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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Regular ear piercings [/b] but anything else has to wait until they're 18 and pay for it themselves.  We've gone over extensively the piercings that can be more problematic like tongue piercings.[/quote]

Not trying to call out this poster specifically, but I see a lot of references like the bolded.  And I find it interesting.  It seems that much of the concern is based on doing something that society does not view as "regular."  Of course, there are issues with certain piercings that can lead to permanent damage, but most do not- nose, cartilage, navel, etc.  The only difference is what is "regular" or "normal."  I side on letting my kid (15yo) get whatever she wants that she can pay for, so long as it isn't permanent.  I don't set up conflicts on things that are personal expression.  I have LOTS of battles to fight elsewhere! ;)[/quote]

Your post brings up an interesting point,  many of these opinions are based around white, fundamental Christian norms even if the posters are not aware of it. For example, the idea that more than one ear piercing or a nose piercing is trashy.[/quote]

That very well may be, but I challenge you to go into professional setting and observe if the people running things have a bunch of piercings in their face or tattoos all over their body. My GYN is not white or male. Neither is the cardiologist I saw a few years ago. And pretty much all of the people I work with in the USG (more white and male than elsewhere, but not entirely) don't have visible piercings or tattoos.

Ha! Peope;ike you kill me. I work in what you call a professional setting I can think of at least 3 doctors with nose piercings or multiple earrings, and several with tattoos one of them is actually a cardiologist that   heaven forbid you were in that situation you would want to be  on your team. The world is changing.
The simple truth is that people don't take you seriously as an adult if you are all tatted up and punched full of holes. Make of it what you will.[/quote][/quote]

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