ceilingcow:

mylittleredgirl:

not-in-front-of-the-klingons:

Thank you for the commentary!

LLAP.

I love this version! I was always weird about the connection between Ro and the Pah-Wraith worshippers wearing their earrings on the left, but this makes sense!

This is actually something I’ve been wondering about. I’m a little fuzzy on something, because there is also at least one Bajoran who is seen both wearing and not wearing the earring.

When Dr. Mora was introduced, he had an earring. But when he returns later, it’s gone. 

I didn’t remember Dr. Mora had one when he was introduced, so I assumed he lacked an earring because he was an atheist, since scientists are disproportionately non-religious compared to the general population (at least in our society). I’d be curious to know what others think about this, because I assumed in Bajoran culture non-believers would just forgo the earring altogether. I think he’s the only Bajoran seen not wearing an earring (please do correct me if I’m wrong), so perhaps religiosity is just very high among Bajorans or individuals do wear it in deference to their culture.
(Edit: I don’t know why the images won’t show up in dashboard view, they show up on my blog.)

I would guess it has something to do with their old caste system, since the earring was not just a symbol of faith, but also of their set career and social status.