The Women Who Used Tattoos to Save Themselves From Sexual Slavery (Full Length)
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- When the Japanese Imperial Army occupied countries across Southeast Asia during World War II, soldiers kidnapped thousands of young women to serve as “comfort women” or forced sex workers. But on the tiny island of Timor, local women figured out how to use the Japanese forces' apparent respect for married women against them and save themselves from sexual slavery.
These women chose to heavily tattoo themselves-thus marking them as “taken” or married according to local beliefs. The plan worked. Japanese soldiers avoided the tattooed women of Malaka, Timor, and the women were able to avoid the dark fate that hundreds of thousands of others were forced into.
Many believe that the ritual stopped taking place in the 60s when the New Order regime perpetuated the criminal stereotype for the tattooed. Today, only a few of these “tattooed women” remain alive. VICE host Kathleen Malay travelled to Malaka to hear their stories.
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"because you're a bad girl. a bad girl just like me"
my heart exploded
WHO RUINED THE 666 LIKES 😭
666? spawn the devil
Same 😭
She’s sounded so
Cute when she said it
you're gay?
“Please invite me to your wedding” bruh that shit was mad sweet lmfao
It was ☺️
Ikr shit I'd invite her anywhere with me.
@@ashlynn1652 fr
The way you worded the sentence was cringe
@@mihailwarsavski8849 HUH?????¿?¿?
Omg she’s so cute “do you have a husband” “no” “that makes two of us AHHHHH”
I was literally on that part-
the little scream she gave i love it😂
@@sunsetanimator4187 no one's judging nobody
@@sunsetanimator4187 She's a widow though. In the beginning they said all of these women out lived their husbands
I want to meet her sooo bad
The grandma's chaotic energy is just *chef's kiss*
Fr
it’s sad that they only 'respected' the women because they assumed they’re the property of other men
you see that even today still...
how many women do you know will lie about having a boyfriend or husband when another guy keeps hitting on them...
it's an assumption that men will respect the other man's woman....
I get treated so different when I am co-parenting with my ex, people assume he is my husband and respect me...but if I'm by myself they can care less how they talk to me or they approach me.
@@KaRiNa-pj9sb *can't
@@laobok What are you talking about???
Yea its still like that. Nobody disrespects a man wether single married or ho. But as we all know women are being judged for all of those reasons at times...
And god beware, if her man disrespects or abuses her then its all her fault for not leaving, for doing something wrong., for making a mistake and for everything else her man does. Its her making him, according to Society 🙃
And the people start to even disrespect and bully her for his behavior.
I wouldn't have believed it if it didn't happen to me. Its the biggest feeling of betrayal i ever felt. Society is trash.
The interviewer is amazing for allowing them to tattoo her. That must've made them really proud
Yep! But they must've had it planned idk??
It leaves her with an amazing story to tell.
Not to be a debby downer. But that's a great way to get a disease or infection.
@@kursten4501 why what??
Korean disastrous scandals in that old days during the Vietnam War. czcams.com/video/QThQ029MnPQ/video.html/ Backward Korea military had repeated violent rapes against local women in Vietnam, and about 30,000 mixed-blood children were born. ★www.laidaihanjustice.org/ United Nations Human Rights Council, UNHRC, please blame. czcams.com/channels/IJyKrR5fayAsRLff4GHvow.htmlvideos/
Evidence of the testimony of the U.S. soldiers at the hearing czcams.com/video/N8NUFYuagE0/video.html during the Vietnam War.
They didn’t have respect for “married women” they only had respect for their husband
it’s because they wanted virgins
@@faizaanwar3662 JESUS-
@@ryuks_phatdumptruck1741 you know that's the truth
@@ryuks_phatdumptruck1741 what? it’s the truth? are you like 10?
@@faizaanwar3662 obviously! If you ain't a virgin you ain't pure anymore
Am I the only one to find it amazing that this reporter being honored with a tribe tattoo, was also helping to educate the younger villagers, because they had never seen this done before? These women and this reporter are treasures.
Sadly the reason they haven't seen it before is because it fell out of tradition, hopefully this was a spark to bring it back.
i would as well. its such a meaningful story, and these women are an amazing mark on history. id want to keep their stories with me forever.
"you're a bad girl, I'm a bad girl" i sobbed.
We're all bad girls >:3
😂😂😩😩😩😩😩
It made me so teary and I don’t have the vocabulary to explain it. Maybe I don’t have to.
@@juliamassey7922 it was so..powerful? the way that she went through all of that and yet she still carries wood on her head, smiling and being so happy and carefree makes her the badass that i aspire to be
@@umaru-chan5326 I'm a bad ~person~ ✨💅
It must be an honor to be called a “badass” by an elder woman who is so strong.
ikr
lol yeah
they would've called me a coward 💀💀💀
@@lilkandy7042 survived even tho being colonized. watching other girls being taken for sexual slavery. defending themselves with tattoos even though it hurts like hell to draw tattoos. boi, u probably don't know how hard it was back then. I probably sound like a boomer rn, but still.
joy celine I have stick n poke tattoo and it hurts more than a tattoo in a tattoo shop it’s so painful and the place tattooed swell so bad so I know how it feels kinda
When the ladies called her a "badass" and "a bad girl like me" 😂 that would honestly be one of my crowning achievements in my life lol no joke I'd put that on all my future job applications. I hope this girl is still reporting!
