Why Do These Women Stretch Their Necks? | National Geographic
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 28 май 2013
- Starting at an early age, women of the Padaung tribe wear a coil of brass rings around their necks. This collar, and the elongated appearance it gives their necks over time, are Padaung symbols they wear proudly. In their native Myanmar, Padaung people often faced persecution over these visible tribal symbols. Now, having relocated to a Thailand refugee camp, these Padaung women continue this centuries-old custom, memorializing the struggles of the past and maintaining a link to their tribe's history.
➡ Subscribe: bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe
#NationalGeographic #NeckStretching #Myanmar
About National Geographic:
National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible.
Get More National Geographic:
Official Site: bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite
Facebook: bit.ly/FBNatGeo
Twitter: bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter
Instagram: bit.ly/NatGeoInsta
Why Do These Women Stretch Their Necks? | National Geographic
• Why Do These Women Str...
National Geographic
/ natgeo 
Развлечения
“It is your shoulders that gets pushed down and lowered”
Yeah that’s not any less horrifying 😂
EXACTLY 😂
That's actually more disturbing LOL
Yeah... I think I would prefer that my neck grew longer than my torso to be squished....
That sounds worse I-
actually it's worst
I came here after watching a video about foot binding, my heart hurts so much for all these women.
Same.
Same
Same
Same
Same
Why do women always have to go through so much pain😑😑😑
Some beauty is painful..in all types of cultures and traditions (:
@@IIlIIlIIllllIl Mee too😢
Because you ate from apple first. Duh.
@@classicwhitebread duh so what lol,lame pathetic logic 🤣😱😵
@@pearl3334 it's a JOKE.
This sounds kinda mean but I’ve never been so grateful for my neck than rn
Same lol
😂😂😂😂😂
Like they said, its not the neck, its the shoulders
Sameeee
@@majungasaurus6814the neck is still not exposed though.🤷🏽♀️
I can't imagine sleeping in those...
Explorer I can't even sleep with a loose necklace on... idk how I'd EVER sleep with THAT on
I knowwww hahahahha
Oh God
Hetty Games i cant even imagine wearing those
Hetty Games yeah it looks painful
My question is ...... how do they scratch their necks if it's itchy?????
see, this is the kind of thing people should be asking
They don't
True haaahsjhdhhdkd
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was thinking about it too
That smile after removing coil is... Speechless.
Doctors have proven this does nothing but weaken their necks.
They trip and cud break there neck lol
due to immobility
No it doesn't, that's a myth. they hold their own necks up and can reach the skin below the brass easily. What it actually does is pushes the ribs and collar bone down. You might have a weak collar bone, but there is no reason their neck muscles should be weaker than anyone elses.
Tanya Pace no? It weakens their neck muscles this was reported by the New York Times, the longer they wear it, the more coils they add and the more the neck muscles atrophy
@@musiew683 I see my bad. I had read before that it doesnt weaken the muscles. The coils themselves can weigh as much as 20 pounds though, and they arent rigid, they fold over themselves and move. One could almost think that should make your neck muscles stronger because the women really dont rest their heads on the coils as much as it may seem. So now Im wondering if it is really muscle atrophy, or if the warping of the bones and tendons just prevents the muscles from being able to get as strong as they could.
For people wondering why they do it:
They do this to resemble the neck of a dragon, the history behind this was that a young lady went for a walk into the forest and fell in love with a dragon, the dragon later laid 3 eggs, out of the eggs hatched 3 tribes and one of the tribes was the tribe in the video, this tribe wanted to pay respects to their mother dragon and started to stretch their necks, this is now going out of tradition and only a few people still have the rings
Whoa thx I learned something new
Thanks for sharing!!!
A young female fell in love with a female dragon? Sounds like the kind of thing that colonialists worked hard to erase.
Lol now I want to know the truth
Woah, thanks for the free history lesson!
Chokers to a whole other level.
Oreo Panda 😂😂😂
xXGaminWivMeXx fr though😂
I know right 😊😊😊😂😂😂lol
Oreo Panda lol
Oreo Panda I LAUGHED TOO MUCH ON THIS WHAT-
Imagine you are choking and you can't remove it
Ded
loli lover 123 you need your back or chest to save someone from choking
I don't think they would be choking as they wear that neck support thing, it provides much locomotion.
Omg, look at the bruises and the deformed collar bones! I can’t imagine how painful it is to have that much weight on your neck and shoulders every seconds. God, some traditions are meant to be abolished!
