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Secrets of the Tribe

a documentary that shows the ways in which anthropologists fuck shit up in other cultures, some carelessly unintentional and some blatantly intentional. it’s important because it shows the perspective and the feelings the Yanomamo have of Napoleon Chagnon (who they claim forced many young Yanomamo males to have sex with him during his “research”) and other anthropologists. very few anthropological books, films, etc. discuss how the members of the cultures being studied actually feel about being analyzed. 

it raises some interesting questions, though. such as, if another culture marries off and consummates marriages of young girls around age 13 or 14 (or younger), does this render a western male taking part in such any less of a pedophile? is it unethical for an anthropologist to have sex with his “informants” and research subjects? 

its interesting for the side of the yanomamo but other then that its just a bunch of anthropologists flapping their genitalia around trying to seem like the alpha anthropologist, dick slapping each other about who’s right and other nonsense, frankly its sad, they’ve already done so much to the yanomamo they cant even have a civil documentary about the damage they caused. bah *rant over*