Pierced ears in little girls is def trailer park trash...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a WASP and I tend to think of it as something that the lower classes do. Pretty sure others in my circle feel the same way, as I only know one family who pierced their baby's ears. (both parents are doctors, so it surprised us a lot!)

I actually didn't know that some cultures do it routinely until DCUM informed me. I would never say anything in public, but I admit, I do still think of it as a lower-class thing to do.

No snark intended, but I thought wasps were supposed to be more worldly. How did you not know this was commonplace in many parts of the world?

[Anonymous]

OP, your thread is ignorant. In Latin American cultures, it's common to have a daughter's ears pierced as a baby/toddler. Also in other cultures as well.

[Anonymous]

god, people, who ARE you, and how can i avoid talking to you IRL? i don't particularly LIKE piercings of any kind, much less on a baby, but it is not because of the socioeconomic class of anyone who does it. it's just not my thing; and i don't much care about anyone else's child's ear piercings.

less rhetorically, what exactly do you mean when you say it's "low-class". is that an aesthetic judgment? or a moral one? and what does it mean? is it an all-purpose insult for people who would do such a thing - they look poor? and why would you dislike looking poor? or do you conclude they aren't ambitious? or financially savvy? or WHAT exactly?

[Anonymous]

wow - this is very cultural...no need to judge

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, your thread is ignorant. In Latin American cultures, it's common to have a daughter's ears pierced as a baby/toddler. Also in other cultures as well.

Duh! I was being sarcastic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a WASP and I tend to think of it as something that the lower classes do. Pretty sure others in my circle feel the same way, as I only know one family who pierced their baby's ears. (both parents are doctors, so it surprised us a lot!)

I actually didn't know that some cultures do it routinely until DCUM informed me. I would never say anything in public, but I admit, I do still think of it as a lower-class thing to do.

Do people really call themselves "WASPs"? Seriously?

Are you in a sweater set, pearls and sensible pumps? Is your husband named "Chaz"?

Golly, I'm sure you'll get over this trauma.

Most people don't, but think Kate Middleton vs J Lo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a WASP and I tend to think of it as something that the lower classes do. Pretty sure others in my circle feel the same way, as I only know one family who pierced their baby's ears. (both parents are doctors, so it surprised us a lot!)

I actually didn't know that some cultures do it routinely until DCUM informed me. I would never say anything in public, but I admit, I do still think of it as a lower-class thing to do.

A self defined WASP? This is almost as bad as me calling myself humble.

[Anonymous]

Look, bottom line of this thread. There are grown women who call children trash. To those people, I say look in the mirror. That is all the trash you need to see.

You don't need to understand it or approve of the practice (which, btw, my DD asked for it at 5 and we did it and it didn't hurt. At all.) People do it and will continue to do so. But, proudly looking down your nose at them is tasteless and classless. And, yes, trashy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a WASP and I tend to think of it as something that the lower classes do. Pretty sure others in my circle feel the same way, as I only know one family who pierced their baby's ears. (both parents are doctors, so it surprised us a lot!)

I actually didn't know that some cultures do it routinely until DCUM informed me. I would never say anything in public, but I admit, I do still think of it as a lower-class thing to do.

No snark intended, but I thought wasps were supposed to be more worldly. How did you not know this was commonplace in many parts of the world?

Probably lives in the USA. No need to care about what is done elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, your thread is ignorant. In Latin American cultures, it's common to have a daughter's ears pierced as a baby/toddler. Also in other cultures as well.

Backward cultures. Who cares?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny reading this site.....black folks have been piercing our babies ears for decades. My great grandmother pierced mine at. 2 mos. I have two daughters, one got them at 3 ms, the other at 9 mos only because her ears were so tiny I had to wait.

I'm black and no baby girl's ear has been pierced in my family. My mother waited to have my ears pierced until I asked for it. I was 3. I'll do the same with my girls.

Well, all black people are the same you know.

My point.

[Anonymous]

You can be reasonably sophisticated without knowing or caring that some cultures pierce their babies ears as a rule, not an exception. I suspect that quite a few folks who I'd consider worldly wouldn't know that, because seriously, who the F cares? You can also be reasonably well-traveled without figuring that out, if you haven't traveled to Africa or India or certain Hispanic countries. (which frankly, aren't high on my list to visit.)

This is an Anonymous board, for anonymous posters. And I admitted anonymously that I assume white babies with pierced ears are from lower classes. Who the F cares? If you're a mom piercing your kid's ears, own it already. Who cares what a stranger thinks AND IS ONLY VOICING ON AN ONLINE FORUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can be reasonably sophisticated without knowing or caring that some cultures pierce their babies ears as a rule, not an exception. I suspect that quite a few folks who I'd consider worldly wouldn't know that, because seriously, who the F cares? You can also be reasonably well-traveled without figuring that out, if you haven't traveled to Africa or India or certain Hispanic countries. (which frankly, aren't high on my list to visit.)

This is an Anonymous board, for anonymous posters. And I admitted anonymously that I assume white babies with pierced ears are from lower classes. Who the F cares? If you're a mom piercing your kid's ears, own it already. Who cares what a stranger thinks AND IS ONLY VOICING ON AN ONLINE FORUM?

But you are afraid of other people thinking YOU are ignorant. Tell me again how sophisticated and wordly you are despite being clueless.