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  • how do they have children?

  • OMG i get it now! My friends lil brother is a fafafine and they have 7 boys in the family. Must must be the girl to do the chores!

  • FREAKS

  • gender identity defined by culture...is true

  • Very interesting.

  • Interesting....Western society should become more accommodating of people like them.

  • Have any one seen any highly trained monkeys? i need to paste a long text

  • @wown00bify Was it an error message? It might have been a joke by the programmers...

  • how do they create pussy?

  • So where was there sex change surgery?

  • after watching a sex change episode of south park i ended up in the weird part of youtube..

  • "believe" being the keyword here

  • I'm a guy who has sex with men, but I dress like a woman, so it doesn't make it gay. I totally get it.

  • @WhitetailGhosts You're a fucking asshole. It's funny how faggots can still be transphobic.

  • I'm samoan, and i lived in samoa for a few years and what this doc says about us raising a boy as a girl is not true. we do have young fa'afafine boys but they were not brought up that way. most samoan fathers try to beat the fa'afafine out of their sons so not all samoans accept their life style. usually NG is accurate but this is so wrong and offensive to a lot of samoans. they seriously need to get their facts straight!!

  • I have no problem w/ this. It's population control! Lol, jk!!!!

    It did bother me that they said they are better than women. Come on? When they can push a child/children from their vaginas, then they'll be better. Btw, I'm a strong beotch, I can lift a couch just as easy as that one fa'afafine.

  • @TheChannyj28 You're a bitch, you got that part right. It's a lot fucking harder to cope with living in the wrong body, and all of the hate and assault society brings. Nobody cares that your fat cunt can hold a little brat. We don't need any more of you bitches anyway, the world is overpopulated as is.

  • @DoctorRainbow8321 Uh, I don't remember saying anything about, "living in the wrong body." I have no problem w/ these guys. Only them saying they are better. That's b.s. And they aren't doing this because they feel like they're in the wrong body. They are CHOSEN for this... if you watched the video, you would have heard that.

    And, why are you telling me that,"the world is overpopulated as it is." like it was your idea? I believe I said that to you in the first place. And, uh, I'm not fat. =\

  • @TheChannyj28

    But that's not true at all.

    The matter of fact is, men just have more muscle mass.

    It doesn't matter if you're "a strong beotch" or not, anatomy doesn't care.

  • @Dancetohisbeat You're right, anatomy doesn't care. Say that to my husband or the boys in high school I've fought..... =\

  • MY SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR IS A FAAFAFINE CUNT

  • I have faafafines in my family, it's so true that the are usually one or two in each haha

  • How interesting I have never heard of this culture before. Not quite sure I totally understood why they have fa fa fines. Not just have women. Funny how different cultures than western society.

  • How interesting

  • wow raising a gay since child

  • @ Howdypeaks - Before you judge their life, their past or their character... Walk in their shoes, walk the path they have traveled, live their sorrow, their doubts, their fears, their pain and their laughter! Remember, "Judge not lest ye be judged." Everyone has their own story! When you've lived their life, then you can judge them!!

  • ...THIS IS EPIC! respects to the 3rd gender WOO

    ps. no i will never raise my children to be another sex..BUT i have respect to kno AMERICAN is not the only culture out there TOODLEZ

  • fake n gay

    

  • @HowdyPeaks So how was Samoa? You've been there right? How else would you know that this is "fake n gay?" Glad to learn from a legitimate source that Fa'afafine are fake. Thank you so much.

  • The notion that Samoan gender rolls throughout the culture determine social and domestic roles, is an interesting argument. However to go as far as to suggest that they determine wether a male becomes a fa'afafine is borderline absurd. To imply that there is a familial quoter for domestic functionality such as cooking and cleaning which in tern results in the cultivating of fa'afafine to for full those functions, has been proven a redundant theory even by some of our own pacific academics.

