12-15-2009, 11:17 AM
I don't think I'd forbid any kind of piercing, if I had an underage kid who wanted to get one. But I'm also a little conservative, so I do think it's a major decision.I'll likely talk to my kid about it, and make sure he/she thinks about it very, very seriously.
FGM, now that's totally different. It's done without consent (the victims are usually little girls, and I hardly think anyone would really "consent" to such a brutal procedure), and the act itself is akin to torture. Cultural relativism aside, it's still a human rights violation.
FGM, now that's totally different. It's done without consent (the victims are usually little girls, and I hardly think anyone would really "consent" to such a brutal procedure), and the act itself is akin to torture. Cultural relativism aside, it's still a human rights violation.
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?