Cultural Taboos

Tatoos

Tatoos

• Japanese Yakuza Tatoos

• Every mob has something that remains connected. In Italy, the Cosa Nostra turned around blood. In Cuba, it turned around gambling. But in Japan tattoos were the baseline for recognition.

• Tattooing in Japan has its origins in the eighteenth century, a period in which the inhabitants used to wear tattoos on his face. However, with the spread of Buddhism, society started rejecting persons with tattoos, which eventually began to be identified as criminals. Leer artículo completo…

Tatoos-Sleeve

Nose Ring

Lip Ring

Tongue Ring

Tongue Splitting

Lip Plugs-Lip Plates

• http://www.ezakwantu.com/Gallery%20Lip%20Plugs%20Lip%20Plate.htm

Suspension (Body Hooks)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_(body_modification)

Eye Tatoos

Neck Rings Kayan Women

• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Neck+Rings&id=C36CD5BC719DF086E13365A3A9A8EDDF0A35402B&FORM=IQFRBA&adlt=strict#view=detail&id=79A01F5A8DED13B7AB0D55D7BC735304994C6DFB&selectedIndex=4

Neck Rings

Horn or Spike Implants

• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=horn+implants&id=1F1D979B2DF3BE90A4204A3AEBD4A72D48F6CFA9&FORM=IQFRBA&adlt=strict

Gaged Ears

Body Modification

Nose Plugs & Ear Plugs

Lip Window

• http://www.inquisitr.com/58661/gross-the-lip-window-body-modification/

Scarification

Scarification

• http://www.ezakwantu.com/Gallery%20Lip%20Plugs%20Lip%20Plate.htm

Foot Binding

• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=foot+binding&id=C73E349E4FD6A81213A6B5BC0AF5EA5DDF43881B&FORM=IQFRBA&adlt=strict#view=detail&id=BF6B8E28C17003EF45D7C33933E4916C5C4422F8&selectedIndex=5

Skull Binding

Ear Piercings

Child Marriages

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