It's the same vibe as being the chosen one
same if I had her for a great grandma I would be so happy she seems very sweet
Nobody is talking about what a great interviewer she was, she experienced what these women go through on a much smaller scale obviously but she was willing to learn about them.
Actually, everyone is talking about that. Hard to find a comment stating otherwise.
@@lilmissmonsterrr oh yea sorry, when I watched the video at first there were no comments about the reporter, it was filled w comments about the "bad girl" thingy
It’s funny how a bad girl means someone who knows their right and will not be messed with
Ok
Ouch
?? that's the exact,,reason they said it ? is the meaning of bad girl/bad boy not clear lol?
More like, bad ass!
Lol true
“INVITE ME TO YOUR WEDDING” How adorable is that 😭❤️😂
i’d get married just so she could come
@@ishane 😂😂 honestly me too. Like, I'd ask her to hook me up I'm sure she has a very handsome grandson 😂
SHE SO SWEET I LOVE HER SMILE 🥺🥺
“Thousands of young woman” They are actual children. Say it like it is. I’m going to cry :(
Depends on the culture. To them whenever a girl gets her period she's considered a young lady
thats Japan for you my friend, even now the legal age is 13, child depictions are everywhere there, theyre making money out of animated CPs (and real ones ofc) and sadly noone cares about it. Everyone sees Japan as this outstanding high tech country but forgot about their dark sides.
@@notloust Japan literally wanted to ban women in workplaces from wearing glasses because it's "not ladylike" because according to Japan only men get bad eyesight 💀💀💀
@@Nick-dx2pt Japan is moving mad💀
“Hundreds of thousands” 0:58 That part made me cry too. Just imagine.
As Timorese myself,thank you so much for making this video. My grandparents went through a lot when the Japanese soldier invaded their tribe. My grandfather especially went through a lot. His family were head of the tribe and even when they surrendered,some of them were still slaughtered. Even though my grandfather went through so much,also losing his son in the Indonesian invasion. He still went through and stayed strong. It's a Timorese thing I suppose,we together are resilient,courageous and strong people and it makes me happy to see videos and articles like these, recognising the shit,we Timorese people go through.
I have a question, if I was personally not a Timorese would it be disrespectful if I tattoo myself a tattoo that represented or honored your people? I really loved the tribal tattoo they did on the reporter but I don’t wanna disrespect anyone’s culture at all, I don’t wanna forget about this cultural aspect and i wanna carry a little of these women around me. Tdlr; would it be disrespectful if a non-Timorese did a tribal or inspired tattoo? I wanna learn more and actually respect your culture
Im japanese. Do you hate japan after what your ancestors had exipirenced?
@@alexbroomfield2550 I don’t think so but some people do. I believe that the past is the past and a certain group of people shouldn’t be judged or hated on based on what their ancestors did.
@@jackiel09 ikr I hate those who hate old japan
@@alexbroomfield2550 What’s wrong with hating old Japan? It was a terrible place back then. Did you even see the video?
It's nice that the reporter speaks the language
I love them
arif mark007 OP did not mean like in a negative way. It’s just that these magazines or News outlets most of the time use someone who don’t speak the language or have NO IDEA about the country and most of the time they have a white woman report these type of informative videos.
@@banjang3118 and they have translator tour guides usually. I think that's what OP meant since this reporter is not doing this but instead, speaking their language to them.
arif mark007 arif mark007 I am fully aware of the fact that she’s not full Asian. I can clearly see it. I wasn’t talking about her being a white woman or an Asian woman. I was just saying that, they usually have a white woman or man to film these type of videos and that they-I’m not saying this in a negative way, don’t know anything about the culture or speak the language. So hence, like the comment above me said, they would have a translator with them. And I also do know this is Vice’s (Asia) channel and they talk about the things around Asia but my comment was simply to say, OP thought it was nice that instead of having someone else-who would have to have a translator translate for them, the reporter in this video speaks the language-which is more convenient instead of having a translator. So @ the comment above me, I hope I cleared up my first comment to you as well. I left some huge gaps and didn’t choose the right type of wording lol.
Lol it's because they're both Indonesians. Although the Malaka ladies do speak a regional dialect.
“They have all outlived their husbands”
“You dont have a husband? That makes two of us HAAAAAAAA” 😂😂😂
Hee HAAAAAAA are so endearing lmao
RIGHTT Ahh I love her 🥺
She's my hero
She was a hoot.
What happened? Did he off himself? 😄🤣
"Invite me in your wedding, please!"
Damn my heart melted
Same❤️
"Oh, you're married, guess I won't abduct you even though we're invading your country"
It's because they were not virgins most likely.
