As Bad As Fgm ?

[Canary42]

Baby's ears pierced.

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/post/138477226104/katie-prices-sparks-internet-debate-after-getting

[Mamyalynne]

I'm not a fan for myself either, but have no objection to what other grown ups do to themselves.

My youngest daughter is a huge fan of both tattoos and piercings, each to their own.

[Old_Geezer]

Can not imagine an attractive one.
Au contraire.

[agchristie]

AOG - that must be a wind up?

[andy-hughes]

AOG - //If you mean "Oh come on AOG tell us where your Prince Albert is"?

Attached to my pocket watch is the answer. //

That's presented me with a mental image I am desperate to get rid of before I sit down to my tea!!!

[Mamyalynne]

Depends which pocket he keeps his watch in ;-)

[andy-hughes]

Have I wandered into a taping of Take Me Out by mistake?

[-Talbot-]

andy-hughes
Absolutely not - although carried out for the same reasons - culture.


Whose culture?

[agchristie]

Andy - just bad TIMING!

[mikey4444]

Its obviously not as bad as FGM, but its a ruddy disgrace that anyone would wantonly inflict pain on a small baby.

And to what end ?...so that this baby can look as daft as all the mothers friends babies ? ....Babies are not fashion accessories !

I feel the same about circumcisions of baby and small boys. Entirely unnecessary unless done for medical reasons. Religious traditions are the worst possible for completely unnecessary surgery. Let the boy get to 16 or 18 and then if he wants it done, let him.

[andy-hughes]

Talbot - //andy-hughes
Absolutely not - although carried out for the same reasons - culture.


Whose culture? //

The respective cultures of each practice.

Some African cultures support FGM because it has been practiced enough to become part of a cultural outlook.

Some British people now see piercing a baby's ears as acceptable for fashion reasons - so it has become culturally acceptable.

[naomi24]

The author of this question clearly has no idea of what FGM involves. And incidentally, attributing this horrendously barbaric practice solely to ‘culture’ shamefully excuses the primary culprit – religion.

[-Talbot-]

Some British people now see piercing a baby's ears as acceptable for fashion reasons - so it has become culturally acceptable.


The answers here don't back that up, the people I know and that is many thousands don't have their babies ears pierced (you may get the odd one or two) so how is it British culture?

[mikey4444]

Talbot...I don't think it is British Culture, but it may be creeping into Popular Culture, which changes from one day to the next.

Someone mentioned that its illegal to have a child under 16 tattooed. If that is so, and I can see evidence to the contrary, then why isn't it also illegal to disfigure a small baby with a piercing ?

[jourdain2]

Nowhere near as bad, but still to be deplored and railed against. These mothers are causing pain and possible infection to be inflicted on a helpless infant.

I refused to allow my daughters to have their ears pierced until they reached the age of 16 and they could make their own decisions. I wasn't popular!

[mikey4444]

Jourdain...well done you !

[jourdain2]

Mikey :) x

[melv16]

I caused a hell of a stink on here some years ago when I started a thread about kicking my son out if he had a tattoo. The threat worked, he thanked me some years later for taking that action.

[mikey4444]

And well done to you Melv !

[Retrochic]

A) It does not hurt to have your ears pierced.

B) If you leave your studs out for more than around 6 weeks the tiny hole will heal up

c) I've never read such utter over-reaction to something that is neither permanent nor illegal.

[237SJ]

Katie Prices` kid is 17 months old. Go to India and you will see 6 month old babies (and younger) with their ears pierced. I don`t like to see it but that is what happens in some cultures.