Taboo

- Season 5

(2008)

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Indian children cut themselves with razor blades during the ceremony of Matam. Three year old Thai children earn money as boxers. A five year old Australian boy breast-feeds.

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In Papua New Guinea young men dance with the fire as a rite of passage into manhood. In India young men ride with bulls to prove the worth of their family. In Australia a man risks his life to entertain people.

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There are not only two genders any more. In India Hijras have their male genitals removed, dress as women and consider themselves genderless. In Indonesia, a community of people recognizes five genders. In Albania, a woman became a sworn virgin, choosing to live as a man in order to have the same rights as men.

Each culture sees justice in its own way. In Albania, blood is avenged with blood. In India, criminals are allowed to take jobs and have families while serving time. In Tennessee, people are punished with public shaming.

People choose to look different and stand out from the crowd. Sometimes in order to do so they self-mutilate. In New Mexico, a young woman has horns implanted into her forehead. In North Carolina, a woman has her internal body altered by wearing really tight corsets. In New Zealand, a man has one eyeball tattooed.

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In the United States, sexual monogamy is encouraged by the culture at large. Is monogamy a cultural construct or a biological necessity? See how love and sex are expressed across different cultures.