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Spotted this morning on my way to sing & sign - a baby girl about Vi's age with big Hoop Earrings.
At the risk of sounding like a massive snob: FUCKING EURGH!
A, I think babies look awful with earrings - their little faces are so pure and perfect, why the Hell would you want to adorn them with cheap Argos bling?
B, Part of the reason that I think babies with piercings look totally wrong is that I associate it with, if not adulthood, then adolescance at least. It's the imposition of an adult accessory upon a very young child and it just looks weird.
C, I hate taking Vi to have her injections, but they're neccesary. Piercing might not hurt much but it still hurts a bit, why the fuck would you do that to your kid for aesthetic reasons?
D, Yes it's small, and yes it's not neccesarily permanent, but a piercing is still a body modification - to do that unnecessarily to somebody without their consent just because you think it looks cute should be illegal.
E, Even in the light of all these things, little stud earrings are one thing, fuck-off hoops are another. I have a one-year-old, and I know how much she likes to pull at and chew anything to hand - buttons, zips, ears, hair and definately jewellery. I've lost one necklace to her grabby hands, and the various friends and rellies who give Violet cuddles tend to have the common sense not to wear big earrings themselves when they do so for fear of getting one ripped out. Plus - toddlers fall. All the time. I hate to think of some poor brat having a tumble and catching her enforced tat on something on the way down. Eurgh.
I must pull myself out of this Middle-Class red mist, but really, Pikeys have been doing my nut all day. There was another bloke making a big noisy, aggressive thing about bombing down the footpath to Sainsburys on his bike (how much did I want to grab it and fling it in the canal?) and another gaggle lolloping down my street, Pit Bull in tow, stoned and swearing every other word at, like, 4 in the afternoon. Raaaaarrr. I need to get myself down to M&S to remind myself that posh people can be obnoxious cunts too.
Mind you, M&S can't make pants sturdy enough to support Paxo's Penis any more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7199696.stm) so should I really trust their over-the-shoulder-boulder-holders?
I can't stop singing 'On The Good Ship Lollipop' for some reason.
Oh, and I got some ST:TNG DVDs today! (Season 6... I've decided to start almost at the end... it's a very good place to start) Oh, the memories! The stilted fight choreography! The shaky camera whenever they're hit! The yellow shirt wearing redshirts! Deanna Troi's crazy accent! Watched one this morning with the Borg and Lore in. I like Lore, firstly because Data's obviously having so much fun playing him and secondly because sarcastic androids are always fun.
At the risk of sounding like a massive snob: FUCKING EURGH!
A, I think babies look awful with earrings - their little faces are so pure and perfect, why the Hell would you want to adorn them with cheap Argos bling?
B, Part of the reason that I think babies with piercings look totally wrong is that I associate it with, if not adulthood, then adolescance at least. It's the imposition of an adult accessory upon a very young child and it just looks weird.
C, I hate taking Vi to have her injections, but they're neccesary. Piercing might not hurt much but it still hurts a bit, why the fuck would you do that to your kid for aesthetic reasons?
D, Yes it's small, and yes it's not neccesarily permanent, but a piercing is still a body modification - to do that unnecessarily to somebody without their consent just because you think it looks cute should be illegal.
E, Even in the light of all these things, little stud earrings are one thing, fuck-off hoops are another. I have a one-year-old, and I know how much she likes to pull at and chew anything to hand - buttons, zips, ears, hair and definately jewellery. I've lost one necklace to her grabby hands, and the various friends and rellies who give Violet cuddles tend to have the common sense not to wear big earrings themselves when they do so for fear of getting one ripped out. Plus - toddlers fall. All the time. I hate to think of some poor brat having a tumble and catching her enforced tat on something on the way down. Eurgh.
I must pull myself out of this Middle-Class red mist, but really, Pikeys have been doing my nut all day. There was another bloke making a big noisy, aggressive thing about bombing down the footpath to Sainsburys on his bike (how much did I want to grab it and fling it in the canal?) and another gaggle lolloping down my street, Pit Bull in tow, stoned and swearing every other word at, like, 4 in the afternoon. Raaaaarrr. I need to get myself down to M&S to remind myself that posh people can be obnoxious cunts too.
Mind you, M&S can't make pants sturdy enough to support Paxo's Penis any more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7199696.stm) so should I really trust their over-the-shoulder-boulder-holders?
I can't stop singing 'On The Good Ship Lollipop' for some reason.
Oh, and I got some ST:TNG DVDs today! (Season 6... I've decided to start almost at the end... it's a very good place to start) Oh, the memories! The stilted fight choreography! The shaky camera whenever they're hit! The yellow shirt wearing redshirts! Deanna Troi's crazy accent! Watched one this morning with the Borg and Lore in. I like Lore, firstly because Data's obviously having so much fun playing him and secondly because sarcastic androids are always fun.
