WDYTYA Jack Thompson 1/4

This documentary follows Jack Thompson, an Australian actor, as he traces his lineage and learns about his family history. (52:02)

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[teufelstaub]

Aboriginal/Native people on many continents have lots of kinship/death taboos that involve avoiding naming dead relatives,avoiding the gaze of living relations,not eating with certain relatives,close kin (brother/sister after puberty initiation rites),avoidance (to eliminate incest possibilities),etc.The "Australia" film has the same warning so people with these taboos can be aware of the content.

[davegoes]

@DjTokenMusic I had never seen something like that here in the U.S.

[DjTokenMusic]

@davegoes why? its a cultural thing with aboriginal and torres straight islanders, how is it strange?

[northernfag]

its british. Original show was BBC production

[solarviking]

As a whole, the Who Do You Think You Are series is the best show on television. I heard it was a Japanese TV creation. I could imagine those great episodes where the subject discovers their samuri or ninja roots!

[scrapaholicmt]

thank you for sharing this.

[davegoes]

That warning at the beginning is so strange.