Beauty is Pain: Blog Topic 3

In the United States we are accustomed to seeing women use make-up, injections, and plastic surgery to enhance their physical appearance.  Women in countries all throughout the world share the desire to show their beauty and belong to certain class in their culture. Thailand women in the Pa Dang tribe have developed a unique way to show their beauty through wearing brass rings around their necks to "lengthen them".  In the Pa Dang tribe it is custom for women to wear these "brass shackles" around their neck and limbs to show their commitment to being a true women in their culture.  The pain is beyond worth it to these women to be beautiful and accepted in the Pa Dang culture.  I chose this video because it shows how Thailand women care about how they look just as much as women in the United States.  Even though they have the desire to look beautiful it is interesting to see how the culture in Thailand has influenced how they try to improve their looks.  It is incredible to see how influential your elders can be when it comes to tradition.  These women are expected to put themselves through incredible pain just to maintain tradition.  The tribal culture is a huge part of the geographical diversity in southeast Asia.