Discovering the millenial Zapotec culture and its unique matriarchal system | DW Documentary

[@tennillepatterson5500]

I have found that the women of Mexico stick together, they have a community within communities. They move through the world with pride and I find that impressive.

[@Azulakayes]

The reason I love this channel is that I get to learn about so many different cultures and human experiences that really open my perspectives. Thank you ♥

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@cmnweb]

In Mexico our mother is more than a parent, is a figure of authority, is like a perfect incarnation of all the good on this earth and nobody is above she, even our father, the problem is that this kind of respect is just for our mothers and old womans, and not all womans

[@sirena11]

That explains sooooo much about them and why they are the way they are😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@firstlast-oy7uk]

This DW documentary's perception of Zapotec women having equal status to men can sometimes obscure the patriarchal power structures that still exist. The emphasis on their economic roles might, in a way, come off as patronizing, as it can inadvertently downplay the formal power and intellectual opportunities that are often still dominated by men. The fact that men are more likely to be found in positions of influence-like doctors, professors, community leaders, and financial experts-speaks to the reality that they retain a stronger hold on societal power. The reality of gender relations in Zapotec society, as in most societies, is complex: Zapotec women do have significant social influence, particularly in certain spheres, such as economic activities in markets, but this influence is often confined to those specific areas. Zapotec men, on the other hand, more commonly hold positions that allow them to influence broader societal structures, intellectual endeavors, and formal governance. It is essential to recognize and respect the economic and cultural contributions of Zapotec women without overstating their influence to the point that it masks the existing gender disparities. Men generally continue to occupy roles of greater formal power, intellectual authority, and decision-making capacity, reflecting a patriarchy that still significantly shapes gender dynamics. The economic agency that Zapotec women have, such as managing household finances or running businesses in markets, often gets highlighted as evidence of equality. However, economic participation does not equate to structural power. Formal leadership positions, decision-making in broader community matters, and representation in external spheres like politics or academia often still reflect traditional power imbalances, with men holding more of these roles. While education has become more accessible to many Indigenous communities, including the Zapotecs, there are still disparities. Historically, boys were more encouraged to pursue formal education, whereas girls were often expected to focus on domestic responsibilities. As a result, men are more represented in intellectual professions and positions that require higher levels of formal education. Traditional Zapotec governance structures, like many Indigenous systems, tend to involve community assemblies where decisions are made collectively. While women can participate, the key decision-makers and community leaders are often men. This reflects a deeper patriarchal structure where men retain authority over critical aspects of communal and political life.

[@biaanibeu4471]

Yes! Thank you. I'm a Zapotec and agree with this comment.

[@christinet6336]

Thank you for this, professor 💜😏😌

[@adrianoolivares7851]

power comes from servitude the reason woman think money means empowerment is because they are followers of man. However the powerful man are giving their own time and effort for others not himself. He does this for money. And beauty and suffering are worthless. All love doe🖤

[@PointmanOps]

😂 You are that one guy who sees the clouds behind the mountains in a sunny day with a clear blue sky🤦🤦🤦

[@alexanderwerewitch]

You really qant the doc to be wrong eh

[@firstlast-oy7uk]

Zapotec society is matrifocal not matriarchal. The matrifocal nature of some Zapotec communities means that there is a cultural focus on women, particularly within the family. Women have a strong presence in managing domestic affairs, and they are sometimes seen as the center of the family unit. However, matrifocal societies are not necessarily matriarchal-being matrifocal simply means that the family or household revolves around the mother or a female figure, often because of her caretaking and organizational role. The inheritance practice through the youngest daughter can be seen as a matrilineal aspect, meaning that property or responsibility is passed through the female line. However, matrilineal inheritance doesn’t equate to matriarchy either. It merely indicates that lineage or property flows through women, while formal power structures may still be dominated by men. A true matriarchy would involve women making all key decisions at every level of society, including political, legal, and religious leadership. In Zapotec culture, this kind of systemic power lies largely in the hands of men, even if women are highly influential in other areas

[@biaanibeu4471]

Yes! Thank you

[@sammyg.8532]

Where did you find that word, "matrifocal"?

