The Balinese Tradition of Filing Teeth

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5 жыл бұрын

For teens in Bali, adulthood bites different. Balinese teens come of age with a traditional ceremony that involves grinding down their upper canine teeth-a metaphorical and physical break from their animal instincts and ancestral roots. This ceremony is seen as the final responsibility a parent has to their child.
VICE Indonesia follows Gek Sri as she undergoes her own “defanging” ceremony to see how Bali’s youngest generation of adults is taking on a tradition with deep roots on the island and ask whether a new set of teeth is “adulting” or actually adulthood.
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@D0ubleSwipe 5 жыл бұрын

Enamel Has left the chat.

@EddieGooch 5 жыл бұрын

no more ice cream

@typicalrockhound9887 5 жыл бұрын

Ouch ..

@Tepadj 5 жыл бұрын

Exposed dentin has joined the chat.

@Mothafuckenzay 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😭

@user-dx5bn4yk4f 5 жыл бұрын

M *colgate sensitive relief has kicked sensodyne out of the group*

@sajjeel123 5 жыл бұрын

I demand this level of treatment everytime I have to go to the dentist

@hellsfury666 5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao I know right????

@1985bjaycat 5 жыл бұрын

I want the headdress!

@Emmy4ShortStack 5 жыл бұрын

Well my parents practically have to carry me in so 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 sorta counts, they never offer up a buffet at my dentist though 😒

@1985bjaycat 5 жыл бұрын

@@Emmy4ShortStack no fair!! 😂

@hellsfury666 5 жыл бұрын

Emmy97xox omg your funny 😂

@spoon-6914 5 жыл бұрын

When the dentist hits my nerve with the drill I jump in pain, I can’t even imagine this

@user-pv4qq6ud9j 5 жыл бұрын

That’s the worst pain in the world dude

@cashen7384 5 жыл бұрын

@@user-pv4qq6ud9j agree

@agungkrishna7000 5 жыл бұрын

Lol im balinese and i have done this. Suprisingly i does not hurt AT ALL

@spoon-6914 5 жыл бұрын

J L yup then they spray cold water in there just because to make it 10000 times worse

@1985bjaycat 5 жыл бұрын

@@agungkrishna7000 wow it seems like it would!!

@avuhhh 5 жыл бұрын

it’s so interesting to hear gek talk about nikes and brands and “haters” and being a virgo and a millennial while about to undergo this ceremony. she seems to be aware of its complications, too. very strange how the internet culture that she seems to be a part of doesn’t exactly clash with her own.

@hisyam9271 5 жыл бұрын

cultural identity > internet/online identity i guess

@cashen7384 5 жыл бұрын

@Hytham Hammer he meant her not gek

@SHUJINCELL 5 жыл бұрын

Crazy

@otterhaus 5 жыл бұрын

@@cashen7384 Gek is her name. Edit: I was wrong, according to the comment under mine, gek is a way of saying "girl"

@madearjuna4793 5 жыл бұрын

"Gek" is like common ways to say "girl" here in Bali

@holodoctor1 5 жыл бұрын

"They say not to smile except in the mirror or else you'll be cursed!" *huge smile* lol

@jtpf87 3 жыл бұрын

She's cursed with a terrible accent!

@cris07876 2 жыл бұрын

@@jtpf87 wdym

@xobile.123 5 жыл бұрын

F in the chat for the bird.

@annakhuat5661 5 жыл бұрын

Xobile ffff

@sabastian2814 5 жыл бұрын

@elijahr.775 5 жыл бұрын

@alexi-divasskinner960 5 жыл бұрын

@tikasatam 5 жыл бұрын

@asentana 5 жыл бұрын

"You have to watch out for the haters while you're shining"

@marshmallowpies1761 5 жыл бұрын

As... as someone with EXTREMELY sensitive teeth... I was in pain watching this whole video.

@debudasatriawibawa9405 Жыл бұрын

its not hurt at all. its not like they cut the teeth half lol

@maryylenn 5 жыл бұрын

my teeth hurt the whole time watching this video

@lovelilly4428 5 жыл бұрын

She is using the roller ball mascara!! She is really gorgeous too

@christina9238 5 жыл бұрын

TERRIBLE MASCARA, LOL

@saintbenedict3214 5 жыл бұрын

7:30 rip birdy 😖

@tseringlama139 5 жыл бұрын

Steve Nikko rip

@chemonation1562 5 жыл бұрын

Side eyeing the re-upload Vice!!!...I watch a lot of your vids

@canbot1 5 жыл бұрын

Oh right it's the first episode and yet it is also a recent upload

@arrenregretsnothing5776 5 жыл бұрын

yeah i was just like “didn’t they already post this??”

