On the subway the other day I saw a girl wearing chain dangling earrings with wrapped condoms hanging from the end.

I guess it's hard to get noticed in the city. Or one has to get close to the edge to be considered edgy these days?

Maybe it is a statement about art. Art not being dangerous enough and eventually we will have to worry about children putting AIDS needles earrings on when they leave the house.

Or maybe it is a statement about the media and needing to protect our ears like we guard other parts of our bodies. Or something deeper.

Maybe it is a statement about contraception. Abstinence only education is failing our children by not teaching them how to use condoms correctly and apparently they think they are arts and crafts material.

I wanted to ask her about them, but what is the question? Where did you get your earrings? Why are you wearing those? What is it about? Do you have a condom to spare? Wtf?
Or maybe it is about how New Yorkers don't notice anything and refuse to ask.


Additional clues:
Her purse had a recycling symbol on it. Related?
She was reading a book called Loose Girl. Quite possibly related.