  • this is all bullshyt our parent would never force us to be a fa'afafine.....fukk fa'afine....our parents especially our father would never want a fa'afine in a family.....ughhhh! this shyt is getting on my nerves.....

  • hmm,liberals believe GENDER ROLES are evil created by Patriarchy to control women, and wants to remove them (feminism)

    but this backwards tribe turns kids into warped freaks of nature to fill gender roles, it's a good thing because...it proves transsexualism is a good tradition? oh wait liberals hate tradition too.

    by the way why is Samoan culture worthy of emulation or even respect. their backwards people has accomplished nothing and created nothing that the rest of the world cares about.

  • @GasparJaspar

    Check you out, our navigation of the stars that allowed samoans and other pacific nations to traverse the pacific ocean was adapted by NASA to develop the same navigation for space crafts in the 1950's. What the fuck do you know about samoan people. Eat shit like your ignorant counter parts that made this bullshit doco which is based on a generalization and has no academic clout or even factual bases to stand on.

  • @GasparJaspar lmao you're ridiculous. But whatever helps you sleep at night, buddy. Keep condemning everything and everyone you don't understand, at the end of the day it's still people like you who stop the world from progression and tolerance.

  • I understand this culture why more then my own.

  • odd

  • Wow, a Samoan transgender. wow.

  • Samoans already scary big I couldn't imagine a female that big that shit would be fucking scary. Whatever floats your boat though I don't care lol :D

  • im samoan, why have i never seen this doc? its awesome.

  • In Tonga this does'nt happen, and yes we think Samoans are gay (literally)

  • @drangaravou we think tongans are dogs...well, at least the ones like YOU! bwahahahaha, suck on that!

  • @drangaravou we samoan think tongan r people eaters n dogs...

  • @drangaravou Type up "FAKALEITI" in your youtube search engine, now sit back and watch the Tongan bitches work the runway.

  • how can you be that pchysicly sick to come in mind to change your gender, i feel sorry for these retards

  • I find it upseting that they are telling it little boy that he is gonna be a women

  • @stonerbitchjess There is nothing to get upset about. As you can clearly see, the little boy KNOWS his gender and defiantly defends it. No one can influence a person's gender identity. Transgender identity is also something nobody can influence or change in another. Same with being gay, straight or bisexual. Each is already determined.

  • im gender queer and i give this a HUGE thumbs up!

    i was chillin with some samoans and they kept saying i cant do this i cant do that bc im a 'woman.' i didnt know if i told them im not a woman they would freak out or not believe me, but ....yeh. this is cool

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  • 2:14 was a good part of the video lmao

  • I honestly don't care who gets offended. Transgenders are gross. I'm sure that people will say I'm a bigot or a homophobe...again, I really don't care. Chicks with dicks are nauseating. In my opinion, if you're with a "woman" that is biologically a man it is an abomination. It is just as much an abomination as two men or two women sleeping together. *sits down and waits for the shit storm to brew*

    This is gonna be fun. :-)

  • @LTS1287

    I find it interesting that you are watching this video...you openly exclaim your displeasure, yet here you are! Did this video randomly appear on your computer? No! I think not. You had to type some form of keyword to get here. C'mon...search your feelings. What are you REALLY trying to tell us? You know you like it. Deep down inside, there is at least some part of you that is excited by the notion that technology has finally found a way to sync one's sex with their gender.

  • @whtny41163: Lol. You wish, errmm...dude...gal...d..al? I was lead here from watching a video about Dog the Bounty Hunter. Believe it or not, random videos do pop up as suggestions. Youtube's search algorithm is weird like that.

    Cheers

  • ...i don't get it...

    

  • @JDilla2812 mai mao

  • @wippudaeu lol 2:34 i love the @jdilla2812, i im always like wtf i remember that video

  • why cant people be this accepting all over the world

  • lol

  • wow amazing..... heartnew24

  • Ûhm_Ï_fêÊl_sÓ_löÑÊly_tØDáý

  • I honestly don't care if people want to do this. I just get a bit irritated with the canadian govt. over here using my tax money to pay for someone's full out sex change surgery. If they want it so bad they can friggin pay for it themselves. I can't get a free $30-60 eye checkup anymore but someone else can get a free sex change that costs thousands of bucks?

