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petdave -> RE: "Taboo" on National Geographic Channel (8/16/2007 1:42:04 AM)
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First episode was last week... transgender and non-traditional gender roles. Pretty sympathetic, a bit overdramatized, pretty standard fare. i give it a "B-"
Second episode this week... body modification. 1st up was a tribe in Ethiopia where the women endure a ritualized whipping as a show of support for their men. They danced and sang as men (who went from village to village performing this ceremony) slashed them with flexible canes. Deep, bleeding welts, leading to scarring. Pretty wild. They also wore some very interesting metal collars and restrictive metal bands on their limbs.
Second segment of the show was on branding, somewhat superficial and sensationalistic, but not too bad. Last portion was on Yakuza tattoos; more about the cultural significance than the techniques. A- for this one, overall
Next week promises more whipping! w00t!
Show airs Wednesdays at 10pm, btw.
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