Finally someone with some common sense.
They make too much money from stupid tourists to change this 'tradition'!
I got so emotional when I seen the little children wearing the brass 😢 Idk why but I did........ 😢
you did for a reason, it for sure hurt so much :(
Jayde Lana same here. I understand that it’s their heritage and history and that’s why they do it but at the same time it’s not the past anymore and the children born now should not have to suffer to be/feel beautiful. They’re beautiful in their own right and should not have to wear brass rings around their necks in order to feel that way.
Because it's unethical
Give the beats x
Because they weren't given a choice😢😢
That moment when you realize your neck is naturally that long... ⊂•⊃_⊂•⊃
lol 😂
In what way? It's their neck that's longer not their tongues.
K Koala
Yours ain't long enough for that Micro Man.
Sara W
[OHHING]
How they wash or clean their neck🤔...or not at all
They probably pour water between the gaps.
But Thier neck don't get dirty as they are not exposed to dust ......
I asked and they take it off. But it takes a long time to put it back on
Lmao
There is enough space to easily fit their hands under the coils for washing. They don't take them off to wash.
I remember learning about this as a child! It really is fascinating to learn about different cultures.
That must me so painful...!
LayKa T wow really when did u start wearing
Chanyeol’s red hair she was probably forced to wear it xD
No i also wear
Does your neck feel weak without it, are you able to move it side to side and stuff like that?
Lay Thaung I tought you can't remove it, I searched it up earlier and it says if they wear it it will be with them forever
Imagine if you dropped something and can't look down
xD
Jenni 0.0
Lol
Jenni 😂😂
Jenni gotta lay down every time you drop something
It really useful during exam 😎
Great post
Grey Robles 😂😂😂
Lol
😂
How?.
grandma bend that pole like it was a piece of string.. i can’t even open a chip packet. she from area 51
The real question is r u from area 51
I would cry if they did that to me
Have you heard of female circumcision...
If you want to cry watching stretched necks, reading up on female mutilation or seeing bound feet is going to make you go mental... It makes those tribal lip plates look sort of tame in comparison.
But damn... I try to wonder how these people came up with these weird cultural customs. I guess since they didn't have tv, there wasn't much entertainment, so if they're not hunting and gathering or like farming, they probably just got bored and like started doing fucked up shit to their bodies.
Men are never sort of imagination when it comes to martyr women... and to make them believe they actually want this. In our society it is plastic surgery...
Why are you blaming men for this?
thank you
+TartempionLampion The origin of this tradition has absolutely nothing to do with beauty standards, from what I have gathered, it was originally done because the predators of the surrounding area would bite their necks, it was a means of protection
She doesn't look eager when the coil is going back on.
“Pain is a requirement of belonging” ughhhh
1:44 Okay, that's just down right creepy.
"Greetings earth creatures."
@@iama2509 Lol 😂
Woman always have to go through pain no joke.
Maple Desert soo true😟😣😔🙁
True! Most of harmful practices are done only to women in that kind of villages.
u can choose to wear this it isnt an obligation
True 👌🏻👌🏻
They don't have to they CHOOSE to
My question is.. How do you wash it???
Good question.
Idek
I guess they just use towels and then just wash it but not take it off I guess idk
Rayan Rolls ;3 they use water to rinse through the gaps idiot.
elena mation take a toothbrush with a water or baby wipes
At least they don't have to worry about having a double chin or 🤷a neck lift
I'd read about this a few times over the years and always found it fascinating. But this truly is some necks level stuff.
Should have more likes
I know it's wrong to diss people's culture and what not but holy hell this looks really scary
haha if you come to there they are actually very good people.
Elizabeth Drew ikr
Elizabeth Drew ... initially the idea was to protect women from wild dangerous animals that would aim to the legs 0r neck , such as lions , leopards , ... Then it became a fashion .
Elizabeth Drew yeah why did they put iy on a baby thats just tourture
Elizabeth Drew I agree
That poor little girl! Her neck was so bruised 😓
Danigotlocs 42 ikr! so painful
Yeah it pushes down on her shoulders
I don't think it's a bruise I think it's scarring
Olivia Ward yeah
looked like an eczema scar to me, not bruising. used to have similar from my bra strap digging in my shoulder
I would have a panic attack if somebody put something coiling around my neck that I could never take off 😭 It sounds like they don't even have a choice which is the saddest part
They took ariana's 7 rings to a new higher level
😂😭
-drops something-
-bends over to grab it-
"Oh shit-
Starry how to do that font?
