[absolootezer0]

BTW, by piercings I mean other than a discrete, utilitarian ear piecing.

ok, that makes no sense. its ok to get little ear piercings but nothing else? and what makes one utilitarian, but not another?

[Jeff Chandler]

ok, that makes no sense. its ok to get little ear piercings but nothing else?

Frankly, I'm not thrilled with those, either, but a single ear piercings have been practiced by women of all socio-economic levels for so long that they are not associated with druggies, carnies, prostitutes, etc. like lip piercings, nose piercings, etc.. Therfore they don't signal "I don't respect my body" to the world.