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marzipanandminutiae · 2 years ago

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I need an option for "no but I don't pass judgment on other people's relatively harmless cultural practices" please and thank you

(seriously, the kid can take the earrings out later if they don't like them. it's not a permanent alteration. my concern would be more for them not being able to take care of piercings at that age, and getting infections or yanking out the jewelry)

#also just saying...viewing ear-piercing as Barbaric or Backwards has a long history of being rooted in ethnic prejudice #I'm not saying it's offensive to disagree with the practice of piercing babies. but this 'what the fuck' attitude seems #rather insensitive #especially considering that the cultures that pierce babies tend to be historically marginalized groups #and the criticism tends to come from outside those groups #if it were a permanent alteration or a cause of lifelong pain and/or health problems I'd be more perturbed by it #but again...it's not. they can let the piercings heal up later if they want #(also I was 11 and I asked for it and I'm a white USAmerican from a culture that doesn't usually pierce babies)#(for what it's worth)

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