Sexual Rituals In The Sambia Tribe

From reproduction to recreation and beyond, sex has a place in every culture around the world. And truthfully speaking, without it, there would be no cultures around the world. After listening to Kaitlyn Szczygiel discuss different sexual rituals around the world, I feel that our world has a lot of bizarre customs going on, but I also learned a lot from this presentation. Such as becoming a man in the Sambia Tribe, how it is a 6 stage process from separating them from their mom, piercing their noses, and then drinking semen. Additional I was shocked at the Marduduara tribe and how they circumcise the boys when they are young adults and feed the foreskin to the youths. It seems that many of these rituals are very brutal but these individuals don’t see it that way, because it’s their way of life and they know no different. …show more content…
Kids start having sex at a very early age with girls engaging in sexual acts as young as 6-8 years and guys between 10-12 years of age. About four or five years later, they begin to pursue sexual partners. These young kids copy adult seduction techniques and at puberty they experiment more seriously with sex play. They change partners often in pursuing or refusing a lover. This is not only allowed, but encouraged. Juveniles are encouraged to be sexually active with other tribe members and sex is often initiated and controlled by the females. I think it’s smart that the Trobrainders allow their youth to engage in this activity at an early age. Most would see that as inappropriate but in this primitive society it is