It's rather disgust than respect for property.
@@gwendolynsnyder463 Wel it worked and they left the women alone.
@@gwendolynsnyder463 “property”
Funny how by leaving the tattooed women alone, it shows that the men held "respect" for other men but couldn't be decent and leave the women alone.
I think it's more for the purity factor... the Japanese soldiers took the ones "untouched" they killed most local men why bother respect their *belongings*
I don't think they actually cared if the woman was married or not. They killed and raped them regardless. I hope they don't try to whitewash what the Japanese did and reframe it as bushido bullshit.
It wasn't respect ,they killed men also ,it was virgins that they wanted
Japanese only like virgins. Even today in Japan, all the men want a young girl who is virginal and are significantly less attracted to and less interested in girls who have been with guys.
It wasn't respect, it was disgust.
@@wmmv2019 i hope u don't consider women as 'belongings'
The Marias be like: Lets all be named Maria in some sort of way and not tell Florentina
LMAO
Shouldn't have laughed so hard on this thanks
Mmm Maria Mariaaa Maria Mariaaa bi naneun maria
Just like Olaf in Spongebob
Yeah it was probably their mothers/their parents that named them though lol
“Women tattooed themselves to save themselves from sexual slavery.” That’s clever actually.
@@alexbroomfield2550 woudl you rather be sold to sexual slavery?
@@alexbroomfield2550 one day you will learn
@@alexbroomfield2550 no you wouldn't want to. it will hurt either way but having tattoos is better than being sexually abused. that's what i think though.
@@alyahpuli Give that kid a bit of time to Google what mental trauma is, they still think they know anything
@@alexbroomfield2550
I suggest you try then, i'm sure some fucked up people won't mind if you asked them.
I Can assure that almost everyone will prefer death than getting sexualy abused, sexual abuse is no jokes, everyone Can have their own opinion but don't you fucking dare call their actions dumb, that's disrepectful af, you don't even know how it feel so don't you judge them.
Mariana might just be my favorite person to exist, in America its so rare to see someone this “alive” at her age
No it's not, particularly among Greek and Italian Americans. We are spunky people.
It's because she didn't get married to a man, single women are the happiest individuals in society they also live longer when single
@@boredshrimp9425 did you even watch? They had all married and outlived their husbands
Eh, we just don’t pay enough attention to our old people.
Girl I fricking love this reporter, she speaks their language and tries everything out, she literally got a TATTOO OF THEIR TRIBE
yeah, she is showing respect!
Yea I think VICE is really awesome. Like one time they interviewed rebels and the reporter was even in their base
It's the highest honor someone can give, as a tattoo artist this humbles me and these women are as they say "bad ass".
She is now in a way carrying a small bit of their tattoo tradition with her. I honestly thought they were just going to paint it on her or something. Mad respect.
she’s so respectful
These woman are so bubbly! The way she laughed when she was collecting firewood and asking if the interviewer was married was so cute
1. Women**😊😊
2. Yesss, omg, they’re so freaking cute zknsnxk
I get why other women may not want to today... but I do think the people of the tribe should get the symbol of their tribe... like she did just to know, and pass on that part of the tradition and to explain why the older women did it... and make that small tattoo a tradition.
Brittany Nicholas 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lol
Brittany yeah i agree with that 👍💕
"I don't [have a husband]" "You don't? That makes two of us!"
stop shes amazing
These are probably the only old ladies in the world who are sad about their daughters and granddaughters NOT getting tattooed... 😅
All jokes aside, this is an excellent video about incredible stories! Well done 👏🏻✨
3:56 "because you are a bad girl like me"
I just love grannys nowdays lol
Why nowadays?
Because nowadays they are anti LGBTQ ..
@@ummnaim5862 yeah that sucks
Greqt where's the problem I mean everyone does lol
Just kiddin
I’ve never seen a *elder* woman say the word “badass” xD
This is the coolest and strongest grannies I’ve ever seen.
I was about to like until I saw "XD"
@@pupayaa same
I love herr
No, it's actually means bitch..
Bajingan means bitch..
And I'm Indonesian, so, well..
Wel... I wasnt gonna like this but i like your XD so i will:)
i can't imagine how they endured the pain all over their body. Women are strong, love them
Trust me, you'd choose bleeding everywhere for a day or two over a life of sexual slavery anyday. I have a huge fear of needles, and if I had to choose between being stabbed on my arms with needles a thousand times, and a life of forced prostitution, I'd choose being stabbed with needles into my arms a thousand times anyday.
@Paul Smith Are you seriously comparing cold-blooded criminals to young women who were forced to tattoo themselves to escape sexual slavery? That's way too out of the line, please watch yourself.
