Journey to Manhood

In Mali, a young Dogon male may believe that without a unique ceremony, he will remain suspended between boyhood and manhood.


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[ZugBub]

some people don't appreciate rituals like these. I mean take a look at America for example. We don't really have anything similar and we have 30 year old men still living with their parents.

[NInjas0]

Fasanating... thats all i can say..

[AmbidextrousGamer]

@NInjas0 It would be better if you spelled fascinating correctly

[DritonGusia]

well as you can see, manhood is cultural rather then a biological matte.

What is manly in one culture may be just absurd in another, not all societies share the same values. I'm sure that most of the things that cross through the consciousness of these people are just alien to us, for we have totally another way of life; we've learned totally different behavior and way of understanding reality; some of our values are higher maybe, many are much poorer... its not easy to see beyond ourselves!

[miamivicepastels83]

this is one of the more tame manhood rituals ive seen on NG....

[TheFubz]

mosquito's insides destroy the virus

[alexist3h1337]

It is also not possible to get HIV from mosquito bites. When obtaining a blood meal from someone, mosquitoes do not inject blood from any previous individuals that they might have bitten. The mosquito only injects saliva, which acts as a lubricant to enable it to better obtain its meal. Moreover, if mosquitoes could transmit HIV infection, many more young children and preadolescents would have been diagnosed with AIDS, since they are more likely to be exposed to mosquito bites.

[SebastianLeRisch]

you cant get aids from mosquitoes, I live in south africa and i think i know a bit about HIV/Aids. The mosquito's body is to cold for the HI virus to survive.

[lexxxxXD]

hahahah i need it for a report so i dont give a damm

[Bioloser]

I don't think mosquitoes could transmit AIDS. Because wouldn't the mosquitoes consume the blood and thus expose the virus in the blood to the bodies' defence system? I've read somewhere that the HIV virus cannot survive long externally, and usually transmition requires direct contact with blood.

[Twilight8888]

very true

[Taveren22]

Mosquitoes don't transmit aids. Malaria, yes. Aids no. One is a parasite the other is a Man made conspiracy to make people believe if your body creates an antibody for a virus, than it will give you an immune deficiency syndrome. Backwards isn't it. The Cocktails the pharmaceutical companies give you are giving you the immune deficiency.