A MAYOR'S DEAD EARRINGS
When I conceived my deadearring project, I visioned it as a women's piece. An article in today's New York Times reminded me that men also have pierced ears and can lose ear ornaments, or confront their death in other ways:
The story(10-14-05) was in the National Briefing section, between an article about four children from an Amish community who are infected with polio and one about a federal agent bust in Georgia of 28 people holding 1,300 pounds of cocaine.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has decided to stop wearing his trademark diamond earrings. "That little insignificant thing in my ear gave off a bad spirit of rebellion," says the mayor, who is locked in a tight race for re-election. He showed up without his stud on Wednesday at a church event to announce his endorsement by several religious leaders.
The article also noted that Kilpatrick stopped wearing the earring during his 2001 campaign after a poll showed that women ages 40-55 did not like it.
The story(10-14-05) was in the National Briefing section, between an article about four children from an Amish community who are infected with polio and one about a federal agent bust in Georgia of 28 people holding 1,300 pounds of cocaine.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has decided to stop wearing his trademark diamond earrings. "That little insignificant thing in my ear gave off a bad spirit of rebellion," says the mayor, who is locked in a tight race for re-election. He showed up without his stud on Wednesday at a church event to announce his endorsement by several religious leaders.
The article also noted that Kilpatrick stopped wearing the earring during his 2001 campaign after a poll showed that women ages 40-55 did not like it.
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