I know that men, especially in the western society nowadays have to go through quite the struggle while everyone is more focused on women's issue. But look, that gives you absolutely no right to bash these strong women who suffered like that just because of your own issues. They did nothing wrong. And you know? Dragging women down just to bring your gender up is the worst solution. Should I even call that a solution? Because it's not. It makes it worse, in fact. You doing that makes people feel like they should go out of their way even more to ignore men for their unacceptance of women's issues. You're absolutely not helping yourself and your people like that. Just accept that both genders have to go through a lot, man. Don't insult women like that. Don't degrade their problems. Women were really, really tortured in every aspect of their lives back then, no matter what their social class was. It's really insensitive of you to say those things about them when they genuinely suffered. And no one can deny that. So please don't hate women just because men's issues aren't mentioned. Maybe you should just mention men's issues more. Not in a video concerning women's suffering tho, you know that's pretty bad :/ wishing you the best of luck, I still have faith in you, I hope you can change for the better and realize that both genders issues are important, because we're all human, and us fighting about stupid stuff like that when we can just find solutions together makes us uhhh... Stupid? Oh well, I guess that's why women and men don't often get along. We argue about our differences and say that they're too many for us to get along, when actually, if we just talk about them, without shutting each other up, and *listen* to one another, we could be less different, and find a way to get along. Please think about that.
Oh, and by the way, it's not "meninists".. it's "men's rights advocates", have a nice day.
@Paul Smith You’re clearly a troll with nothing better to do than be angry over nothing, since you keep commenting the same oversensitive sh*t under every comment. Has it ever occurred to you, that the only reason the majority of the comments are about women specifically, is literally because this video is about this group of elderly women. That’s it. If the video was about a different group of people (men, yakuza, Pacific Islander, etc) then the comments would be related to that group instead. So no reason to get all offended over nothing
@Paul Smith take your ignorance elsewhere could you
I love that they use the term “bad girl” instead of something sexual or misogynistic, but rather as a way to mean a woman who won’t put up with shit!
She is precious
I want to live in their village so bad!
They're like those crazy grannies, that you can always talk to when you need help or advice.
Honestly
The female uncle iroh’s
The cool grannies who always rode a motorcycle and joined a band when they were younger.
Basically Eda xD
why crazy?
This is my favorite reporter EVER. Not only is she awesome, she just treats them so well, and speaks the language, she tries the tradition.
@arif mark007 yea but it's not really uncommon that there are just random reporters that don't speak the language and have to communicate with a translator so we're just appreciating the fact that she actually talks to them directly and this whole interview / documentary seems much more personal that way
Edit: damn this has many likes jsjsjssj
Sucks she smokes though :(
actually the tribes speaks bahasa indonesia and timor language, some of them just speaks timor, but understand bahasa indonesia. while the reporter only speaks bahasa indonesia. just give you information, and she still great tho!
Honestly she's my favorite too, can't wait to see more of her
Tentacle Sama Yea she is awesome but also beautiful I wouldn’t want the smoking to affect her.
I like how the reporter actually studied their tradition and culture
Not tryin' to be sassy but it's her actual job to do the segment like this.
I think one of her parent are from there
Because they are from the same country lol
So with your logic people from New York and doing interview on rural Texas you think they are learning new language? If course not. Because New York and Texas still US territorry.
Its not weird for people to learn their own country culture 😅
I just want to say that the girl doing the interviews is amazing. I don't know why but she really makes me want to respect her.
Samee.
she respects the culture, speaks the language and joins in on their customs.
And smokes in front of old ladies who are frail and on the verge, yeah, great lady.
@@faraidoonqaderi7507 lol they probably smoke and chew tobacco and all sorts of things themselves.
@Paul Smith I’d assume the old ladies were the ones who gave it to her to smoke, in order to dull the pain of the tattooing?
Okay but she needs to invite her to her wedding, i swear 😭❤️
Ana G Palacios EXACTLYYYYY😭❤️
I was feeling their pain,suddenly got the LAUGH :D
Ikr 😭❤️
Ana G Palacios I wish I could invite her to my wedding 😂😭😭
Wanted to like but was not about to break 666 likes
“The tradition will die-“
Me, yelling as if I have control over morality: NOT ON MY WATCH
Friendly reminder not to appropriate the culture if you are not from there or don't have that blood
HELL YEAH!
@@internetchild6066 czcams.com/video/l0tPJg8xVTE/video.html
@@internetchild6066 The reporter is not from Malaka and doesn't have the tribe's blood in her and yet she has their tattoo now. Imo, everyone can draw from other cultures as long as it's respectful. Friendly reminder that you don't decide
it's probably best to get it done by someone from the tribe, like the reporter did.
I’m in America, and I feel that we don’t learn enough of the horrors and atrocities Japan committed during WWII, and the impact it left across Asia.
I think we morso focus on the German Nazis
@@iambored678 Yeah
So very true. I wasn't even aware until the end of my study abroad there. I wasn't aware of the gravity.
American soldiers also had comfort women and atrocities in Asia but English language articles and historical records often portray Americans and other Westerners as heroes. White washed.
Agree. We are guilted up the wazoo for the japanese internment camps.
