{"id":287736,"date":"2025-11-12T20:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/287736\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:35:15","slug":"kim-kardashian-under-fire-as-absentee-parent-after-north-west-rocks-another-finger-piercing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/287736\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian Under Fire As \u2018Absentee Parent\u2019 After North West Rocks Another Finger Piercing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kim Kardashian is facing backlash after her daughter North West debuted a new dermal finger piercing, sparking outrage over the potential risks and reigniting criticism of the reality star\u2019s parenting choices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Tuesday, November 11, screenshots surfaced of North\u2019s latest TikTok posts, showing off her finger piercings, per<a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15478813\/kim-kardashian-north-finger-piercings-slammed-bad-parenting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The U.S. Sun;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> The U.S. Sun<\/a>. The first photos revealed a dual dermal piercing on North\u2019s right middle finger, which she\u2019s shown off before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But another photo showcased what appears to be a new dermal piercing: a blue gem on the 12-year-old\u2019s left middle finger. The TikTok posts made their way to Reddit, where <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kim-kardashian-slammed-north-risky-152225869.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:users bashed Kardashian;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">users bashed Kardashian<\/a> for allowing her preteen daughter to get the piercings in the first place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is what happens when you need to be your child\u2019s best friend and not a rational adult,\u201d one critic wrote in a KUWTKsnark thread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSeems more like the opposite,\u201d another chimed in, claiming Kardashian \u201cdoesn\u2019t care at all what [North] does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWell, as I\u2019m sure many know, one of the narcissist\u2019s mother\u2019s greatest threats is her daughter,\u201d a third quipped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Piercing and jewelry company Lulu Ave previously noted that such piercings carry risks, warning they \u201cmay not heal well due to the constant use of the hands and the risk of the jewelry getting snagged or bumped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Kim Kardashian \/ Instagram&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"735\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fa2ccaf4dd24432d8ce2edf10c584e42.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Kim Kardashian \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reddit users didn\u2019t hold back, speculating that North\u2019s body might \u201creject\u201d the new piercing or she could develop \u201ca massive infection because she is 12 and very likely does not was her hands as often as she should.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere is no way she is going to be able to properly care for them during the healing stage because she\u2019s so young and probably lacks the responsibility and discipline to do so,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTHIS IS COMPLETELY F****D. SOMEBODY RESCUE THIS CHILD!\u201d one critic exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Others questioned the appropriateness of the look for someone her age. \u201cWhy are they letting 12 year olds look 25?\u201d one person asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Photos posted to the Kim and North TikTok account \u2014 a joint account shared by the famous mother and daughter \u2014 <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimandnorth\/photo\/7567633090013678879?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shows North with a Band-aid;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shows North with a Band-aid<\/a> over her right middle finger on Halloween. It\u2019s unclear whether it was due to an injury or part of a costume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis has to be because Kim is such an absentee parent but also panders completely to North. It just seems like it\u2019s leading somewhere not so very good,\u201d another Redditor wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some commenters even recalled Kardashian\u2019s past stance on body modifications. Years ago, the Skims founder went viral explaining why she doesn\u2019t have tattoos: \u201cHoney, would you put a bumper sticker on a Bentley?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">North\u2019s new piercings may also draw ire from her father, rapper Kanye West, who has previously <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kanye-west-not-happy-kim-212412184.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:voiced concerns about his daughter;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">voiced concerns about his daughter<\/a> wearing outfits that are too provocative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A source recently told Globe that West, 48, thinks North is \u201cway too young to be parading around like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt needs to stop, or he\u2019ll raise hell with the lawyers,\u201d the source continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/kim-kardashian-under-fire-as-absentee-parent-after-north-west-rocks-another-finger-piercing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kim Kardashian Under Fire As \u2018Absentee Parent\u2019 After North West Rocks Another Finger Piercing;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kim Kardashian Under Fire As \u2018Absentee Parent\u2019 After North West Rocks Another Finger Piercing<\/a> first appeared on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Globe<\/a>. Add Globe as a <a data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian is facing backlash after her daughter North West debuted a new dermal finger piercing, sparking outrage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287737,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[151380,88,151381,4860,7475,119227,71793],"class_list":{"0":"post-287736","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-dermal-piercing","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-finger-piercing","11":"tag-kanye-west","12":"tag-kim-kardashian","13":"tag-middle-finger","14":"tag-north-west"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}