Although men with pierced ears are more common today than the pirates of old, I am familiar with Rita Rudner’s quote: “A man with pierced ears is better prepared for marriage.

In the mid-1990s, getting my ears pierced felt like a sizable check on my to-do list as a 14-year-old. But now there are 9-year-olds in my son’s class with more ear piercings than the five I have.

This year, we took our 6-year-old to get her ears pierced. My husband and I agreed early on ear piercings were an important part of bodily autonomy and would be the determination of our children.

“That’s just how infectious Jimmy’s coolness is — infectious enough for a 40-year-old man to spontaneously get his f***ing ear pierced,” Ford added to much applause and laughter, per People.

These are questions the Internet worked to answer back in 2013 when supermodel Gisele Bundchen shared a photo of her then-seven-month-old daughter Vivian who had pierced ears.