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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This was never a very reliable thing ever and certainly isn't anymore. The joke the OP makes is in reference to what it was used for, which was an attempt to attack / stigmatize anyone who did choose their right ear for a piercing perpetrated by small minds. Many of those small minds have now grown into the hateful old bigots that are the base of the GOP.