"Go ahead and just try to call me a pansy, pilgrim!"
Posted on 11/30/2005 12:46:19 PM PST by goldstategop
Uh-Oh! It's another episode in the continuing crisis of watering masculinity down.
Respected jewelers, like Tiffany & Co., and mass retailers, like Kay Jewelers, are trying to push a new trend--JEWELRY FOR MEN.
Yup, today's Wall Street Journal reports on a Brad Pitt effect. Influenced by girlie-men celebs like Pitt, singer Lenny Kravitz, and actor Orlando Bloom, the Journal claims that, "Once considered a fringe market for rockers, rappers, gay men, and gangsters, men's jewelry is inching toward the mainstream." Say it ain't so.
We're not just talking fancy watches, either. Tiffany's now carries "sporty" men's jewelry, including rings, pendants and bracelets. Bracelets on men? Eeuw. Nothing "sporty" about that.
The WSJ article is entitled "Men Say Bling it on." No, real men don't WEAR bling--or bracelets. Oh, and by the way, I guess the WSJ didn't get the memo: the word "bling" is out. Jewelry for men should be, too!
Just remembered. Lynn Dickie. (sp?) He was personable, too.
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I'll wear jewelry when they shove it onto my cold dead hands.
I turn wrenches, hammer nails, chop, saw and split wood and numerous other non girlie man (cause I ain't one) activities.
I have several pocket watches, half a dozen nice wrist watches but I use none of them.
I used to until I realized that in the course of my day I am surrounded by clocks:
On my cell phone
On my pager
On my PC's desktop
On my web browsers status bar
On the wall of my office area (1 for each of 10 time zones worldwide)
On the display of my desk phone
On the CDE of my SunBlade 100
On the dashboard of my car
On the display of my car's in-dash stereo
Why should I sport a watch? A wedding ring is all the jewelry I wear...except for the St. Mary medal I wear under my shirt (Got it for my Confirmation many moons ago.)
It's great ya'll can laugh at yourselves.
Hook um!
I wear a college ring, wedding ring and a plastic Casio watch. When I go out in the evening I wear my gold retirement watch (a gift from a grateful nation), and a silver bracelet that I bought in Taxco, while stationed in Mexico City. My high school ring is at the bottom of Lingayen Gulf.
I don't see pictures of him in jewelry...
..usually he's very macho looking with just basic black or whatever.
This writer is crazy.
Tell you what hoss, I wear jewelry up to and including 12 gauge, twin stainless steel hoops in both ears. Anyone that has a problem with it or wants to test my masculinity is welcome to try.
I wear one. However, I will say that I find it somewhat silly when non-bicyclists wear them. For those involved in the sport, it means something.
Rings and watches are ok- everything is totally feminine IMO, especially bracelets!
See those don't bother me at all- I guess I don't consider them girly!
That's ok, most of us probably don't like you much better. I personally find guys that question my manhood because my ears are pierced, laughable. In person, demonstrations have been offered, but always declined.
"Jewelry for men? How effeminate! No self-respecting man should be seen wearing a bracelet unless he's a) metrosexual, b) a girlyman or c) a new woman getting in touch with his inner chick. Either one of those or he's gay."
What a stupid generalization.
I wear a silver bracelet my fiancee bought for my birthday. Go ahead and call me gay to my face, and I'll bust yours open. :)
Some appropriate jewelry for men is OK by me. Shoot me. It'll take that to get it off my finger.
Eeeeeeew.
You've never been broke...
Does anyone remember when mens jewelry was nice cufflinks, a matching tie tack and his watch and wedding ring? *exaperated sigh*
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