[@ksl3240]

Thank you for sharing your insight. Can you recommend any media on these topics?

[@lalifromcali6439]

I enjoyed this. It was very unfortunate to have a voice-over. We want to hear their voices.

[@FemiNelson-sb1em]

Exactly....just have translation on screen as it's always been done. This AI or voice over is so annoying. "Sra Isa"

[@Alusnovalotus]

I hated it BECAUSE of the interpreter. She did a horrible job.

[@Kenyacannn]

Evidence that you never have to kill, steal, or destroy to become a successful society! ❤

[@mattmccallum2007]

That’s a successful society? 😂😂😂

[@TallyRocky]

@@mattmccallum2007Threatened much, Matt?

[@Kenyacannn]

@@mattmccallum2007 don’t be dumb baby - there’s more than one way to skin a cat

[@desultude]

@@mattmccallum2007 Absolutely! There are problems, like any society, but it carried on when the earthquake brought it all down. It carries on daily. I live in a Zapotec village.

[@TallyRocky]

@@desultude Debemos ignorar a los hombres ignorantes que tienen tanto miedo cuando ven una sociedad en la que no dominan a las mujeres.

[@alexb4874]

The interpreter could have done a little bit better. The women didn't say "hola" or "hello" they used proper greetings like "Good Morning" or "Good Afternoon." The pronounciation of "Quinceañera."

[@Alusnovalotus]

I just complained about that. I don't like this channel for it.

[@yucol5661]

@@Alusnovalotusthey do it for a LOT of subtitles in many languages. Pretty bad job from the translators since cutting down the language so much in this setting lets audiences thinking a very difenrt idea of the interviewed

[@edgardobenitez8378]

It is so wonderful these Zapotec women are empowered. ❤

[@acoustic5738]

This is common dating back decades....

[@FemiNelson-sb1em]

What's annoying is the AI voice. 😢.....other that, it's beautiful to see these lovely women. Que Padre Dìos las bendiga y ampare siempre 🙏. "Sra Isa"

[@NondoPondo]

The man works and give most of the money to the woman because she is taking care of the whole family's expenses, including the children. What little the man keeps is simply for himself. It does make sense. When I lived with my mom I worked and would give her most of my check, and just keep what I personally needed.

[@icoachmyself9980]

What a positive documentary ❣️❣️❣️ Please produce MORE of these POSITIVE DOCs PLEASE ❣️❣️❣️

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@manuelavila869]

...,gracias a DW por difundir y dedicar este buen trabajo de equipo hacia este sector de la cultura zapoteca, ..Juchitán Oaxaca México ❤.!!👏👌

[@Alusnovalotus]

no le hicieron muy buen trato. fuera mejor sin la interprete.

[@Ddal0ceano]

What a beautiful culture of solidarity.

[@virginiab7895]

I'm from the US, but I have lived in Juchitan for more than 2 years. This was really facinating to watch! It was fun seeing the places where I've walked, shopped, and taken photos of while learning more about the vibrant culture here.

[@lucio.martinez]

I'm Mexican born, in the USA,.most all my life-- 40 yrs. I've lived the "American Dream", and ready for my, "Mexican Dream", that has always been with me, in this land where I've always had to give explanations to the questions. Who I am, and where do I come from and my culture. I'm sure I will be questioned the same, but the answer will be different. I want two lives, for the two countries, two languages and two cultures that I'm made up of. For all that your homeland, the USA, and your people have given me, and my people, I say-- Welcome to my home country, my Motherland, México! 🇲🇽 Saludos from Florida.

[@virginiab7895]

@@lucio.martinezQué hermoso. 🤩 Me gusta mi país, pero me encanta la vida, la cultura, la comida, y la gente de tu país. El mundo es grandísimo. Quedarte en un lugar todo de tu vida es como leer solo un capítulo de un libro. ❤ Sorry if my Spanish isn’t great. I’m still learning. 😊

[@santanughanta5463]

Some tribes in North-east India follow matrilineal tradition.

