Stop Shaming Kylie, Infant Ear-Piercing is Tradition: Desis

This time, on social media: Kylie Jenner faces backlash for piercing Stormi’s ears!

Recently, Kylie Jenner was mum-shamed by Twitter users for piercing her five-month-old daughter’s ears! But hey, hasn’t it been a long-standing tradition, back here, to pierce the child’s ears at a very young age?

(P.S: Acupressure Therapy claims that the earlier a child’s ear is pierced, the better.)

When the 20-year-old beauty mogul took to Snapchat to share a cute video of herself playing with her baby girl, hawk-eyed fans were quick to notice that the 5-month-old’s ears were already pierced.

A post shared by Kylie Jenner (@kyliesnapchat) on Jul 11, 2018 at 5:45pm PDT

“It’s Totally Normal!’’

While some gave Kylie flak for piercing Stormi’s ears, others jumped to her defence.

In India almost all kids get their ears pierced, few months after birth. It’s the norm here. There are many other things in this world, to be bothered about .. #KylieJenner https://t.co/hyt6zx1biu

— Avinash Ravindranath (@iamavin26) July 18, 2018

Thts normal. If its done in the early ages, less painful and more beneficial for the person... it acts like accupunture. Its been done in India for millions of years and has had no effect on any kid so far. Its prescribed in ancient Ayurveda benefit of health.

— Mirror (@Amitrain) July 18, 2018

People are giving #KylieJenner a hard time for piercing her daughters ears... 😂Here in India that is very common..they do it after 2-3 months after the baby is born.

— Ashvira (@MeAshvi) July 18, 2018

“I Legit Got Mine Pierced at the Hospital when I was Born...’’

People are giving Kylie Jenner a hard time for piercing her daughters ears...I legit got mine pierced at the hospital when I was born 😂 It's like people look for reasons to be triggered

— Carolina Pinglo (@carepinglo) July 16, 2018

One reason it is said that some people do it so young is so that the children don’t mess with the piercings. Before about a yr old, the likelihood of child messing/touching the piercing is minimal. At 4 yrs, you were most definitely touching the piercing. I’ve had many piercings

— bananas_lit (@miss_anastasiaa) July 12, 2018

The Naysayers!

Noooo, why has Kylie Jenner had her 5 month old baby’s ears pierced?!! 😷🤦🏻‍♀️

— Hαnnαh 🖤 (@HannahAija) July 12, 2018

I think there should be an age limit on it. Like you can’t have them done until you’re 13 with parents consent. It’s ridiculous!

— Clo ✌🏼 (@clo1993x) July 12, 2018

Kylie Jenner is not the first celebrity to face heat for piercing her little one’s ears. Her half-sister Khloe Kardashian was also criticised for the same.

On the flipside, Chrissy Teigen has spoken out and said that her daughter Luna will have the final say on whether/when she gets her ears pierced.

Clearly, this is one parenting debate that will continue to rage on.

What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments section below.