@retiredtidepodeater3339 5 жыл бұрын

Superstition is a mother*cker. 😂

@MoreSand12 5 жыл бұрын

@Electric Sheep guess you missed the part about receiving bad luck if you smile before seeing your reflection

@MoreSand12 5 жыл бұрын

@Electric Sheep it's all "weird" in its own way. I'm sure there's things that we do now that our grandchildren will think is nonsensical. Even now, she said they ditched the tradition of the parents carrying the child and opting for socks instead. I know a few people who have even let their future husband give them a second opinion on their wedding dress. I work in a restaurant and have noticed most people don't bother with candles anymore. Traditions change all the time. Mainly because they feel some parts are unnecessary to get the message across. We can agree to disagree though

@retiredtidepodeater3339 5 жыл бұрын

@Electric Sheep This is literally the THIRD thread you've followed me too... Didn't I banish you to the shadow realm over an hour ago? 😂😂... Go away weirdo.

@Powertuber1000 5 жыл бұрын

Western Cultural Marxism is a PC M-F-er.

@KillahManjaro 5 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Okafor Religions aren't stupid. What's stupid is fallowing religions that's not indigenous to you and your people like Christianity, Jewdaism and Islam.

@bluecats6238 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see cultural traditions kept alive

@buddhikathambugala3472 2 жыл бұрын

At the expense of health

@EternalShadow1667 Жыл бұрын

Yes, but even this seems quite westernised to my opinion. Reading an old anthropological account of Bali and its traditions by Geertz and this is quite jarring as a result.

@torylanezbaldspot6350 5 жыл бұрын

Shes cute as hell… her whole family has beautiful women…

@jtpf87 3 жыл бұрын

There's a LOT of makeup mate.

@willbedford8381 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah she is. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would.

@xs6702 3 жыл бұрын

@@jtpf87 that bali make up, real tone bali people its same like all indonesian

@jonathanwoods9843 4 жыл бұрын

I was drawn to this video by first reading about the ceremony in a 1969 issue of National Geographic. In the magazine it appears that they are really filing quite a bit from the teeth, but in this video, it appears that the filing is fairly light. Is there a difference between then and now? Is there really an intention to alter the teeth, or is this really much more ceremonial? It seems to me to be the latter.

@ibha-xh6nn 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the old way was more physically and mentally demanding. Back then, Person who about to undergo the process need to learn the basic of meditation to calm their nerve during the process. Today the ceremony is a lot more relax. In fact, more and more traditional ceremonies are more relax and following the modern health and safety guidelines.

@turtletots6648 5 жыл бұрын

This was a beautiful short! Such a lush green place! Her and her sisters and her mother all looked so good, like royalty! I love the head dresses they are immaculate. Such a wonderful ceremony, this is a amazing and beautiful tradition😊

@contactwide 5 жыл бұрын

She looked allot better with her old fangs

@sergiokaminotanjo 5 жыл бұрын

this is just another desfiguration ritual, but at least the jews do it in a "cut"

@error.418 5 жыл бұрын

*a lot

@CoffeePoints 5 жыл бұрын

The goal isn't to look good

@alexivanovs 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one, Vice. I've been fortunate enough to attend a closing ceremony for a similar ritual and it's a lot of fun!

@CatchyUsername95 5 жыл бұрын

This video was first on VICE Indonesia, then VICE Asia, and no just on VICE international??

@KillahManjaro 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Keep your culture and don't let outsiders sway you away from it.

@railsloopdrown 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ravenmonroe6180 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like she doesn't believe nor want to do this

@dayrinx33 5 жыл бұрын

Right ? Kinda annoying

@delilahbrown6746 4 жыл бұрын

No I feel like she understood the root elements of the traditions and seemed to appreciate them. She is a millennial, so she is expressing it in a different way. She made little comments like wanting to wear them with Nike's but she still understood the tradition, just made light of it all

@bapsnatchedmywig 4 жыл бұрын

@@delilahbrown6746 exactly!

@igedekusumaantara7620 4 жыл бұрын

This is a must for all Balinese Hindus who get grown up whether they want or not.

@bloxyedits 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't get that vibe at all. She actually seemed happy. She just seemed a little uncomfortable due to all the attention she was getting. She mentioned that she doesn't like attention.

@sukiBambina 3 жыл бұрын

Their national costume is beautiful!!!! I really respect that hair!!!!!!!!!!! I never got my canine filed down, am I full of evil energy?

