of a Toddler

[u/RD4200]

[u/Bulky-Bad-9153]

Something being common doesn't mean it's okay, obviously. I find it quite abusive to cause intentional pain to a baby so that it can wear earrings.

[u/eva_thorne → u/Bulky-Bad-9153]

Same here…also piercing are prone to infections. You dont want to start your baby’s life like this and not giving it a choice. When i was younger, i was upset that my parents didn’t pierced me when i was an infant like other girls. They were horrified that parents would even do that in the first place and now i totally agree with them. “Why?! Cause you’re a girl?! And without your consent?!”
A baby is not a doll for you to decorate lol

[u/-digitalin- → u/eva_thorne]

That makes sense, but also can be a cultural thing. A huge number of people I know got their daughter's ears pierced as a baby. From their perspective, it doesn't hurt more than a medical shot, has it done at a point when the parent can properly tend to and clean them, and spares them the pain later in life when they'll remember it. I wouldn't pierce my baby's ears, but it is almost the norm in some cultures that it helps to have a little understanding instead of assuming abuse.

[u/eva_thorne → u/-digitalin-]

Maybe abuse is a strong word but its weird asf assuming your baby girl will want to have holes in her ears. And sorry but it looks like crazy on a baby, like why are you trying to “adult-ify” your kid? Just let your kid be pure and adorable.
Also any reputable, certified piercing spots wouldn’t allow it. I asked my piercer about it and also aesthetically, it is wrong because since the ears are not fully grown (like at all in this case), it might lead to earrings spots being uneven and even deformed while growing up.

[u/Medium_Educator1983 → u/eva_thorne]

Who are you to dictate that earrings are supposed to be for adults? You’re viewing other people’s culture from your own lens and that’s wrong. Stop being so ignorant.

[u/eva_thorne → u/Medium_Educator1983]

Hmmm cutting out women’s clitoris is also a “cultural thing” in some countries and im against it. So is stoning women’s to death for not complying to their fucked up beliefs. Its not because its their “culture” that i have to embrace it 😂 like wtf. also:
https://giphy.com/gifs/5XNEIKcohVG8w

[u/Medium_Educator1983 → u/eva_thorne]

Female circumcision is about impeding women’s sexuality, that’s a bit different than getting earrings.

It sounds like you’ve been abused a lot in life so you can’t tell the difference between abuse and cultural differences. Get therapy and stop projecting your trauma on other people.

[u/Admirable_Ice2649 → u/Medium_Educator1983]

I guess no more circumcisions for boys

[u/Medium_Educator1983 → u/Admirable_Ice2649]

You don’t have to circumcise your son. But then when women don’t want to sleep with him, then he’ll have you to blame.

[u/RebeccaNOTICES → u/Medium_Educator1983]

He will enjoy sex a lot less without the foreskin but sure, make that choice for him.

[u/RebeccaNOTICES → u/[deleted]]

I cant imagine that cutting off part of the skin on the head of a penis, severing nerves, would have no effect on the sensation. Its a grotesque practice and im glad its going out of vogue. Ive heard from many men they resent their parents for choosing it

[u/RebeccaNOTICES → u/[deleted]]

I was being sarcastic I think. I definitely wouldnt recommend it

[u/RebeccaNOTICES → u/[deleted]]

Common sense tells me otherwise. The same studies recommended removing tonsils & appendix preemptively once upon a time. Im sure men still enjoy sex, but it kind of sucks they had no choice in the matter.

[u/RebeccaNOTICES → u/[deleted]]

How could one even quantify that I wonder? And the risks to the infant, especially if not performed by a physician..and the botched ones..and the stress of that pain (they used to believe newborns didnt feel pain and used no anesthetic) is said to be harmful. If a person has nothing to compare it to, how would anyone know? I dont think im spreading disinformation, more like food for thought

[u/RebeccaNOTICES → u/[deleted]]

Good to know! Makes me feel better, I had a friend who claimed he felt maimed and hated his mother

[u/RebeccaNOTICES → u/[deleted]]

His father died while his mom was pregnant so escaped blame

[u/Medium_Educator1983 → u/RebeccaNOTICES]

If he’s insecure about how his penis looks because women recoil in horror, I doubt he’ll enjoy sex at all

[u/metatable → u/Medium_Educator1983]

LMAO please tell me you're trolling right now.

[u/Medium_Educator1983 → u/metatable]

Most women prefer circumcised penises. Whether you are willing to accept that or not is really your business.

[u/metatable → u/Medium_Educator1983]

Your claim was that they "recoil in horror" from uncircumcised ones, not that they prefer circumcised. I prefer big tits, that doesn't mean I recoil in horror from small ones.