All im saying is these are some badass gangster grannies
I have a Scottish grandmother, she doesn't have any tattoos but she's an 86 year old badass! If I'm half the woman she is, I'll be doing pretty well 😂
I love how you guys send out reporters who can actually speak the language and knows about the culture. Not just some American
Oh look a racist.
@@animationdramanation5730 Don't think they were being racist. Yeah, Americans are usually the ones sent by, any channel really, into tribes like this for interviews. But by doing so, they wouldn't be able to talk heart to heart, since most of them aren't familiar with the language. But by sending someone native [or at least familiar to the language they speak], interviewers are able to communicate and understand the people they're interviewing. Maybe the wording was just a bit off :^)
(edit : this reached 969 likes?? okay but long story short; pal over here continues to joke about racism, try to excuse it bc they experienced racism, promptly realizes that they fucked up, and then tried to save themselves by saying "it's for an english essay". Which, let's be honest here what kind of grade would you get for joking about racism? anyhow blm, love y'all muah bye)
(also, yes. i said americans. bc the original comment was talking about how they usually send some american instead of a native)
(yes, the interviewer here needed a translator. But as an Indonesian, i could understand certain words. i don't need a translator to decipher those certain words. i could actually communicate with them, even if theres words that i don't understand. i could talk to them and they would understand bc we have a nationally recognized language. I'm not going on about how "Americans should know all languages when they interview someone" I'm saying that they should send someone who could actually communicate with the people they're interviewing)
@@wendysflute515
I wasn't being serious.
I was just bored.
@Tania Hao
I'm still going to joke about racism. I've experienced racism first-hand to and I just get over it personally you can either move on and let it consume you or joke about it and get on with your day.
@@animationdramanation5730 You have to understand that not everyone's sense of humor is the same and not everyone is going to "laugh about it and go on about their day". I enjoy a bits of "dark humor" and but I don't try to push the idea that everyone around me is expected to enjoy it or shrug it off.
That woman carrying that wood on her head was so funny and cute xD
Ikr I wish I had a grandmother like that
Ikrrr
Those women were are legends
I know she was the cutest honest a lovely women
They all are
I know shes such a strong person to have lived through that, but she is absolutely adorable too
Mariana Hoar reminds me a lot of my grandmother that passed away recently. She emits this warmth, the same warmth my grandmother had. I cried while watching this video because she reminded me a lot of my lola. She made my day and bless her dear heart.
Damn and she got a tattoo, too!! That’s dedication.
That granny is so feisty 🤣 she's too cute!!!
4:09 her little laugh
Isn't she just lovely! So much strong spirit and spunk .. after going through such horror and still living a tough, hard-working life.
My type of granny.
“you are a bad girl just like me”
me: *YAAASS GRANNY YOU DA BADDEST*
She is so cute 🥺
noemi ikr
Periodt
She a baddie 😎😎😎
Yass bad granny
This was just so wholesome , tragic , heartbraking and sweet atthe same time
Whe she got the tattoo, I literally had goosebumps all over....just imagine the pain they had to endure
And even after going through so much...they are such jolly happy women.....
And the reporter too...she made them so comfortable participated in activities
I-I can't-
Wow, that was a clever strategy. maybe there's a way to preserve the pattern design of the tattoos Like maybe incorporate them into wedding dresses.
Thats a lovely idea!
I really hope that when the young lady gets married she invites that woman.
Yeaa me too
Yh
FR
that is... if she survives
@@abc123saad i never think about that
MAARIANA: "Imagine how much blood dripped off these women back then, but the bore the pain because they had to survive"
INTERVIEWER: Holds her faded inked hand squeezes it and says "you are a strong woman''
7:38 WHAT A POWERFUL MOMENT
Nappypuff I loved that moment ! It was so pure 💜
Not gonna lie, may have cried a little
RIGHT SIS I LOVED IT
And I´m sure they were not allowed to rest in the process because of the short time they had
aw that's true
i’m from india and i have my great grandmother and whenever i have a talk with her that’s the kind of conversations i have with her like the journalist is having with the village head. it’s remarkable how she shares her struggles of being a women in a conservative society and how my great grandmother pushes me to be more assertive and simply a proud woman
It breaks my heart to see women go through so much and Men only respect other Men's claim and not a women's right on her own body
@Paul Smith the whole world is a patriarchy but a single tribe is the problem? 🙄
Badass old woman: A bad girl like me
Me, at 1am: PERIODT QUEEN
same but im watching this at 4 am
✋10:00 PM..
23:00 🙌🏾😂
I'm here at 1am too lol
Its 2am and i laughed way too hard at this comment 😂 thank u chris 😌🤚
So ain't nobody notice that they outlived their husbands. Women are just strong
Nevvux Rao ? Thats not the reason dear. Women naturally live a couple years longer. I doubt that every husband who died before his wife did the „fighting“.
