My 8, 10 and 11 yo grandaughters have their ears pierced, so what. One whose mother is Korean had them pierced at 2 yo, a cultural thing. If they don’t keep the earings in then the holes close up and you wouldn’t know they were ever there. They are cute with the very small studs in them and anyone who would give them grief over them would find severe consequences from me or their fathers.
I’ve only heard one or two comments about my USMC emblem, mine and my wife’s name and 1972 tattoo, from the year we were married (both marines). That was from a fellow AF officer who couldn’t believe that an officer would have a tattoo. One woman who adversely commented on my wife’s small tattoo with a heart and my name promptly retreated when told to stick her head back up her arse and mind her own business.
What we both put on our shoulders is our business, it has not caused us any problem in the 40 years we’ve been married or in our careers.
Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one and they are best kept to themselves.
I am surprised how many Koreans DON'T pierce their ears