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"What is that?" "It's my earring." "Can I see?" "Uh, ok Let's be careful..." How do you feel about boys and earrings? There's nothing quite like the careful intensity of a small child trying to comprehend something which fascinates them, and recently my friend's son investigated my lobe earrings. What are these? They're pretty. Why do I wear them? He likes stars too. How do they work? Could he put them back in for me? Could he have some? As he asked questions, I carefully explained that when you're older you go to a special person who makes the hole, then you can choose what you want to wear.
Last year I met another friend's little boy who suddenly asked me if I could make him earrings like the ones I was wearing - his mum explained he sometimes wears clip on earrings. Because why not? These two (quite sweet) interactions got me thinking, do you think we should be more open about casually degendering jewellery? Children being told that earrings are a choice anyone can make, boys and men no longer being "limited" to a stud or a hoop, but fancy drops too? Clip on jewellery being another play accessory if they want it? The little boys of today will be the adults of 15 to 20 years time, and I like to think of them feeling wholly comfortable in a wider range of ways to express themselves. Even if they don't choose to wear earrings in the future, I believe we can help now to normalise what they may see other people doing, and make adult choices easier and the whole world a little more sparkly.
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5/8/2023 01:30:51 pm
Yes, absolutely, all the jewellery for all the humans please.
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Lisa
7/8/2023 03:25:21 pm
YES! Limiting how we express ourselves is such a pity.
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