  • @Strymn 'I just get a bit irritated with the canadian govt. over here using my tax money to pay for someone's full out sex change surgery"

    Show me where it says that the Canadian government pays EVERYTHING. Oh wait, you can't? Point taken. Btw, this issue is a lot more serious than your eye checkup. How many commit suicide who can't have their eye checkup versus suicide rates among transgender people? You're a clown...

  • @mlsk7 & your a little late into the conversation dearie. I don't recall saying the govt pays for everything plus is it so clownish to want health care paid for to benefit all rather than whims of the few? I'd rather have my taxes benefit the health/counselling systems to help everyone with suicidal issues among all groups; that includes people with transgender issues. But for plastic surgery to boost one's esteem is like paying for a celebrities boob job vs glasses for my near blind eyes

  • I feel like a lot of these idiots don't realize that these people had no choice. They were BROUGHT UP this way. The Fa'afafine was a way to make sure that the culture survived. To make sure that the generations to come would still see the awesome and amazing culture of Samoa. And I really hope that all of you Samoans on here commenting knew that. If not, you are a damn shame. What gives me the right to say that? I'm ONE HUNDRED PERCENT Samoan. Fa'a Samoa since birth. PLEASE learn your damn roots

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  • I like their culture... I like Samoans they are really a people who consider gender equality.. I hope it will be same as in my country.

  • This is more about fafanini or something than the actual transgender community.

  • They should've used more caucasian samples aswell... and some pretty ones, too, heh, no offense.

  • This is REEEEEEEEEEEEALLY weird

  • kadiri

  • @greenvongola09 oo tama ka dyan tol

  • @kakay47 are you speaking samoan

  • @msayofemi1 No Im speaking tagalog thank you very much sir..

  • @msayofemi1 Hmmmm im speaking tagalog thank you very much

  • what the fuckin ma beach whos that that guy we pose that who the hel r u

  • omg this explains so much for my friend hes gay but not even his parents know it when some one asks him if hes gay he says idk or no but he is he believes his samoan family was gnna hate him if he was gay

  • It's Fucked up majorly.

  • Its f**king bullshit..... Its homo only.... Male get f**ked from male means gay.... Then wat the hell he is telling?????

  • THIS IS SICK

  • I wouldn't. Just b urself b happy with Ur body

  • @kevinely7 thts true... we should be happy of wat we r... i agree wid u....

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  • i really dislike when people claim stigmas and judgements on people of other upbringings or cultures maybe these people regard "modern" people who on average only care for thier own personal success as demons. R-E-S-P-E-C-T people. keepin it classy.

  • what a fucked up ppl,

    atta boy he knows whats good 2:08

  • Wow.. I Love How People Always Make Everything About "God". It's Really Getting Old. Don't Get Me Wrong I'm A Believer! I Just Don't Understand How People Always Think That "Us Trans-Woman" Are Questioning God. I Don't Think God Makes Mistakes, And I'm Definitely NOT A Mistake! I Don't Think God Would Want Anyone To Have To Go Through This. Gender Identity Disorder Is No Different Than Any Other Deformity, And It Happens While In The Womb During The Hormone Wash. Know Your Facts Before Judging!

  • lol its dificult being a woman in western society are u questioning creation of god lol

  • (cont.)you can always count on your people to be there for you. THAT 'S WHY FA'AFAFINE'S ARE ACCEPTED.

    I am a homosexual male but am not a fa'afafine. Because of the environment I grew up in, I grew up around a great influence of admiring & being attracted to other males but had a mixture of masculinity from my male cousins & siblings. For that reason, I'm masculine & gay & ACCEPTED BECAUSE I PLAY A GREAT ROLE IN TEACHING OUR CULTURE. So, stop putting others down. Live. Laugh. Love. God bless!!

