Jodi Cobb: What Is Beauty? | Nat Geo Live

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[Music] I went to ten countries on six

I went to ten countries on six

I went to ten countries on six continents to explore cultural notions

continents to explore cultural notions

continents to explore cultural notions of beauty and attraction I tried to

of beauty and attraction I tried to

of beauty and attraction I tried to explore the the commercial side of

explore the the commercial side of

explore the the commercial side of beauty and how concepts of beauty have

beauty and how concepts of beauty have

beauty and how concepts of beauty have become distorted around the world I mean

become distorted around the world I mean

become distorted around the world I mean this doesn’t exist in nature please this

this doesn’t exist in nature please this

this doesn’t exist in nature please this is a children’s beauty pageant she’s six

is a children’s beauty pageant she’s six

is a children’s beauty pageant she’s six and this was another closed world it was

and this was another closed world it was

and this was another closed world it was the time of JonBenet Ramsay and and one

the time of JonBenet Ramsay and and one

the time of JonBenet Ramsay and and one mother actually even threatened my life

mother actually even threatened my life

mother actually even threatened my life if she saw a picture of her daughter in

if she saw a picture of her daughter in

if she saw a picture of her daughter in print some kind of makeup has been used

print some kind of makeup has been used

print some kind of makeup has been used in every culture since the beginning of

in every culture since the beginning of

in every culture since the beginning of time the men in Papua New Guinea are the

time the men in Papua New Guinea are the

time the men in Papua New Guinea are the flamboyant sex and then and these are

flamboyant sex and then and these are

flamboyant sex and then and these are who Lee wig met at a Sing Sing in the

who Lee wig met at a Sing Sing in the

who Lee wig met at a Sing Sing in the highlands the who Lee bachelor cult the

highlands the who Lee bachelor cult the

highlands the who Lee bachelor cult the men separate from the women for three

men separate from the women for three

men separate from the women for three years to purify themselves and to grow

years to purify themselves and to grow

years to purify themselves and to grow their hair they water at ten times a day

their hair they water at ten times a day

their hair they water at ten times a day to help it grow and and then they shave

to help it grow and and then they shave

to help it grow and and then they shave their heads to make these really

their heads to make these really

their heads to make these really dramatic wigs that they consider the

dramatic wigs that they consider the

dramatic wigs that they consider the essence of manhood and they wear these

essence of manhood and they wear these

essence of manhood and they wear these these wigs for the rest of their lives

these wigs for the rest of their lives

these wigs for the rest of their lives at festivals and and to court women you

at festivals and and to court women you

at festivals and and to court women you so the the mud men of Papua New Guinea

so the the mud men of Papua New Guinea

so the the mud men of Papua New Guinea they paint their body with this clay

they paint their body with this clay

they paint their body with this clay made of ash and they make these

made of ash and they make these

made of ash and they make these ferocious masks to scare their enemies

ferocious masks to scare their enemies

ferocious masks to scare their enemies this is the mercy people of the Omo

this is the mercy people of the Omo

this is the mercy people of the Omo Valley in in Ethiopia the the origins of

Valley in in Ethiopia the the origins of

Valley in in Ethiopia the the origins of this tradition are lost to history but

this tradition are lost to history but

this tradition are lost to history but some think it was to discourage the

some think it was to discourage the

some think it was to discourage the slave traders from taking their women

slave traders from taking their women

slave traders from taking their women these large clay plates are now

these large clay plates are now

these large clay plates are now considered the status symbols and and

considered the status symbols and and

considered the status symbols and and the size determines the bride price of

the size determines the bride price of

the size determines the bride price of the woman and the Chinese bound the

the woman and the Chinese bound the

the woman and the Chinese bound the woman’s feet for a thousand years the

woman’s feet for a thousand years the

woman’s feet for a thousand years the girls feet were were broken at age three

girls feet were were broken at age three

girls feet were were broken at age three and then the bandages were wound tighter

and then the bandages were wound tighter

and then the bandages were wound tighter and tighter around their feet until the

and tighter around their feet until the

and tighter around their feet until the were wrapped completely under the arch

were wrapped completely under the arch

were wrapped completely under the arch so like like the mercy lid plate the

so like like the mercy lid plate the

so like like the mercy lid plate the size of the foot determine the worth of

size of the foot determine the worth of

size of the foot determine the worth of the woman it’s actually a very rare

the woman it’s actually a very rare

the woman it’s actually a very rare picture of an unbound foot even the

picture of an unbound foot even the

picture of an unbound foot even the husband’s rarely saw them unbound they

husband’s rarely saw them unbound they

husband’s rarely saw them unbound they preferred to think of the of the these

preferred to think of the of the these

preferred to think of the of the these bound feet as mysterious and erotic and

bound feet as mysterious and erotic and

bound feet as mysterious and erotic and it’s interesting what I discovered doing

it’s interesting what I discovered doing

it’s interesting what I discovered doing this story was that the changes that

this story was that the changes that

this story was that the changes that were made to men’s bodies all made them

were made to men’s bodies all made them

were made to men’s bodies all made them appear stronger and more powerful but

appear stronger and more powerful but

appear stronger and more powerful but but the women somehow ended up maimed or

but the women somehow ended up maimed or

but the women somehow ended up maimed or their movements inhibited somehow but

their movements inhibited somehow but

their movements inhibited somehow but the world is changing fast cultural

the world is changing fast cultural

the world is changing fast cultural traditions are quickly dying out all

traditions are quickly dying out all

traditions are quickly dying out all over the world and Western clothing and

over the world and Western clothing and

over the world and Western clothing and notions of beauty are taking over

notions of beauty are taking over

notions of beauty are taking over obviously some traditions deserve to die

obviously some traditions deserve to die

obviously some traditions deserve to die but sometimes we’re losing our

but sometimes we’re losing our

but sometimes we’re losing our connection to our history and and

connection to our history and and

connection to our history and and crucial ties to our cultural origins we

crucial ties to our cultural origins we

crucial ties to our cultural origins we seem to be throwing the baby out with

seem to be throwing the baby out with

seem to be throwing the baby out with the bathwater