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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
In some cultures they pierce a baby's ear. Like circumcision, it's a moment or two of pain.
In both cases it's a custom that doesn't have a whole lot of purpose, but also doesn't do any genuine harm. It's just an odd thing to get worked up about.
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I think this is a highly subjective coloring of it. It is still a permanent body modification for no real purpose. You can debate the loss of sensation all day, but even disregarding that totally, it is still infringing upon that childs right to make the choice themselves. Yes parents make a lot of choices for their children, but this is a quite permanent one with potential ramifications down the road.
I am shocked that people can so rightly see how doing an analogous procedure to a little girl (one of the minor forms of fgm) is abominable (and it is) but then turn around and be completely fine with it being performed on a little boy. Not sure on the reasoning, but the disconnect is very strange.