Taboo

                 Yesterday I was watching the show Taboo on National Geographic. I found this episode particularly interesting because we have talked about these leaver people before. This episode was about the Maori people of New Zealand. There was a women, descendant of the Maori people who decided to get her moko, a tattoo associated with the Maori people. As you can see from the picture above, moko is a marking on the lips and chin on women. On men it can take over the entire face or many other places on the body. This is considered a taboo since people in our culture tends to make assumptions about others who have look different, in this case, have tattoos.
                  I really admired this girl for going through with the process and not caring what anyone else thought. In Maori culture it was a rite of passage from childhood to adulthood, even a sign of beauty to attract the opposite sex, and she was honoring her ancestral culture. It´s funny to me that there are so many taboos within our culture. I´m guilty of judging people based on things like piercings, tattoos, etc. I don´t do it intentionally but I think the taker culture instills in us certain norms.
                 This show is pretty awesome to watch and definitely brings some new insight to different cultures that we can´t understand due to their distinct beliefs and normal practices. I recommend you all check it out :) Let me know if you see any cool episodes.