Overview
- On November 13, the pair’s joint TikTok account replied "it’s okay 🫶" to a widely viewed post by @mazzy_williams questioning the piercing.
- North, 12, was first photographed in late summer with a dermal, also called a microdermal or single-point, piercing on her middle finger.
- Online reaction has been divided, with critics calling the finger placement hazardous for a child and others defending North’s autonomy and Kim’s parenting.
- Health explainers cited in reports note that dermal finger piercings lack a traditional entry and exit point and may carry higher risks of irritation or infection.
- Kim has recently described North as confident about public scrutiny and said she is learning as a parent under constant public attention.