A long neck is supposed to look pretty??? I wouldn't say damn girl that's a nice neck
It's a tradition its not meant for them to look pretty, and they don't have long necks the braces are pushing down the shoulders.
Nat Bot Looks like a god damn giraffe
+Air__DataVeddon_Nopeq they look normal
+I Eat Toes For Money Different countries and cultures have different standards.
Well that's rude, seeing as most American don't even embrace their culture
this ain’t healthy tf..
But it’s tradition, it might be harmful but they don’t think so since they’ve done it for a long time.
@@smortboi1320 And? Tradition doesn't it make it any more healthy regardless of if they're used to it or not. What's dangerous is dangerous period
@@chip73731 well I never said it wasn’t dangerous. It’s just context
@@smortboi1320 Waaaat, so self-harm is ok because it's tradition? Pretty shallow ngl.
@@raaadaaa526 the only thing shallow here is your understanding of my comment. I’m not saying self harm is ok, I’m just saying that the only reason they do it is because of tradition.
Can you use this on other body parts?
Asking for friend
Yeah you can use it on that part but it'll for sure reduce its thickness,if you know what I mean😏😏😏
@@ramessesthegreat5542 😁😁
If adult women chose to do this then by all means, I support their decision to the end. However, telling children to do this and enforce it on them is wrong.
Its there religion. Thats KINDA like forcing little kids to go to church or to prey, but most people don't think thats wrong.
slimeman03 Some people think forcing kids to follow their parents beliefs are wrong.
White Heterosexual Cis Male good point
slimeman03 Physical mutilation isn't really comparable to passing down cultural or religious practices that don't involve bodily modification from a young age...
Caroline Raimund It still is propaganda that they feed kids.
HEY, I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM UP HERE :D
is that from hearthstone??
Ciara Majesty lol
Ciara Majesty 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAHA
jesus said the same thing when he was on the cross
Women, you’re beautiful regardless on how you look. I’m not trying to insult anyone’s culture, but please don’t harm yourself. ❤️
you can insult this culture cause is weird they stupid.
other cultures are so so fascinating. i would love to travel the world and just learn about all the other cultures and appreciate them.
it looks like I have traveled to deep into RUclips and stumbled upon the weird side again.... this tends to happen all the time to me at 2 in the morning
The weird documentary unknown side of RUclips
Bruuh try 5am
How is this the “weird side”? Educate yourself buddy
Harper oakrock same
Same
Imagine their long hair getting stuck in the coils 😲😲
KB Eng. It can't get stuck
KB Eng., that happens to me when I brush my hair.....
When you need to reach the top shelf in a shop
Some of y'all in this comment section are an ignorant mess. Don't go around bashing other's cultures just because you don't like them. They're not killing or harming anybody..... in fact, they seem happy about this tradition. And I think it's beautiful they appreciate their traditions and cultures (unlike 90% of the world who wanna be somebody else and get rid of culture because they don't like it).
Bruh they literally force little kids to put ring in their neck which is really not right
It's better than living in a country without culture rather than following some crazy culture lol
Human giraffes, duh.
Sagada Bina lol
I think so 2
Sagada Bina lol
After watching this video, I had a strange feeling that the comment section would be infested with vicious pricks, and whadda ya know. I was right.
I agree
Mmmhhhmmm
I really respect these women who continue to hold up their traditions... From an outside and specifically from a westernized country, it's odd and seems cruel, but I feel like that's just me pushing my opinions and western societal norms onto them. If they are happy and treasure this practice, I think it's really incredible and in a way, very beautiful.
As long as tradition isn't causing extreme pain and damage, it should be left alone.
It's TOTALLY POINTLESS!
THANK YOU. Pushing western societal norms and trying to save POC that don't even want to be touched really invalidates so much history and culture
Quick question, do you feel the same about foot binding?
It's not pushing western norms to a culture. It is called being concerned for the people who are clearly enduring pain in the name of culture. :(
Friend: I'll wear a choker
*me* : _WITH GOLD RINGZZZ_
Man these women take chokers to a whole new level.
What If They Need To Itch Their Neck..!? 😨😨
//I Have No Lifeu.\\ they cant
They call 911 XD
//I Have No Lifeu.\\ Oh Heck no! Why would you go through so much process to itch your neck?!