Nevvux Rao actually, women live longer for scientific reasons (long story short, because they have periods)
@@vitiated1733 So at least periods have one positive effect.
nobita nobi oh damnn, so you’re saying i could’ve existed as literally any other species in the earth,, but i got born as one/three species of which females get periods??? 😭🖐
@nobita nobi me too... good luck, and also if you could would you give your uterus to a person who wishes to be pregnant? i know its not possible... but I just keep thinking about this
“You’re a bad girl just like me!”
What a badass!
"Here, all the women have power"
NOW I LOVE TO HEAR THAT
I'm Indonesian, My grandma once told me she and many young girls back then in her village used to chew betel nut to prevent Japanese soldier take them as their comfort woman since chewing betel nut would make their mouth become red and usually just old woman did this so the soldier would feel disgusted by it
OMG very similar from my home country, Philippines. Our teacher once told us that her grandparents used to chew on that to scare away colonizers.
May i ask why they didnt like the red? Was it because it looked like their mouths were bleeding?
I feel bad for the women’s bc they have to go extreme measures to survive
And here in some parts of India people eat it normally I-
Mikasa Joan ikr 😭😂 but I don’t think it smells that bad tho
Guys let me remind you, at their era there is no tattoo machine like what you guys have ever seen. They did it the most painful way..
What's the most painful way?
Cotton Cloud a needle dipped in ink
Cotton Cloud kinda similar to stick n poke tattoos
kendall jenner's leftover pasta oh damn that sounds so painful! Thanks for telling me
@@unknowncat-qx2cm you're welcome!
She is an amazing reporter! She have my respect for trying to understand their culture and willing to get the tattoo. She is so brave and beautiful inside and outside. I applauded all the grannies for their bravery . They are so adorable and so happy . I’m tearing up. It’s a happy tears.
Thank you for sharing and you did amazing!!! ☺️👏🏼
this is now one of my favorite videos on CZcams ever, thank you from the bottom of my heart
How many people are named Maria?
Indonesia: Yes
In the Philippines too 😛
Hispanic ppl. Hold my beer*
Just in East Part of Indonesia who majority are Christian (Catholic)
Same for my mom's country El Salvador -- I think half of her family is named Maria lol!
@@Eiramul Yep.
I feel like the grannies want their girls to keep tattooing in case history decides to repeat itself and to protect them even after they're gone. They are so amazing, strong and I absolutely love their spirit. 💕
In today's time I don't think men would care if a women is tattooed, I feel like whether they have tattoos or not they would still be taken.
@@sweetpea841 wedding rings don't stop people so sadly this wouldn't either but it's still the though that counts, the grandma's are just trying to look out for them
It was also traditional way before, they used this tradition to protect themselves but didn't come up with it
Modern Japanese culture is still a bit iffy about tattooing - it's seen as something criminals get, not something respectable people do.
So, in the event of another Japanese invasion, tattoos _might_ serve as "keep off" signs. Then again, they might be seen as THOT labels.
It's historical, cultural and beautiful. I love the spirit of these women. God bless them.💕
This is like the ultra-mega-extreme version of when unmarried women wear fake wedding rings when they want men to leave them alone.
@_jeff _ its when he won't take no for an answer, that's the problem
ABSOLUTELY! NOW YOU UNDERSTAND! WHEN WE WANT NOT TO BE BOTHERED AND HARASSED BY THIRSTY MEN, WE WEAR A WEDDING RING AS A DETERRENT. "I CALL IT MY NUN RING."
@@aliciarideaux6520 That's what the women in my family do too! We women have the same collective experiences no matter where we're from
Thank you for sharing this story
I’m only thirteen seconds in and I already love this lady
Ikr
Honestly, good on you for being 13 and watching educational videos on CZcams instead of influencers who post trash!!! You're obviously very smart and mature for your age 😊 keep being awesome 🥰
@@katev37209 I think they meant like 13 seconds in the vid but I agree with your comment
@@katev37209 I agree with your comment but she might have meant seconds in the video but oh well.
@@katev37209 thank you 😊
I'm Japanese and it was so difficult to watch this knowing what my ancestors did. But I felt it was important so finished the video. I'm so sorry 😭😭😭
Kozawa Yuka It’s super important that young Japanese know about events such as comfort women and Nanjing Massacre
It is important to see what has happened! It takes maturity and wisdom to get past pride and denial.
You don't need to apologise for what you had NOT done.
Clementine's Thigh Gap are you from Philippines?
@@cuamanhong2719 True and as they say, "the sin of the father is not the sin of the son" but in moments like this, I think it's a good sign that history is properly recognized, and from there we see the bridge to mend past relationships so horrible things like that never happen again. Apology is after all a sign of empathy and compassion. So good on this guy for apologizing. It is much appreciated.
Such amazing women. Their whole attitude and out look just speaks to their strength. My nan was a gutsy woman and a bit of a rebel and they remind me of her. So look at these (and other cultures) women when you feel like YOUR getting it rough as a female and just think how they got through or are still getting through their difficulties and hardships. They did it and so can you. It just means sometimes if you really want a thing to change you might have to use extreme measures. How much do you want that thing? 💚💗💚
I adored *everyone* who was a part of this; you have my eternal gratitude and respect.