  • (cont.)Therefore.. A fa'afafine was made. It has & still is this way in the Samoan culture. It isn't shunned upon because it has ALWAYS been this way. Yes, our modern years have taught people to have their own voice and say but the Samoan culture keeps this "way" just because it has been a key role in helping our culture thrive. Even in America... It still isn't frowned upon. Our people strongly believe in being AS ONE. If you're born with Samoan blood... whether you're family or not...

  • (cont.)we were taught to respect & follow the teachings of our elders. So, if we were taught to do household work & was given that task to do at hand... We had to do it. While growing up from there.. most males that took hold of the female roles... adapted to female features as a natural effect. In a way it WOULD be their choice but then again... it came natural. Being a NATURAL & COMMON thought... They grew to think, "If I'm doing a female task/role... Why not present myself as one?"

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  • After reading PLENTY of comments... Most of you don't understand the Samoan culture and WHY they have fa'afafine's. Speaking as a Samoan American... I grew up in the church and culture. I was strongly bound to it. I even learned the language & haven't even visited the roots of my blood. If it weren't for our fa'afafine's.... Our culture wouldn't be as strong or thriving as it is now. Some of you people are idiots. Because of the stronghold of how our culture runs... When we were children..

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  • @lancer6t9 FFA'A MOEMOE IAGANOA FAFAFINE OE LA ULU MAKA VAI LEA?

  • @lancer6t9

    From what it looks though, your people's belief(Talking directly about how if it looks like a woman it is a woman) is based more off of ignorance than logic. No offense. I am only from to that one belief.

  • @lancer6t9 Maybe you could explain this cultural tradition to me then, because I'm pretty much lost on it. They keep calling it a "third gender", but that doesn't really make any sense. According to this documentary, and assuming it is all accurate, the Fa'adafines are men that have been chosen to take on the gender roles of females in Samoan society. Rather than that being a third gender, it sounds more like men adhering the female gender, thus making it still the female gender.

  • @agostoalbritton i think u most first go to hell bcoz of ur behavior.to be a gay is not a sin for me and im proud to one of them.dont judge a person for who he is but judge us for what i can do to other and in god.

  • @agta2007 im pretty sure u can do other..

  • these people are not forced, often they display female characteristics as a child... like preferring to stay at home and help instead of working outside. they believe themselves to be women, therefore, it is natural they behave feminine.

  • eww...idc what you call it its still gay ..not that theres enything wrong with that just saying

  • God will send them to hell and the devil will say i dont want them ether

  • @AgostaAlbritton - and which God is that? obviously their culture has been shaped by different beliefs than yours, so respect people's differences.

  • "The word fa'afafine includes the causative prefix "fa'a", meaning "in the manner of", and the word fafine, meaning "woman"."

  • Not until the male become female and the female becomes male shall ye enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

    -Jesus, in

    The Gospel of Thomas

  • i find men dosent make to good looking women ...

  • so which ones are real women? lol

  • you can't change into a woman a few operations mean nothing at the end of the day you end up with a fucked up face, fake boobs and a vagina that's probably useless plus you will never be able to go through the natural things women go through so it's a fucking con

  • @MBGamingLegends The whole point of the surgery is trannys get to live their lives as women. What do you call a nose job, a fake nose? If a woman who gets breast impants doesnt care, why the hell would a tranny care. And as far as the natural things women go through, I doubt that any tranny out there is upset that they wont be bleeding out of their bottom.So thats a woman who just cant give birth rather than your view of a fucked up this fucked tht blah blah blah ,whatever.

  • I am a homosexual because I chose to be one, I just can't imagine being forced to be an affafiney (be the opposite of what I want to be)... Ugh!!!

  • I'm sorry, @lunaandproud ?! You CHOSE to be a homosexual or you were born one? But if you were forced to have heterosexual relationships that'd be awful.