@bhismahayana 5 жыл бұрын

i suggest you to go to Bali, not to get drunk, but to see our culture 🙂

@MegumiHayashida 5 жыл бұрын

*everyone:* wtf VICE, a reupload??! *me, a grateful subscriber:* Thanks VICE!

@PissMenn 5 жыл бұрын

Greetings to all Balinese over there from Javanese here.

@richarddawkins4607 2 жыл бұрын

Islam destroyed all indonesian culture, replaced by desert culture.

@NSbergthor 5 жыл бұрын

Love balinese traditional dresses

@Maria-qm9cg 3 жыл бұрын

interesting to learn about this culture, through this ritual, big thanks to the comments/perspective of the main girl in this video...about what this may represent in the bigger picture.

@hayleepearson5829 5 жыл бұрын

why reupload dis?? im confused.. just keep it up?

@Flame11boyy 5 жыл бұрын

Keeping it relevant. Cause they have no new content.

@hondakubo9399 5 жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful tradition and they all looks so gorgeous 🌾🌺🥰

@nevaehadkins4217 5 жыл бұрын

at 7:23 i wanted to cry that poor bird

@kriztrinidad4199 5 жыл бұрын

"you have to watch out for your haters when your shining"

@2l2q36 5 жыл бұрын

This is done in the US but as a dental procedure not a ritual. My daughter had to get her front teeth shaved down before she had her braces put on.

@jlopez665 3 жыл бұрын

I think your daughters procedure might be a bit different

@2l2q36 3 жыл бұрын

Jimena Lopez She was well buck toothed. My girl looked like the Easter bunny 🐰🤦🏾‍♀️

@jlopez665 3 жыл бұрын

Samantha Sam .... not the exact same process. Maybe the same principle but definitely not the same procedure

@nugnugs8689 5 жыл бұрын

I love stay in bali 🤙🏿 too much tradition to do but i love it, and you should search about meajar - ajar tradition

@Mvjesty23 5 жыл бұрын

This was already posted?

@ca9ri498 5 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t this a video 7 months ago?

@jm823 5 жыл бұрын

Its ironic the way many cultures celebrate "the right of passage" into "fill in the blank" in this case adulthood, in Indonesian culture its the filing down of teeth which means the breaking away and becoming more "human" or "civilized", while in other cultures they enhance the canine appearance of their appearance in order to achieve a higher spiritual connection to their religious icons and a higher enlightenment.

@sanaa.2195 5 жыл бұрын

why the re-upload?

@bloopbloop2019 5 жыл бұрын

Coins

@ambarnim466 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ceremonial😍

@jeep1027 5 жыл бұрын

This was already uploaded right... im not going crazy right?!?

@haleybledsoe5632 5 жыл бұрын

Jenna Perry yeah they reupload bc they’ve got no other content :/

@jeep1027 5 жыл бұрын

@@haleybledsoe5632 aaah valid

@lulalaxxxx5620 5 жыл бұрын

i'm in bali when this video came out... what a coincidence

@antonynguvarni8967 5 жыл бұрын

Some cultural experts say that it's a terrible tradition, then what about circumcision , tatoo and body piercing??

@railsloopdrown 5 жыл бұрын

Who are those culture expert? I want their name as I wanted to say "greetings"

@Athirahindustani 2 ай бұрын

And FGM 😡

@Destroyer28911 Ай бұрын

@@Athirahindustani FGM is abuse 😕

@Klau92 5 жыл бұрын

Why r they uploading this again?

@sk8punk318 5 жыл бұрын

Call me paranoid but I wouldn’t let that “dentist “ even look at teeth

@Qwistie_ 5 жыл бұрын

They killed that little chick. I guess the photo obsession is same for Indonesians as it is for Indians. It's funny how we mix the traditional with the modern. Sometimes you just do things for traditions sake. I love how she addressed white gaze.

@anicatt 5 жыл бұрын

This must be for the wealthy I don’t believe everyone can afford this ritual

@je6874 5 жыл бұрын

A Nii definitely. It’s never mentioned in videos like these how you have to be wealthy and privileged to get this treatment.

@sexlordadelaide4638 4 жыл бұрын

it’s so expensive. usually families have to wait for all their children to come of age to have this done. most, if not all, balinese people have this done!

@igedekusumaantara7620 4 жыл бұрын

This ritual is for all Balinese Hindus wheter they're wealthy or poor. As same as other traditions in Bali it can be made simpler and cheaper than that is shown in the video.