Just to shine some hope into the world, there is always a possibility of someone picking up these traditions down the line.
My proof comes from personal experience; because I am only 1/4 Native American with a very traditional white appearance it is hard for me to celebrate my heritage without people thinking I am appropriating, so delving deep into past ones has allowed me to keep that part of myself alive. The irony is that, even though the practices are far older and I'm not the only one celebrating it, most people don't even recognize them as cultural.
Anyone who has relations with this tribe, be it a granddaughter of one of these women wishing to honor them when they pass or an immigrant who just wishes to stay more connected with their culture, can do the same in getting either the same tattoo as the reporter or the marriage tattoos as a symbol of love and eternal commitment to their own husbands and people, could easily do the same, and thus the tradition lives on.
*TLDR:* History never truly dies, and it only takes some dedication and a caring, careful hand to re-awaken it to its former glory.
+ Do you have a husband?
- No, I dont
+Oh, that makes two of us!
These women are amazing
She's so cool grandma 😆😆😆
Its sad that a man respects another man and his "property" that he doesnt even know more than a woman.
Yea wrong conclusion. It depends on the culture, but I think you’re ignoring the fact that it’s probably because she is NOT single and the other man could beat them tf up
@@jamespagous3954 I don't think you understand what I was trying to say. I'm talking about the fact that a lot of women have to tell other men they have a boyfriend (even though they may not) just to get them to stop harassing them.
@@missjoannaofyeetyoink exactly, and I said why....
@@jamespagous3954 I mean, I don't really understand what you said in the first place. Either you worded it wrong or you just made up a dumb point. Do you mind explaining what you were trying to say?
@@jamespagous3954 tf are u on about
I had a co-worker who was from Somoa and he had to go back to get tattooed for some kind of ceremony. He said that he started drinking when they started and just drank the whole time. It was a body tattoo and was done by hand like this woman's. He said he didn't really remember much of it but the part of the tattoo that I saw was amazing.
I'm glad to hear an update to this story
I’m saying this as a Japanese person. I’m sorry that my ancestors do this to the people. I’m sorry that they thought that this was ok. And I’m sorry that not many people apologize about these things.
We need to actually do something about it. Some countries in 2021 are still in war and struggling. Please stop these kinds of actions.
Edit:
Some people in the comments said that apologizing won’t help and should educate people. Im not educated in this specific topic so I am not able to educate people. I hope you understand.
It's the first time a see a Japanese person admitting Japan mistakes and being apologetic about it. Thank you for being this one person.
@@linangshuan7305 Thank you for thinking like that.
Oh Mika, I'm a caucasian lady in America, and the atrocities we've committed, in this country and around the world are horrific. Those of us who can acknowledge these things and condemn them will hopefully keep them from ever happening again. But there are babies in concentration camps here...we are still evil. And I strongly believe in a God who will do something about it. Those with no heart, no remorse...will cry like they should have cried for the innocent ones.😔
Really appreciate it. It breaks my heart to see how millions of people died under Japan’s rule, and how it has not been condemned like Nazi Germany was, as it was just as bad. Its so nice to see someone from Japan who is aware of it. If the government could do that, then a lot of healing could happen.
Perhaps remembering the history in full is more impactful than just forgiving. History classes are known to not tell everything to students in a way to not upset them on basis of their current country.
You don't bear the sins of your ancestors, but it's good to have some empathy and see history in different sides.
As a malay from south east asia, i grew up listening to stories from my elders about the hardship and tortures that came with the japanese occupation.
I remember my grandfather telling me stories of unmarried girls being hidden by local villagers deep in the caves in the jungle for months to avoid them from being rape. One such a person was my grand aunt who was known for her beauty. Alhamdulillah she was saved from the possible sexual brutality of the japanese army by hiding in a cave where she survived by the food that villagers hid for her during her time in hiding.
Im happy that your Grand Aunt and the other girls from that village were safe from rape
wow these are all such intriguing stories about your elderly families!
Same here,my family member (great grandmother & grandma) also have affected by it..
write down your great aunt's story.
Which part of Malaysia?
amazing report...and a wonderful message
Amazing stories and strength, thank you for sharing their voices!
"Invite me to your wedding please" Awww😭
Considering this was uploaded 1 year ago 😭
Are they alright??
@@sunshowere I would hope😕❤
My grandma does have a tattoo on her forehead to protect herself from The French colonisation I can't imagine how much scared she's was to put her self through such pain
Oh gosh that must have hurt so much, I'm truly sorry to read that
May I ask you where do you come from?
@@aoi_monkeyy I'm from Algeria (country in north Africa) ....the French colonisation stayed from [ 1830-1962]
@@sallimarwa2251 Oh I see, I know Algeria
As a French person, I'm truely sorry for what my ancestors made to yours 🙏
@@aoi_monkeyy that's impressive thank you , I think it's time to forget the past and move forward
@@sallimarwa2251 Yes you're right, I agree with you. Unfortunately, although it leaves scars mentally and physically, it's better to move forward for having a better future for everyone
These women are so kind and amazing. I’m honestly so happy they are still here to this day 🥺
I wasn't prepared for the flood of emotion that just washed over me! This is so important and profound.
