r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • Sep 20 '26

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/KarmaSilencesYou Sep 20 '26

In many places piercings are very cultural. Not wearing jewelry as a girl is rare to the point that it just doesn’t happen. A girl with their ears not pierced would be an outcast.

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u/StrawHatVetTech 29d ago

So instead of breaking that cycle of abusive sexism, yall just blindly follow it? Cool 🙄

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u/KarmaSilencesYou 29d ago

Why you trying to change other people’s culture bro. Let people live the way they wanna live.

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u/msespindola 29d ago

I don't know why are that offended

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u/OrcaFins 29d ago

As far as I know, that's mostly on the Indian subcontinent.

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u/KarmaSilencesYou 29d ago

In some places in latin america too…like Brazil.

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u/OrcaFins 29d ago

In some places in latin america too…like Brazil.

So, in Latin America, infant piercings are done because of religious beliefs and traditional medicine,, the same way Indians practice Hinduism and Ayurvedic medicine? Again, I'm just trying to understand.

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u/KarmaSilencesYou 29d ago

Brazil, Columbia and Argentina do this.
Most girls ears are pierced the day they are born. Probably over 90%. Many babies are pierced immediately after birth, some hospitals don’t even ask the family... they just do it. Mexico does it as well but some families wait a few days/weeks.

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u/OrcaFins 29d ago

Many babies are pierced immediately after birth, some hospitals don’t even ask the family... they just do it.

So, not for religious reasons then. That's interesting.