If you know the English language it’s pronounced Scratch their neck
//I Have No Lifeu.\\ they don’t hehehehe
I just love watching those 6 years old videos😂🤷🏻♀️
I went to this village in Chiangmai thailand in 2019. Really nice people and they had this prop for me to wear it wasn’t a real one but even that was too big for my neck haha it had strings attached in the back.
Imagine having a itch on your neck
they have never lost sleep thinking about being stabbed in the neck or being beheaded ...
Morgan Dundas *ooffffff*
Morgan Dundas yeah ikr
Morgan Dundas as soon as soon I read this comment I scratched my neck lol
ow that looks like that hurts.
funny hearts ikr
My neck got a bellyache after watching this 🙄😔😥
This just made me thank full for my life🤷🏻
I would hate to have that on me
Omg same
same if i got that put on me i would cry and scream for them to take it off
What? The w a n g ?
THIS FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE
But you don’t even have it tho.....
Clorox Bleach we know...
Susan Lowther Bro Its a Tradition
Clorox Bleach one you can feel through the screen...
(P.S. i know it doesn't hurt to them)
Did nobody else see the writing under the pictures? “*THE LONG NECK KAREN*”
I know about the 3 tribes and the dragon stuff and that but that was just really funny to me 😂
Part of me respects the culture while another part of me is so glad I don't have to wear those.
Simple answer: they wanna be a fucking giraffe.
😁😁
Agreed, u go gurl... or guy
lmaoo
I wanna laugh but I don't JUDGE PEOPLES cultural styles if they wanna be a giraffe or Angelina Jolie/Joli let them
+Antonio R
😂😂😂😂😂
I don't even like necklaces all that much. I would've died!
chowder125 me to lol break my bones for s “longer neck” to be apart of a group no thank u
chowder125 same I’m never going there
chowder125 you need to try this ..haha
chowder125 same here
Even though this video is 9 years old, its still really make me sad to see how my tribe has been enduring through all the hardship from being a minority in our own country and being refugees in other country. I still live in Burma and speak a bit of Padaung language whenever I visit my hometown.
Education is very important in every individuals life.....
The adults can do whatever they wants to themselves. It's up to them, if they volunteer to do it. But the idea forcing children into this idea is horrible. :/
SN - Old channel agree
Yeah they even make babies wear them. Child abuse
that's their culture you can't tell them what to do they are just doing the things that they believe is right
Sounds like religion
Hey, you know what? You do you, but I couldn't help thinking OUCH!!! That's gotta hurt. I mean it crushes your ribcage and imagine sleeping!!
how does it crush your ribcage? it's on their neck
Sejal Naik Its in the video idk
Now I understand where J‘adore got inspired for its perfumes 😂
Just when you thought I’ve seen it all,how amazing
my neck herts just waching this
Kayley Cockatiel I think you mean Hertz ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
MineralMining "HErts" lol she has a frequency bruh
*herts*
The same way you all are reacting is how they would react when shown that you tip toe all day in high heels. Hypocrites.
+WHENARETHEISTS GONAGETIT
Yes, it's exactly the same thing.... XD
+WHENARETHEISTS GONAGETIT Nope, this is more like footbinding rather than high heels
And what exactly is wrong with footbinding? what is wrong with anything when you think about it?
WHENARETHEISTS GONAGETIT LOL other than the fact that it permanently wrecks your foot, causes you agony and pain for the rest of your life and also can cause severe infections that can kill you?
Oh I don't know. All I know is I'd rather be wearing heels than have my foot bounded or have my collar bones permanently crushed for the rest of my life.
+Woo Young Kim This is nothing like foot binding. It's harmless. Footbinding can be deadly.
Stupid torture afflicted upon women just like foot binding. In the name of tradition.
Big Ed needs to join this tribe
"Why Do These Women Stretch Their Necks?"
For the same reason American women put tainted grease on their lips.
THANK YOU.
Desertphile i have no idea i hate a woman that wares lipstick
Don't just single out Americans. Most women in this WORLD do that.
***** Yea I'm getting sick and tired of everyone bashing Americans for things that you can find literally everywhere else in the world
Henry Hazlitt Idiot.
I think this is beautiful. It's their culture and their right, so why is everyone so negative about it. If you grew up like this, and it's the life you know then what do you do? Everyone is always trying to change people to meet their standards.
this village deserves to be burned down withh all these freaks in it
absolutely
this shit is fucked dude creepiest shit ive ever seen
In my opinion, it's fucked up and sick that the little girls have to do it. They look as though they don't want to do it, but it's a passed on sort of thing so they have to. It's like bounding your feet in ancient China, all girls had to do it otherwise they were defined as ugly and not married.
wouldent this fuck up there heads tho i mean limit how far u can move your head?