[@Zzues]

Wow! This is so awesome. cool to see a place where so many men are able to stay at home and take care of the households, not have to go to war and do anything very dangerous or dirty! Let these ladies be an example to all across the world.

[@16JayP]

Protect those divine Quings at home, they produce and raise our children! ...would be said... never.

[@Alaskan-Armadillo]

Watching this just makes me feel so happy for them.. It's just so real. Even though I'm a part of the Cuban diaspora I find it hard watching videos of what's going on in the South since it's always just one tragedy after another where the people's faces are rarely if ever shown. Instead we're just seen crying or angry but rarely if ever do I see a media outlet show a smiling face coming from the South.

[@biaanibeu4471]

Oaxaca is one of the poorest states in Mexico. Zapotecs in the Isthmus of Oaxaca are extra poor.

[@christinet6336]

I never considered your point of view.

[@manuelcorral6095]

✊🏾 arriba mi gente.

[@janiragavina3072]

What a beautiful culture! I myself am Mexican but not Zapotec and although many traditions are similar there are still many differences b/w the two. I love watching and learning more about the cultures of my country! Great documentary DW

[@elbertmoreno2159]

Share about your town and tradition

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts on the topic.

[@danilotusflower]

Same here! I love learning about our beautiful people, this is close to where my dad is from and their women are also the ones to sell goods, run restaurants and get the higher education. This was a very well done documentary.

[@drc1989]

You can't defy machismo if it isn't there in the culture. The machismo aspect came with the Spaniards and their Muslim and Jewish influences. Many native cultures value the balance of feminine and masculine energy on the personal, familiar and societal levels. It's about living in harmony with energy, not attainment of power. ✌️❤️👍

[@NondoPondo]

They have a precious metals based economy. Since they have gold, it doesn't matter what the Mexican Peso is worth. Then they reinvest back into their own. Rock solid. Gold rocks. The loans come from the local community, to the local community, and the profit from the loans also goes back to the community. No big corporations to syphon off the profit. All of the finance comes from and goes to the community. I am so impressed.

[@firstlast-oy7uk]

This documentary completely misrepresents the concept of quinceañeras, falsely implying that they are part of Zapotec culture. You aren't even addressing Zapotec traditions when you focus on how one family celebrates a girl's quince. This is incredibly ignorant. You are cherry-picking isolated examples to suggest a broader narrative that is entirely false. Shame on you, DW Documentary. The tradition of formally presenting young women to society as they reached adolescence was common in aristocratic circles. In Spain, young noblewomen were presented at the royal court as a sign of reaching maturity and readiness for potential marriage. This formal presentation demonstrated their family's social standing and connections within the aristocracy. This was deeply embedded in the patriarchal framework of noble society, where women were often viewed in terms of their roles as potential wives and mothers, serving as means to form alliances between powerful families. These events were not about granting the young woman independence or power over her life. Instead, they were formal presentations that reinforced the idea that her primary value was tied to her role within the family structure, particularly regarding marriage, which was a strategic tool for securing family interests. The young woman’s entry into adult society was managed and controlled by her family, especially by male figures, who were in charge of arranging marriages and determining her future. The presentation of young women at court or formal balls was part of maintaining the family’s social status and often involved considerations of wealth and property. Marriages among the nobility were about maintaining or enhancing power and influence, and young women were a part of these arrangements. Fathers and other male guardians had significant control over whom their daughters would marry, which was a key aspect of maintaining patriarchal power in noble society. The quinceañera as it evolved in Mexico maintained many of these patriarchal features, despite taking on new cultural significance. While it has become a meaningful celebration for many families today, its origins are firmly rooted in a patriarchal system designed to control and direct young women's lives within the framework of noble society.

[@Aplusinskal]

I would LOVE to know how men growing up and marrying into these matriarchal communities feel and think about it =) Love, love, love learning about the Zapotec way, Thank you for this DW and to the beautiful, magnificent women and muchas (sorry if misspelled!) and men and boys who participated in this docu

[@biaanibeu4471]

I'm a Zapotec woman. Zapotec men are notorious for being womanizers . Women seem to be Ok with infidelity. I would not call our community matriarch, but more "relaxed" morally. Men having affairs with other men we call "muxe" which are transgender..

