UNUSUAL BEAUTY STANDARDS around the world😱‼️ #shorts

[MamaPandah]

Amazing, that's pretty scary to be honest though.

[Pepsterino]

Those look painful tbh, I don't even know how you can sleep in it 😬

[urallineed]

And they can’t even take them off because their neck can’t hold the weight of their head.

[gp]

You’re only partially correct. These belong to the Karenni (Kayen) people which can be predominantly found in Myanmar and forms a minority in Thailand and Vietnam. The brass coils are often said to protect the local women from getting bitten by wild tigers, but in the present, the women there told me that the rings are worn to express their cultural identity.
Edit: I also happen to read that the brass coils are in worn to exploit their culture in regards to tourism. Hence more and more young Karenni women have removed and begun to stop wearing these brass coils as an act of protest.

As a citizen of their neighbouring country (Malaysia), I have visited their village in Thailand back in 2009. They’re nice and friendly people!

[visibleconfusion]

Imagine how strong they would be without that excess weight

[solivagrantk]

I've seen this before, it's not only women it's also men too. But you are correct!

[Adiraa]

The picture : "beauty standards"
Me : you should change it to "scary beauty standards"

[dearvic]

the padaung tribe is actually from burma(myanmar) not thailand although any people mistake it

[yyvqni]

once you get pretty far into doing this, i really dont reccomend taking the rings off. the neck's been stretched, and it's used to the support given to well, support the neck. without it you'll probably have higher chances of breaking your neck

[shweyaminaye]

They are also called Kayan and they are sub group of Red Karen.They are Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar although they live in Thailand and other places they are from Myanmar(Burma).

[Catsruleforever]

I learnt about this in school. The worst part is that if they remove the rings their neck can't support their head anymore and they'll just suffocate and d*e

[JasiiraMartinez]

It’s a very interesting way to express yourself but she forgot to add that they could possibly break their neck IF they remove the rings👀

[alalalalyssa]

"There could be some medical issues with these"
You think??

[nooooo]

another one for you: I don’t know what culture it is but people used to shape there feet into what they might have looked like wearing heels. It was permanent

[incoherentdrawings]

If people want to physically show their once very embraced part of their culture, they can wear something with a resemblance of the rings, for example, WITHOUT putting their health in danger. Acknowledging the use and pride people had without involving any possible health concerns. It’s a win-win

[euthzmia]

And it is also said that if they take it off it's very likely that their necks will collapse under the weight of their head. That happens because these rings kept their head up through years, making their neck so weak that their neck just collapses and they die



(I may be wrong, I only heard it somewhere)

[raghvendrasingh]

"the longer the neck more attractive you are"
Coraline's Dad : Im hot af

[kaydae]

Hmm that's interesting bc the Ndebele (an South African tribe) has similar practices

[meleemenace]

i dont remember why, but as a punishment, they got taken off of a womans neck and the woman would die, because she wouldnt be able to breathe, as the neck cant take the weight of her head.. terrifying

[Mythical]

They look so cool. Idk about you but they do look pretty, and unique.