, if you're wearing one in the left you're Protestant. Those outside of Ireland, use some imagination and you will see how this is more meaningful for Ireland than signs of gayness...
