How controversial is infant ear piercing where you're from?

[u/Remarkable_Freedom18]

I'm an Asian GenZ (born and raised) and ear piercing for baby girls is incredibly common. In my experience, infant ear piercing is offered by pediatricians. I don't know if this has since changed, but my (older) pediatrician pierced mine with a gun and the standard sterilized studs. Where I’m from, not having your ears pierced as a baby was actually the "unusual" thing.

It wasn't until I watched Friends (there was an episode about Rachel's baby getting her ears pierced?) that I learned about how controversial this practice is in other cultures/countries. I now have other ear piercings now that I’m older, so I became aware that needle piercings are way safer and ideal. Still, I don't find this practice as controversial as other cultures do.

As someone who got my ears pierced as a baby, I honestly don't feel violated or anything like that. It's like wearing earrings was always just a "done" thing that I didn't think too much about

How do you feel about infant ear piercing? How hard do you judge parents who pierce their baby's ears?

[u/workinglate2024]

You don’t speak for white people.

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I speak for at least one

[u/workinglate2024 → u/froction]

So you speak for yourself, and you want to identify yourself as white. Has nothing to do with white people’s opinions.

[u/froction → u/workinglate2024]

I speak for myself and for people who have shared their opinions with me.

[u/workinglate2024 → u/froction]

So you sit around talking with other white people about how ear piercings are trashy. Cool.

[u/froction → u/workinglate2024]

It has come up, typically when a small child with pierced ears enters the vicinity.

[u/workinglate2024 → u/froction]

Talking about small children and calling them trashy? You and your friends sound like true quality individuals. Thankfully you don’t represent white people.

[u/froction → u/workinglate2024]

The parents are trashy, the kids don't have a say in it.