re: #557 Learned Mother of Zion

There’s a rumor going around Twitter and some wingnut blogs that Germany now wants to ban little girls from getting ears pierced.

I haven’t seen this on any news sites yet.

I found one story on it.

AFTER CIRCUMCISION BAN, GERMAN COURTS TARGET CHILD EAR-PIERCING

BERLIN - In the debate in Germany over circumcision, you often hear people say jokingly that if cutting the foreskin off a baby boy’s penis for religious reasons is outlawed then piercing little girls’ earlobes shouldn’t be allowed either. But that’s just the scenario that may be shaping up. After a Cologne court ruled in June that circumcision was illegal, a Berlin judge is examining whether or not ear-piercing should be as well.