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Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by God1000(m): 5:53pm On Sep 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7w0qDyPAvk?si=_2fv13G_RE695lR


Have you ever heard about the Mursi tribe? They live in Omo Valley, an isolated region in Ethiopia. They are one of the last tribes that still wear traditional clothing and accessories. Mursi women are famous for their wooden lip plates – a symbol of beauty and identity.


AFRICA IS VERY RICH IN CULTURE AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES BUT THE MURSI TRIBE WOMEN IN ETHIOPIA AND TANZANIA ARE EXCEPTIONAL IN PRESERVEING THEIR PRIMITIVE CULTURAL LIPS PLATE DESPITE WESTERN INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN CULTURAL PRACTICES.

In Ethiopia, the beauty of a Mursi woman is measured by how much she stretch her lips and put a round plate on it for months until the lips are large and make a round hole inside her lip as seen in the photos.

This is strong cultural practice by every Mursi woman before you get marry and most of whom remain in the rural areas to resist the western and other cultural influence from the urban centres that might corrupt their millennium old cultural practice.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvS_h9nj9A?si=XhwTmHBJ1RTlny1K

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by God1000(m): 5:58pm On Sep 30
This tradition should be abolished

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by illicit(m): 6:05pm On Sep 30
When u hear lip service...

There might be reasons why they do it in the past
But I think those reasons no no longer apply in 2024

It's better they stop it, it's ridiculous

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by TinkTwice(m): 6:31pm On Sep 30
grin grin

Well,I respect their tradition.

We, from this side of the world,will always see this as disgusting.
The Ethiopian women I've known and dated are all beautiful, inside and outside

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by RaySimran: 9:03pm On Sep 30
God1000:
What kind of tradition is this? It should be abolished


What wrong has it done to the world to warrant this emotional outburst?

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by PaZwoD: 6:37am On Oct 01
RaySimran:



What wrong has it done to the world to warrant this emotional outburst?

This is mutilation of body part.
They should have confined it to their community if they don't want to be scrutinized by global audience.
Because it's culture doesn't make it less barbaric.

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by id4sho(m): 6:49am On Oct 01
tongue
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Mcmichaelin1: 7:00am On Oct 01
They should stop that rubbish

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by BlackfireX: 7:54am On Oct 01
So no bloow job



grin

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Feldie: 7:59am On Oct 01
These are the goats ruining the reputation of the Africans.

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by God1000(m): 8:46am On Oct 01
RaySimran:



What wrong has it done to the world to warrant this emotional outburst?

this is primitive and cruel cultural practice

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by God1000(m): 8:50am On Oct 01
Nlfpmod
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by OkpaNsukkaisBae(m): 8:52am On Oct 01
Good for them

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by brain54(m): 11:27am On Oct 01
Sexy lips...

I am attracted already.

I am in love!
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Heavenlydemon(m): 1:11pm On Oct 01
smiley
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by bixton(m): 4:34pm On Oct 01
God1000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7w0qDyPAvk?si=_2fv13G_RE695lR


Have you ever heard about the Mursi tribe? They live in Omo Valley, an isolated region in Ethiopia. They are one of the last tribes that still wear traditional clothing and accessories. Mursi women are famous for their wooden lip plates – a symbol of beauty and identity.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvS_h9nj9A?si=XhwTmHBJ1RTlny1K

Nlfpmod mynd44





This is the tribe that they copied their cultural lip stuff and used in Black Panther..

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Judolisco(m): 6:09pm On Oct 01
They use lip plate.... D plate is to show that d woman is ready or ripe for marriage... D Ethiopian government is trying to abolish d tradition.... In as much as I love culture, some stuffs must be stopped.... Jst like we abolished d slave trade

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by RollinTNDA: 6:09pm On Oct 01
Nice
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by helinues: 6:10pm On Oct 01
It's called mouth plate.

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by grandstar(m): 6:10pm On Oct 01
Kk
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Nazgul: 6:10pm On Oct 01
Some of these unnecessary age long African traditions needs to be abolished. Cos I don't see how productive peeling their lips is to themselves and their community.

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by ednut1(m): 6:12pm On Oct 01
Some traditions have no place in 21st century

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by TheWinterBird(f): 6:12pm On Oct 01
How barbaric. They're just causing themselves unnecessary pain, smh.

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by yusluvad(m): 6:13pm On Oct 01
To me, this culture is terrible!

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by crentina(f): 6:13pm On Oct 01
What type of ugliness is this!

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Eleph(m): 6:14pm On Oct 01
Well done!
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by grandstar(m): 6:14pm On Oct 01
TinkTwice:
grin grin

Well,I respect their tradition.

We, from this side of the world,will always see this as disgusting.
The Ethiopian women I've known and dated are all beautiful, inside and outside

The Horners are fine women.

Do you live in Ethiopia?
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by KingCold: 6:15pm On Oct 01
Feldie:
These are the goats ruining the reputation of the Africans.
Criminal antiics of Africans abroad are what's ruining the reputation of Africans, not people's cultures and traditions

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by AngelicBeing: 6:15pm On Oct 01
Hmmmmm 😏
Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Hezzyluv: 6:15pm On Oct 01
Add views discretion please.

The fist dollar I ever earned was from am Ethiopia lady based in UK when she fell in love with me from Facebook back then. The lady loved me die.... I no kuku sabi romance scam. I was plain to her like plain sheet the more reason wey make her love me. grin

She gave me condition which made me had clash with her and the rest is history.

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Re: Ethiopian Tribe Where Women Cut Their Lips As A Symbol Of Beauty And Identity by Chukwumagordian: 6:21pm On Oct 01
All these, just to look beautiful to one broke village man

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