African Time Episode #8: Pierced Ears and Masculinity

Sudanese-American and co-creator Ayman Gasmelseed explores themes of masculinity and fashion.  When Gasmelseed gets his ears pierced he finds, much to his chagrin, that his parents are not only appalled, but see it as a distinctly feminine style.  Gasmelseed juxtaposes this experience to the cultural tendencies of expressed Sudanese masculinity.