[@biaanibeu4471]

I'm Zapotec. All these documents never me turn that Zapotec men are notoriously womanizing. Women in general don't seem to mind infidelity. So, men are pretty happy. Plus women simply don't nag their husbands. They treat them like another of their children. And they treat their children VERY WELL, like they never grow past 10 years old. Women are very motherly, but I don't see this as matriarchy. To me it's just too much darn work.

[@grisey55]

​@@biaanibeu4471 así es

[@Desaree1]

It's to bad that US women coulnt have learned a lesson from the Zapotec women this last year!!!

[@vhead612]

This is what it was in most indigenous North American cultures.

[@jakefrost8017]

​@@vhead612 Untrue. North and South of the Americas in open plains engaged in war regularly 😅

[@janruudschutrups9382]

Yes, Kamala Harris would've made a great president, because she's a woman...

[@briansanchez9899]

Sadly this isn't the norm in most of the country, but we can learn a lot of things and teach them to the kids and younger people

[@dr_rd]

⁠​⁠@@vhead612 sources?

[@nyptblueone7734]

Closed captions please! It’s helpful to viewers that are hearing impaired. Thank you.

[@Brigantia11]

In my next life I want to be born a Zapotec.

[@GERARDOLAGUNES1]

if you are born a zapotec woman (teca) you will be of French descend (white) will have a lot of jewerly, your husband will be a drunk.

[@julianatorrez5146]

I'm so glad I got to live in a family were women had power and respect and acknowledgement for lovingly taking care of everyone.

[@loisthiessen9134]

such an amazing documentary! Thank you!

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@user-bw8yn3zr1s]

This is wonderful! Entire world should be like this.

[@tiamarie1226]

Beautiful i love this doc and to hear about this culture. I hear about very few matriarchy and they all function in more peace. I love that the gold dowry is handed down and can be used for equity of business or home. Also wondering is this where the term hoochie mama comes from?

[@biaanibeu4471]

This mostly happens in wealthy families. Vast majority will can only afford an animal or mostly just a normal gift

[@alicec.6195]

I love to see that even though the culture and life revolves around women they still value beauty, and being beautiful. It proves the point that women love beauty for itself and not only to please men. The difference here is that beauty is purely catering to the female taste. They were into the female gaze before it was cool.

[@miguelangelrodriguez8999]

❤thank you DW. Awesome report

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive feedback.

[@annalefsrud3132]

Very beautiful film you've made, muchas gracias. Ahh, Mexican women, so magnificent & inspiring.

[@yucol5661]

I wish they’d link to a video WITHOUT this voice over. It’s a great video but that robot voice is hard to listen to. Reading subtitles would be far preferable

[@Ragerian]

sorry but that would be unbearable for most. i'd rather see the beautiful colours of the area etc..not watching text the whole time.

[@annettebernier]

I have many Zapotec ancestors on my mother's side. I also have a beautiful trans daughter. This video is such a revelation!! Thank you so much for posting it.

[@firstlast-oy7uk]

The concept of muxes has increasingly been conflated with LGBTQ+ identities largely due to the similarities that seem to exist between muxes and certain non-binary, transgender, or queer experiences in a Western context. However, this conflation can oversimplify and misrepresent the unique cultural identity of muxes, because their role within Zapotec society is distinct from the modern LGBTQ+ framework. he concept of muxes in Zapotec culture emerged from a need to provide a culturally recognized space for biologically male individuals who did not conform to the strict gender roles traditionally assigned to men. The muxe identity allowed these individuals to take on roles that combined elements of masculinity and femininity without rejecting their biological identity as men. This concept was not about gender diversity in the modern sense of creating categories beyond male or female, nor was it about having a medicalized understanding of body dysphoria. Instead, it reflected the cultural flexibility within Zapotec society to accommodate people whose interests, roles, and expressions differed from conventional male norms. Women, who already had more varied roles available to them, did not require a similar distinct identity, which is why there is no equivalent category for women in Zapotec culture. The concept of body dysphoria or feeling a mismatch between one's physical body and gender identity is not something that has historically been described by muxes. The idea of being a muxe was less about changing one's body and more about finding a social identity that was true to the individual’s personality and preferences. Muxes did not seek to change their biological characteristics but instead lived within their community in a way that blended both male and female cultural roles. Muxes were integrated into Zapotec society in a way that acknowledged their unique identity without questioning their biological sex. They did not face the same kind of social exclusion or marginalization often experienced by gender nonconforming individuals in other cultures. Instead, they were given a recognized space that allowed them to live authentically, fulfilling roles that benefited the community.