    If you're born a little boy in a little boy's body, why would they FORCE them to live as women? They are not transgender children so why force them to live like that?

    If you're born transgender, homsexual or whatever then it should be your parents responsibility to let you live as you feel confortable and not force you to live otherwise.

  • @whatamunter

    Well, I was once attracted to women, but from the age of 6 0r 7 i was attracted to a man's body. My grandmother told me that I chose barbies over cars since I was a baby, so i was probably destined to be this way since I was born! Do you see what I mean?

    and yes being forced to heterosexual relationship would be awful x( LOL!

  • @lunaandproud you choose to be gay? Thats messes up no wonder why people think its a choice because your making it seem that way by saying that you choose.

  • @hapibth0pel3ss

    Yes, I personaly am attracted more to guys than women, not saying that its an option to everybody, but for me it is, sorry for the confusion!!!

  • @lunaandproud So what you're saying is that Homosexuality is a choice?

  • @MBJH17isbackonlyone NOOO, not for everybody, but for me personaly it is... I have chosen guys over women, I tend to find more attraction to their body:) But I remember I was once attracted to girls, but I did play with barbies when I was little... LMAO...

  • FAFAFA FINEE

  • @jandean61 LOL FA FA FABULOUS...

  • i hate fa'afines for i do not like the idea of letting others choose your sexual orientation. i'm ok with homosexuality but not with this.

  • WHere is the surgery? 

  • Nah, you don't insult my beliefs...but do your research a little more thouroughly and really know how God feels about homosexuality. Life is about making the right choices...see, God came to set rules for human kind and that's how He sets apart the humans from the animals. Animals usually go straight and directly with their natural instincts not knowing if its right or wrong. But ok, be "open minded".:(

  • @nana071786 oh well i guess we are all different with different perspectives of the samethings. [=. but just thinking about what they go through just makes me want to stand for them. lol. well this has been a rather exciting discussion . lol . and being open minded to all things arent all wrong too you know.[=.

    oh well you have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and safe NEW YEARS.

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  • @samoa93 Have a Merry Little Christmas yourself. And try not to be too open minded about things ok???...lol Try to see things in God's perspective (always)...believe me, you'll have a crystal clear mind and no one can tell you wrong :) Hey and don't stand up for anyone...we are born alone, we die alone and we will give accountability to God alone....scary stuff if you come to think about it :( It's been a pleasure, take care!

  • @nana071786 I disagree. You're born next to your mother. I don't believe we're alone... physically or spiritually.

  • @littlelucifer69 You missed the point...obviously we are not alone spiritually or physically...I never mentioned that in my comment, I'm saying that just how we were dependent inside our mother's womb and just how we exit out of this world and God knows were the spirits go, that's how we will be judged in the end. It's a one on one with God only and no one else to fight for you.

  • @nana071786 this prove to a degree that homosexuality is a choice. i'm a samoan but i hated these types of people just because they gross the fuck out of me. i have one of these "things" in my family.

  • @knight4618 Well, do your research more thoroughly and try to help out your family member :) Poor thing, maybe he or she was forced to participate in this mess when they were little just how you see in this video....did you see how that Fafafine was trying to dress that little boy like a girl???!!!!.....terrible :( Don't hate them, especially if you share the same blood.

  • @nana071786 alright first of all, i'm the only one in the family who doesn't like fafafine. my feelings towards fafafines was not affected by religion, family, or facts. i go by what i feel and my feelings are telling me that this isn't right and it makes me sick to my stomach. it's kinda weird, i'm ok with homosexuality but no with this. maybe it's because i don't like other people to choose your sexual orientation.

    ps english is my second language and my grammer sucks.

  • why can't Americans even try to pronounce things the way they should be pronounced. It's Fa'afafine, not Fafafini...

  • I'm scared! What's this? New species from outer space?