@igedekusumaantara7620 4 жыл бұрын

@@sexlordadelaide4638 actualy we can do this ritual together with our other family members (big family). Ex my cousin or my uncle get married and they do this ritual, I and my bro n sis can join it. No need to wait all the children has grown up we can do this seperately.

@wiraa.wibisana7777 3 жыл бұрын

Not really, my family is not rich; but we for some reason they can afford for this ceremony. Yes, even the clothes.

@mushishi9684 5 жыл бұрын

8:23 minute....Love her, understand Kultura of a part in the world

@proudcatowner004 5 жыл бұрын

When p the mom said "to control ourselves" and the look she made was like..........yeah to control ourselfes

@polaricecaps10 5 жыл бұрын

She's definitely Gen Z, not a millennial.

@magnolia2 5 жыл бұрын

Watching this while brushing my teeth, baffled.

@cierahowell8653 3 жыл бұрын

She is so beautiful the filing thing terrifies me though. It just makes me teeth tingle

@pandaland1 3 жыл бұрын

I get the cultural aspects of it, but this is one of those practices that are detrimental to the health of the people and should be phased out of cultures as it brings no benefits other than social acceptance. Not trying to disrespectful.

@Busa1337 5 жыл бұрын

a reupload?

@ibrahims754 4 жыл бұрын

I got tooth sensitivity just by watching it!! Sensodyne has entered the chat!!!

@nonstar321 5 жыл бұрын

If I got treated like this when I go to my dentist I would go more often

@sarahgerhardt4747 5 жыл бұрын

I did this myself in my sleep

@tristonpalmer2327 5 жыл бұрын

Sarah Gerhardt right

@travis1190 5 жыл бұрын

I could't even tell a difference afterwards...

@matthewz633 5 жыл бұрын

Braces: *Am I a joke to you*

@Burnstein209 5 жыл бұрын

She's very pretty though, and all the ladies are in the family!!

@jacobstaten2366 5 жыл бұрын

Tho is Vietnamese. This is something else.

@jaseanthony70 5 жыл бұрын

Just wait till they take out their teeth. Then you see the real beauty... lol. Everything is detachable. The best thing about Balinese women lol

@Burnstein209 5 жыл бұрын

@@jacobstaten2366 happy now?

@Burnstein209 5 жыл бұрын

@@jaseanthony70 Well if you are gay, why is it the best thing you can detach things from these woman? What purpose does it suit you?

@jacobstaten2366 5 жыл бұрын

@@Burnstein209 I thought you meant "rabbit" but now that I see you meant "though" it completely changes the meaning of the sentence, and I totally agree with you.

@StarAgateHD 5 жыл бұрын

Someone knows her facebook or instagram?

@12345themadguy 3 жыл бұрын

What exactly do they file i didnt see any difference

@samanthacarrion9179 5 жыл бұрын

Such beautiful teeth why?!??!

@simrancecil8380 3 жыл бұрын

That complexion is one thing women even if they put layers of foundation still cannot achieve 😍😍😍😍

@es0strefis 5 жыл бұрын

* insert anime meme picture * "is it re-upload ?"

@jackysgalaxy8531 3 жыл бұрын

Finally something I haven’t heard of yet :)

@siZeDcuBe 3 жыл бұрын

"Getting married?" "No.. with you? ;)" "No thank you."

@MG._.MG13 5 жыл бұрын

You all uploaded this before

@Visionery1 5 жыл бұрын

Not that bad, here they remove the perfectly healthy upper teeth between the 'fangs'. Some call it a 'passion gap'.

@HabeshaTraveler Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@zeldaz 5 жыл бұрын

Her dad is a wise man

@arguekayes 5 жыл бұрын

Anybody know her @ ?

@Hokuto_Tongi 5 жыл бұрын

**sees video that I’m sure I’ve watched already** 🤔🤔🤔

@woowoowoowoo916 5 жыл бұрын

Must be painful ouch

@ChiniBau 3 жыл бұрын

Lol i thought that guy who came to say be ready in 15min was a chef🤣

@agothworld9733 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone else feel it when it was happening and cringing?

@juswolf22 5 жыл бұрын

Electric Sheep can u bite me and turn me into a vampire too?

@agothworld9733 5 жыл бұрын

Okay tumblr settle down

@agothworld9733 5 жыл бұрын

You all sound like you use tumblr saying "bite me and make me a vampire" god damn

@juswolf22 5 жыл бұрын

A goth World look goth world don’t chastise me because I want to be immortal

@agothworld9733 5 жыл бұрын

R/whoooosh

@lorrainedebeer2338 Жыл бұрын

Great video, very poor editing on the captions.

