In the 90s, I remember my friends and I thinking they were awesome, and tons of young men wore them. Both Jordan and Pippen sported earrings (just on the left ear though, cuz apparently wearing on the right turned you gay), which enticed me to think earrings on dudes were the coolest things ever, and I'd sometimes pester my parents for one.
Now, I hardly ever see them unless sported by a punker or something.
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left ear - straight right ear - gay both ears - bi 2 in the left, 1 in the right - bi, slight preference to women 2 in the right, 1 in the left - bi, slight preference to men
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From his looks Magus is Macho Man Randy Savage as an anime zombie. The black wind howls, and one of you will snap into a Slim Jim ooh yeeeah! -sonicblastpunch
Earrings were essentially replaced by Plugs in the early 2000s as the Punk revival came about as well as the Emo, Scene, and other such subcultures emerged.