This just shows how the comfort women in Korea and other countries were truly evicted from their homeland and raped against their will. It’s sad that Japan denies this.
The weebs will not hear any of it because apparently Japan is the most cute and innocent place in the world, where everyone has a baby face and lives an aesthetic life
@@lezandstuff dude it has nothing to do with weebs its the country's fault not other people outside of it
@@raisyahalida4616 I'm talking about public opinion. I've seen people who worship asians like gods and put them on a pedestal over everyone else for the sole reason of anime, manga, kpop, etc. It's sad how some people will defend things like these when the reality is, all countries are guilty of atleast something no matter what appearance they decide to take. You get what I'm saying?
@@lezandstuff i get what you're coming from careful with wording next time tho
@@raisyahalida4616 Sorry, I'm not really good with wording. Thanks though
4:01
"do you have a husband?"
"i don't"
"you don't? that makes the two of us"
mood
yesssss
What a fantastic piece. It really hurt my heart.
Amazing story. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
One of the best things about the internet, is having the power to share these stories. We must not forget the lives that came before us. They have stories and wisdom to share and I'm very thankful that I can listen. Thank you for this video!
I know the new generation said “why would we tattoo ourselves to show that we are taken now when we are not in any danger” (the girl said something like that but I can’t remember it exactly) but I truly wish that they at least get a small tattoo honoring the strong and baddass women that had to endure all of the pain to survive as well as the strong women who couldn’t avoid the slavery instead of being tattooed for their partners.
I think that sounds really nice. I myself wouldn't want to get tattooed as a way to show that I'm taken by somebody, but doing something small as a way to honor the strong & brave women before me? that sounds lovely.
You go get a tattoo then
I'm going to save this video. Hopefully one day I can get that tattoo in honor of those ladies. I'm only 14 so I'll have to wait a while😂
I wanted to get a tattoo, but a very small one, but im a pussy with needles ngl
You do it.
Outstanding story and professional reporting. Those women have such an infectious spirit about them, it brought tears to my eyes.
I was in tears watching this, thank you.
Old women filled with vitality and baddassery = a future worth protecting
Let's all hope we're gonna be those badass old ladies, showing off our rad 2020 Covid tats.
was it true that they avoided the married women because they had respect for married women? i always had the impression that they just wanted virgins
i dont think so, because in many situations they would just shoot the husband and rape the wife.
Tattoos are taboo in Japanese traditional culture and at a point only yakuzas had them. I suspect it is less the fact that the women are “married” than because of the stigma of tattoos .
In my country at least, they didn't care at all. In fact, they would often purposely take married women and harm them in front of their husbands. :(
@@iisavahiyou4678 where do you live?
@@jootkakyoin176 Malaysia
It makes me happy to watch stories like these 😭 keep em coming 👏
Thank you! So important.
I don't think it's respect toward the married status of the women but more the stigma of tattoos. Seeing what the Japanese did during the war, I don't think they'd even care that the women already had a man or not
Yeah that's what I was thinking. Even today, don't the Japanese not like tattoos? Thinking it's like gang affiliation or something?
790757 6743 yes, it’s heavily associated with the Yakuza there
I think it was more to respect the man (husband). Not to take his wife away from him.
MissGourmandefr i think they also wanted virgins, and someone who was married, probably was not one
These women were too badass for the Japanese. In all seriousness though, it probably has to do with “purity” of an unmarked body and being considered a virgin because good girls wouldn’t tattoo themselves!!! (/s) I’m just glad these women were spared from the rape and trauma
I love “thank you for meeting me” and “our pleasure” as a greeting and response. That’s so communal and sweet and I don’t know how else to explain why I love it so much
It was real,down to earth
@@joycegilchrist9357 yeah, I feel like it’s really honest
@@joycegilchrist9357 it's calming
Beyond amazing video
Wow, this is fascinating!
"You can carry them too, because you're a bad girl like me", omg I love this woman sooo much ❤
I do too, she's a trip!
This was such a special video. Thank you for making it! I am Filipina and we too have a colorful tattoo culture that is sadly getting lost with the times. Hopefully younger generations will take interest and help revive the art. So much love to these ladies
I love how beautiful ink on skin is!! Sadly it seems most modern Filipino parents are heavily against tattoos nowadays :(( my parents have made their distaste for large tattoos clear
@@blepmeme2496 Really? Most of the filipino parents I know are all for tattoos and don't really care
Holy shit we have the same last name
@@ChaosAngel1331 o- lmao me and my classmates talk about all the tattoos we want but can’t have ^^”
I'm getting one in less than a year
What a great interview!!!
I has never heard of these women.....so brave they were!
OH MY GOODNESS how have I just found this now, this is incredible!! These are the last few women, I hope they live a long and fulfilling life