There are cultures that seem very exciting not because we want to practice them but just that they are too strange to make sense. One of such cultures is found among the Padaung tribe, a subgroup of the Karenni, Burma (Myanmar) where the beauty of a woman lies in the length of her neck. There you find several women moving like Ostrich of Giraffes, giving the tribes women a nick name – the Giraffe women. This is an interesting piece. Find out why the Padaung women choose to look like Ostrich to prove their beauty. An interesting piece by Justkeeprunning.com provides a quick insight to the world of the ‘Giraffe’ women.



The Longer, the More Beautiful

How having long neck makes you look beautiful? Well, as a Malay, I’ve always seen a woman with long neck to be physically attractive, in which you refer her to have ‘leher jinjang’. But, what beautiful long neck is for “giraffe” tribe in eastern Burma or Myanmar, is certainly does not fit the image of being beautiful in my mind.

These women with long necks are from Padaung tribe, a subgroup of the Karenni which in turn is a subgroup of the Karen. “Padaung”, in the Shan anguage means “long neck”. The coils around their necks are actually made from brass and gold alloy. These women start wearing the coils as early as 5 years old, and as they get older, they add up more coils to their necks. It’s like spending long years of your life having something around your neck. Aarghh…I just can’t imagine if I were to be one of those women.

For them, having long neck is the symbol of wealth, position and beauty. Apart from being a beauty tradition, it is also said that many myths or histories lie behind the long-neck custom. Some said that wearing brass coils around necks in the past functioned to protect Padaung women from tigers, as they bite people’s necks. Others claim that it made them resemble the myth dragon, but it is also claimed that long necks were intended to make them look less attractive, hence they are likely to be taken as slaves in the past. Ironically, today’s Padaung women who still practise the coils wearing tradition tend to have long necks to preserve the tradition, and to look more beautiful!
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Interesting! Asians never cease to amaze me with their weird sense of beauty.......

Ps-That awkward moment when your woman wants to lick your 'natural lolipop' and she is from the Padaung long neck tribe so you have to climb table.....

What manner of fvckery is this?

Just wondering what happens when they remove the coils..

HeyCorleone:
Just wondering what happens when they remove the coils..

Fracture, subluxation,dislocation,disc shift and likely death.

hoe do there neck bone stretch

wawu!

If you do this one for 9ja na zoo you go see yourself

they are allergic to short neck dat is y their neck is long

I’m still searching for the beauty in those necks . Has anyone found it?. Maybe, the person below me would have found it by the time s/he comments. Let me wait .

I've watched a clip about them on Oprah before. They looked so unreal. And yes, some of the women have been decapitated in the process of beautifying themselves in the name of custom and tradition.

Ugliness at its peak

The Giraffe women

if to say na naija dem dey, waec go don ban their neck because of exam malpractice

They look weird abeg

This kain neck go dey useful in an examination hall

..These type of people will have a separate class room during exam

Wow

If this type enter exam hall ehhh

Lol...progenitor of one of Nigeria’s finest female hip hop artiste

Those necks are longer than a Monday

Oh my God.

How can I 'unsee' this please?

Dont even know what to say to this

Eleyi gidi gan

They weird looking human beings.. I wonder where the beauty is in this rubbish

But how do dey make the neck long, dem dey pull am upwards?........ I'm not understanding oooo

Wuuuuuuubisshhhhhhhhhh

see punishment , God help us , I didn't even see any beauty , they all look weird and it's appears painful to them ..