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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Welbert Bauyaban

North West Fights Haters Over Finger Piercing, Dermatologist Warns It Poses A High Injury Risk

North West with her parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (Credit: @northwsst fan page account via Instagram)

If there is one trait that defines the Kardashian-West dynasty, it is an absolute refusal to crumble under public scrutiny. At just 12 years old, North West is proving she has inherited both her father's defiance and her mother's media savvy, issuing a biting response to the online furore surrounding her recent body modification choices.

The eldest child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West has found herself at the centre of a social media storm after debuting a dermal piercing on her right middle finger—a modification that many critics argue is inappropriate for a pre-teen. However, taking to the joint TikTok account she shares with her mother on Wednesday, 10 December, North made it abundantly clear that she remains unbothered by the opinions of the internet.

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