Maasai tribe: Arranged marriage views - Tribal Wives - BBC

Dionne Braham joins the Maasai tribe in Tanzania to learn more about community values and arranged marriages. Interesting short video from BBC show Tribal Wives. Part of a series. Six women give up their everyday lives and spend a month living with some of the world's most remote tribes, immersing themselves fully into their new culture. Each woman must work, eat and sleep exactly as the other tribal women.

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[se1nl1fe]

@RachieMyers i was doubtful as well...but i can assure you it is well translated...maa (language of the maasai) is my 1st language and i can verify this without doubt. I have to say though that i detest these bbc videos coz they are a sort of voyeurism that i find creepy. I personally am in turmoil over some of the practices in my culture...polygamy and FGM to be precise but i think these are problems that we need to figure out ourselves.

[giriisindahouse]

What about multiple husbands sharing a wife? That'll never happen coz guys ego will never accept another guy anywhere near their territory doesn't it? This double standard is seen even in animals like lions. Btw I'm a dude (not even a feminist)

[TableWolfMusic]

@se1nl1fe I see what you mean. It could be interpreted as sounding judgemental, like you say.

[se1nl1fe]

@TableWolfMusic good observation! hard to deduce what she meant with that comment, whether a reflection on her own definition of love or an accepted societal definition, I dunno. Either way it sort of sounds 'judgy'

[TableWolfMusic]

@se1nl1fe If it is ok to ask, how do you feel about the last few words the presenter spoke? I refer to when she said, "...as they define love".

Right or wrong, it sounded like a bold statement.

To me, it sounds as if she is saying that "they" (the girls in the video) have a different definition of love. However it isn't clear if the presenter meant that it is different only to "her" definition, or whether it is different to a definition of love that she feels is the "norm" or "normal".

[liltrooper29]

I wish the whole episode was up =.=

[The1andOnlyCG]

@XTrkishDelightX just cus it was common, doesn't make it ok.

it was common to stone women to death for adultery, and to execute a "rebellious" son.

[SJJGautham08]

@giriisindahouse Actually, polyandry does happen in some societies, especially ones where natural resources are scarce.

[XTrkishDelightX]

@the0th marriage to girls that young were very common in those times with everyone, christians, jews etc etc. Also, the prophet did not consummate with her until after 9 years old & new research shows that it was probably a lot after. Mary was only 12 when she married the 90'year old Joseph, things like this were very common back in those days, you call everyone back than a pedophile. NOW if it happens, its a different story. Men & women alike are maturing later and living longer.

[AchiengAshleyo]

This is y i love being Kenyan :D

[wowso4]

what beautiful girls i love the clothes its so beautiful and they seem like happy girls dont hate people its their culture everyone has one .

[the0th]

some of these girls are 6-7 years old. this is why it's debatable whether prophet muhammad was a pedophile. yes he had sex with a 6 year old, but it was normal in his culture.