I’d like some advice on jewelry I can wear out and about when I’m presenting as a man. Preferably something that wouldn’t get too many looks on a 40 year old.
Simple gold or silver chains are an obvious choice. Bead mala bracelets too.
I’d like some advice on jewelry I can wear out and about when I’m presenting as a man. Preferably something that wouldn’t get too many looks on a 40 year old.
Simple gold or silver chains are an obvious choice. Bead mala bracelets too.
I don’t wear jewelry, generally speaking. And there appear to be cultural norms around jewelry, something like fine, ornate pieces being more fem, and bulky, simple pieces being more masc. As above, e.g. some earrings a simple hoop, not to big, or even one in each lobe. A necklace that had a more solid chain, a bracelet or ring that is more bulky, substantial, maybe as I’m thinking of it, that it represents wealth especially if it’s gold or silver. And other materials like carbon fiber, steel, copper as they are tough and ultilitarian, which are for no particular reason associated with masc. Probably there’s some stuff about some jewels being more fem, others more masc. And I’ll reiterate, wear what you want to wear, what makes you feel good.
I’m a cishet man I love rings as you said Sterling silver, titanium etc. I don’t personally like necklaces.
Right, and there’s all those masc rappers, musicians with large necklaces, since the 80s at least, stemming from a perceived need to have gold to afford bail, or something. LoL, now I’m gonna have to look more closely at jewelry for masc ID’d folx. I know a few jewelers, might be a good source to ask.
Many cultures view jewelry as a symbol of wealth, and in some of those cultures masculine-identifying people wear much more jewelry than their masculine peers in other cultures. Your comment about rappers and having gold to afford bail sounds racist or based in racism to me
I don’t think it’s racist, as it’s a fact of life for non-white men that they will suffer from racist policing policies in the US that land them in jail far more often. If one ends up in jail, it’s difficult to keep in contact with the ‘outside’. And be it for bail, or for when one is released; that gold can be sold when they need the cash. Because of your comment, I’ve read up a bit on this, and there’s a lot to learn. There’s much more than I’ve said. And this is off topic for the original post, so I’ll leave it up to you to do your own reading.
Bulky gold chains and other gold or platinum jewelry often stand as a tangible symbol of success and prosperity against difficult odds, for people of any race.
https://www.jewelrycarats.com/history-of-american-slave-jewelry/ https://goldpresidents.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-significance-of-bold-necklaces-in-black-culture-why-do-rappers-wear-them-a-lot-especially-when-they-perform-on-stage-or-during-interviews