How some African women are bringing back tattoo traditions erased by colonization

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How some African women are bringing back tattoo traditions erased by colonization


This video explores African women’s connection to tattooing and scarification, looking at how that connection was lost as a result of colonization. We follow Jessica Horn and Laurence Sessou on their mission to reverse centuries of colonialism, the erasure of traditional tattoo practices and the impact this has had on women’s relationship with…

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  1. I bet they like the western technology though! Medical, automobile, computers, roads, hot running water, solid homes, safety, time keeping, microwave, fridge…etc but you'll never see them saying such thing.

  2. Why do so many trolls immediately have to post here showing their asses and demonstrating what bigots they are? Your stupid comment takes nothing away from the video or its subjects. It only makes you look bad.

  3. Have you ever heard #Biden say he's running bc ❤️ America?

    He ❤️ what it stands for & wants to save it from becoming 3rd 🌍 country!

    NO! #Biden keeps telling us he's running to save "democracy"!

    Newsflash! We're NOT a democracy….we're a Republic!

  4. Leviticus 19:28, "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord." Tatooing was something that our people adopted while in captivity in Egypt… that's why the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob commanded them coming out of Egypt to not print marks upon them; basically to not do as the heathen had done.

  5. Not my cup of tea…I’m not into tattoos nor into women who do as a partner/wife…just gross from my perspective/belief…it’s cool if you want that for yourselves ladies….but there isn’t a need for them personally no matter what the justification….

  6. But you don't have a video up of the young man who felt so deeply about the pain of Palestinians the he stood outside the Israeli embassy and went up in flames. Last words, "Free Palestine! Free Palestine!"

  7. This is a truly beautiful documentary and what an amazing honouring of these long traditions! Also a relief in a moment when we have so much despair and violence around us to remember that beauty and community and stories are also a part of our survival. This is the culture work our African continent needs.

  8. As asian here, want to research what those tatoo mean first. Tatoo is not aesthetic in asia and africa, those are very interlink with the old faith and shamanism. Becareful if you want the tatoos of old symbols. Several people died in indonesia because they recklessly immitated old dayak tatoo without knowing the meaning