I'm talking about these bizarre and wicked cultures that target women, and never the men. In the Mursi tribe in Ethiopa, as a sign of pride and identification for the women, a huge circle will be made through the lower lip of the ladies, with no lower front teeth.
Most times to be able to wear the lip ring, a couple of the lower front
teeth are yanked out.
In the modern world, it seems that the Mursi tribe in
Ethiopia are battling a common dilemma. Their lip plates, and the
cultural identity and political independence they signify, are a source
of great pride for these people, but at the same time they acknowledge
that this ancient practice, long since abandoned by other tribes, could
point to their backwardness. Today, many young girls have started to choose not to stretch their
lips, despite being referred to distastefully as ‘Kwegu’ – the name of a
poor neighbouring tribe – for doing so. Such young women may face
difficulty in finding a Mursi husband, yet they seem determined to leave
the practice behind for a changing world.
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