  • @chaiwattokung OMG your so FUNNY i forgot to laugh. You mock others, try reflecting on yourself.

  • What the hell does this have to do with sex change surgery?

  • @roflcopterdustin gays or justin bieber

  • @luigiandmario2 j bieber made a sex change?

  • None of you have brought any kind of intelligence to this.. youtube comments are simply not the place for healing people of their ignorance.

  • @lieafterlie3 the smart is you.fucken retrded

  • @santanoco your calling someone else retarded, when you can't spell retarded yourself? your fucking retarded

  • @dawnoflife3 at least iu understand.maybe you are retarded.

    do iu speak russian?,that´s what i thought.

  • @santanoco why the fuck would i even want to speak fuckin russia LOL

  • @dawnoflife3 to beg not to be raped.

    vem ca q pode ser q te fodas.

  • @dawnoflife3 you're*

  • That little boy was too funny!

    

  • i have a question thats driving me crazy if a female wants to be a male and shes not transgendered can she have surgery for them to replace the vagina and to put a penis? not that anyone in my fam is doing that but i just started thinking about it n i was wondering if it was possible regardless if she cant give sperm as long as she has a penis

  • Just respect those people who is trasgender

  • @MorbidDirector I agree 

  • Interesting but the title is a misleading grab for attention.

  • At least their culture accepts everyone including transgenders, unlike Western society. In the West you can't be different from the presumed norm. To be different means to be isolated or killed. I would love to live in their society.

  • @bsmack66 its only accepted because they are to be believed to be sick. samoans respect people with disabilities and faa fafines are regarded as people with mental problems im not being mean but thats just how it is

  • @kiodotcom SAMOANS DO NOT CONSIDER FAAFAFINES AS DISABLED. Get your facts in order before writting. Samoans just respect other peoples feelings, unlike some societies.

  • Disgusting, isolate them immediately!!!

  • @DANTE4891 isolate yoourself. How RUDE

  • @samoa93 Sorry, but if you found this completely normal and this doesn't disturb you at all (no matter about your religion, race, anything...) then you have serious issues. "How RUDE."??!! Why am I rude, I have a right on my opinion!! Imagine that this whole tribe is in your neighborhood, right next to your house, how would you feel??!! Stop being hypocritical and stupid.

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  • @DANTE4891 Oh yeah, Samoa93 is a fafafi'ne...lol!!!

  • @nana071786 WOOW someone standsup for others and you JUMP TO CONCLUSTIONS

  • @DANTE4891 This coming from someone who knows nothing about this culture. Yes you have a right to your own opinion, and i also have rights to my own opinion, and that is how i see your comment RUDE.Of course this isn’t normal, what is NORMAL,we all have different definitions of this one word, but posting a comment saying ISOLATE THEMis likeHitler and concentration camps.People arent all the same and arent ALL NORMAL,normality is a mindset created by people to assure themselves of insecurities

  • WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYY????????????????/­

  • wat the hell they wants to be females?????

  • @strawberry19901 People are different, no one is the same

  • This video is fake......nuff said.

  • The ignorance in these comments is astounding

  • @robopirinja your mom's face is astounding.

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  • You can't make a fish filet sandwich out of Spam. It is still homosexual no matter how you dress it up. Not that it's bad. Just don't try to fool people.

  • I am fa'afafine and i agree with this video. I can cook you dinner and clean the house and then pound your ass raw with my banana xoxo

  • @fafa1bananadildo9009 ewwww, that's nasssty

  • the boy is like i will never u fucking gay gay gay mother fuckers

  • @anax22 WOW! this is just ATROCIOUS

  • gaaaaaaaaaaaaay yuk

  • sick society... disgusting.

  • @hans89 FYI some of these so called FACTS arent al true, so dont judge!!!

  • They can say watever they want, but that NOT how we get fafafine!.. NO!! I you go to a real samoan fafafine and ask them about the video if it true? fill sorry about ur ass, they're going to beat the fuck out of you!...