@dkjoses12 5 жыл бұрын

Wtf vice. Re-uploaded!!!!!

@NicholasLittlejohn 5 жыл бұрын

Sad.

@interstellarsurfer 5 жыл бұрын

At least it's not more political garbage. 👌

@Sentient.A.I. 5 жыл бұрын

I guess candy is out of the question after adulthood.

@stevenseagal4987 4 жыл бұрын

Watch out for the haters while you’re shining

@pranavramkissoon2527 2 жыл бұрын

so beautiful to see rituals of balinese hindu traditions as a hindu myself

@kingmithradates1162 10 ай бұрын

dirty hindu

@genztuberguy3173 9 ай бұрын

Thier traditions are a bit different more inspired by Buddhism, but still the core principles don't seems to have changed a bit, happy to see that the Balinese hindu have not decreased with time and faded into just history books, hits different as a hindu in india, that our religion has reached far away places and is much better preserved....

@biancalacey4155 5 жыл бұрын

how interesting

@dazesaturn 5 жыл бұрын

kind of off-putting to see comments saying how seeing that bird being decapitated put so many ppl off and boohoo it's animal cruelty but then when they're eating meat (the sate, the meat on the sticks) nobody even bats an eye, and lbr they probably cooked that bird to eat it as well amongst all the other already cooked ones and noone even says anything. the comments when ppl are like 'oh what a backwards and terribly misogynistic tradition' when there was obviously another guy getting the same treatment as her, literally laying right NEXT to her.

@dazesaturn 5 жыл бұрын

like i don't see yall on idk burger king adverts complaining how that's animal cruelty. why this video in particular? the 'backwards' culture? maybe yall should invest in a mirror before investing time in criticizing one of the already smallest cultures out there. like by all means criticize, freedom of speech and whatever but at least take the time to know the culture and reflect on your own before you call it crude things. like the hypocricy, wow. it really shows who's culture is 'backwards'.

@VeganDefinition 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone find that song catchy?

@pauloketch4635 5 жыл бұрын

It does make them prettier

@215Daniel 5 жыл бұрын

Addicted to social media, nikes, and haters.

@revalor8149 Жыл бұрын

I'm Balinese and I'm gonna have to get this done on my teeth in a few months, looks kinda painful ngl...

@catlarios7981 Жыл бұрын

Everyones makeup on point 👌 lol

@Robdee999 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this before and I said fuck this and I’m seeing it again and the feeling is still there. Fuck that. I would just move away.

@moonlightsweetener4309 Жыл бұрын

Unless i were allowed to have some kind of anestesthia, I would be having a panic attack from the beggining

@msluvbug13 5 жыл бұрын

Does it hurt?😬

@slimydick23 3 жыл бұрын

7:28 I didn't learn enough about the chick's head being cut off

@rakaanggajananuragacokorda3147 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a balinese hindu..., I remember when I was a kid sitting next to a priest / person who leads the prayer in the temple, and he just killed the chick just like in the video with bare hands, just in front of my eyes. I was so sad. I wish religious ceremony could have less and less violence / death. I know, they justified it with stories like "the soul of sacrificed animals will reincarnate as higher being (they mean human, maybe)". I just don't buy it. But well, who am I, just a tree hugger.

@4ngelo213 3 жыл бұрын

What's the track starting at 8:19??

@rehanfauzan4623 3 жыл бұрын

that's gamelan

@4ngelo213 3 жыл бұрын

@@rehanfauzan4623 thank you friend

@xoMissTaylorDivine 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could have teeth as beautiful as her pre tooth filing 😖

@Kio-uc9ho 2 жыл бұрын

Love india from bali

@kylemcgrew6024 5 жыл бұрын

"Uploaded 4 hours ago" my ass 😂 I watched this months ago TF

@railsloopdrown 5 жыл бұрын

I once watch it in VICE Indonesia too. I feel strange tho

@kylemcgrew6024 5 жыл бұрын

@@railsloopdrown that's what it was! I knew I wasn't crazy 😂😂👌🏼

@kev4850 5 жыл бұрын

I've already seen this long ago wtf

@leanna7185 5 жыл бұрын

Nope. Re upload.

@smartymcfly3957 5 жыл бұрын

It sucks that the world doesn’t revolve around you huh

@MichaelTrevinoFan101 3 жыл бұрын

If I get a filing it would be to make my canine teeth into fangs. I actually use it to break hard ass candy and it doesn't hurt like it would to others.