I remember seeing something about this at Ripleys Museum in like 2013
That made my neck feel abit funny when they removed it.
they do it to become taller so that they can be good at basketball
😂😂
Your comment is Gold hahaha
OML 😂😂😭😭😂
Oh ha ha
Lebraun James do s it too lol
When you're too short to play Basketball.
You need longs legs not a neck XD
@@kidsIIIII009 I mean it still gives u height 👀👀
Why y'all hating??? It's their traditional/ culture heritage that they keep... it's not like you can't take it off... And it's not torturing the children.
By the way, it's not ”Padang”
it's ”PaDaung” also know as ”Kayan”
They are one of the Karenni tribes...
It looks really beautiful.
I am curious how do they wash their necks?
Qisou shit, they dont
slimeman03 They actually do wash their necks, they simply use smaller towels for that, also they polish these neck coils with wet hay, to keep them clean and shiny. Just to round it up: Water flows through the smallest of gaps, so there you go...
Sure Bowb oh
gross there probly sweating like crazy
So cruel to do that to children. I don't care if it's their culture or not; it's wrong! Some ancient cultures burned their kids as sacrifices. Just because it's tradition doesn't make it right!!
six*impossible*things so the women don't matter is it? 😡
Uhh... we never said they don’t matter.
THOMAS Ninan oh no we got another activist 😂😂😂
Culture take part in devine whats right and wrong to the holder. An outsider might not belief nor agree with the same thing.. Thats what makes us all different and each special. We can tell and share our value but we shouldn't force others to follow us. They are the one who experience it after all, and i dont see them complaining.
If they are okay with it than it’s not anyones decision.
I'm very glad to hear you say their native is Myanmar because a lot of people think it's originated from Thailand
Awe so sad for them chrildren I'm gutted x
so then they dont wash their necks?
+Stephanie Kim Thank you. I'm glad someone else wondered about this.
Maybe but, dang they even where it when they are babies?! So once they come out of a women they put it in so they never see there neck?! Crazy and it must hurt to get that off because it has to be 10 years before they can get it off! Man sooooo glad that MEN don't have to do it! -sighs-
+Michael Enos Sr Yeah, men (20% at least) just get a functioning part of their penis cut of instead, so much better *rolls eyes*
exactly Stephanie!! that's what am just thinking about. so they do not wash their necks. I noticed though that when the lady removed the ring, her neck looked clean. I must give them kudos for maintaining their culture.
It's not like the rings are suffocating them. I'm sure the water is able to go through that small opening around the top
Hey at least they can't be stabbed by the neck
Who am I? XDDDD
not only that, but they are immune to the most vicious of attacks: Shin kicks.
LOLOLOL
True
And no one can choke them lol
giving a whole new meaning to deep throa
edit: t
It’s 3 am and I ended up here 👁👄👁
Ah..everyday I amaze myself at how I always end up on this side of RUclips
CamaShafts Journey Seriously..I came here from a shoe video. WTF, YT???
I know it's a part of the culture and all that but it isn't healthy, look at the rib cage and lungs that's terrible
Fast food isn't good for you but it's part of your culture
***** Bitch, you have no idea what I am ;) That's by design.
+max steel fast food isn't culture lmao
They have evolved you know?
my theory.
max steel i don't eat it tho XD and it also doesn't stretch me neck out like a giraffe
Tbh , this looks really cool but painful at the same time.
I have a set of such neck rings in my ethnoart collection, and it should be noted that they are heavy and the inner diameter is narrow.
Candace lol
+jo dallas nah thats just a really long neck. try mr. crocker
I was thinking the same thing
I thought the same exact thing😂
This looks painful
No is doesnt i also wear
+safe coin how do u sleep in them
Ya think?!
This is so heart breaking 💔
Whatever you guys might say....all these guys are doing is respecting and continuing their tradition and culture i.e. preserving their identity, which is important.
As an Asian myself I dare say that it looks like some sort of medieval torture device
Such a difficult life they live 😰
It’s a tradition
@@user-xe8xw5lf6k what a difficult tradition
for real
@@user-xe8xw5lf6kit's a stupid tradition
I appreciate my own culture so much more now, thank you.
Next recommend me places with the longing D 😁😁😁make sure NG.