[@richardtyree9384]

Beautiful Women..

[@spitezor]

So beautiful you can get 3 in 1! 300lbs each!

[@jessesilva7448]

Viva Mexico 🇲🇽 y Viva la Raza

[@katipohl2431]

Love and greetings from Germany. Because I learned spanish I would like to visit these ladies and maybe even migrate.

[@caraqueno]

It's great to see the tripartite genetic mixture of most of Mexico: European, Indigenous, and Sub-Saharan African, as seen on these Zapotec women. Being part of an Indigenous nation in Mexico, as in the United States, does not perfectly align with one being 100% Indigenous. It is more about the culture one is born to and identifies with. These women are Zapotec, in addition to whatever else they might carry in their genepool.

[@lucio.martinez]

¡Qué fina mi raza bella mexicana! Soy oriundo de Guerrero, fuera de la patria casi toda la vida. Es un placer.conocer de todos los pueblos pasados y actuales, de sus culturas y colectivamente, nuestra cultura mexicana. Infelizmente, en mi familia, hemos perdido nuestras raíces de los nuestros originarios. No sabemos de qué razas somos. Lo único que sé, es que soy 79.5% de sangre indígena mexicana. PD--He.visto el esplendor que identifica la cultura mexicana, pero nunca había sabido su origen. Ahora entiendo que es de los zapotecos.

[@NondoPondo]

Such an incredible society.

[@LucyHoward-ky6jz]

I love this!

[@LeopoldArkhieMare]

what a beautiful culture, love from Timor, southern part of indonesia, which has so many similiarities with the mexican 😍

[@luismanuelpotencianonorato9672]

No todos los mexicanos tiene sociedades así, cada cultura y etnia que hay en México es diverso. De hecho si vas al sur es más indígena y si vas al norte más blanco.

[@Alusnovalotus]

I don't like the interpreter or her interpretation of what the jewelry shop owner said. She used more educated words as she spoke and the interpretation was dumbed down. the lady calls her self a retailer but the interpretation was " I sold things"..... like wth? not watching this channel anytime soon.

[@GoodBeets4ME]

This is the only kind of capitalism I could get behind, one with compassion and mindfulness at its heart. I am curious as to how they deal with gang violence?

[@luismanuelpotencianonorato9672]

La violencia ocurre cuando hay personas dispuestas a hace mal cuando no hay oportunidades económicas y/o ambición.

[@benmmteule]

[@ms.untypical3575]

In Mexico although it might seem like it is a mans world it actually is not. Most of the men fear a woman and that is their mother. They are raised to listen and respect what the women say even if they don't listen. I was raised in a matriarchal Mexican household and its been interesting to navigate life because of that. I wouldn't change it.

[@milanagradinac7709]

inspirational and beautiful

[@redefiningmyself8598]

I salute the fine Zepoteca women and their flourishing communities. To understand what matriarchal societies are and how the female's function as leaders, you must look more north on Turtle Island, to pacific coast indigenous communities and east to the Haudenosaunee communities where the matriarchal culture thrives of which i am a descendant of.

[@luismanuelpotencianonorato9672]

Los indígenas en México no dice Isla de la Tortuga a Norteamerica y además no es una isla y esta concetado por medio de Centroamérica a Sudamérica.

[@AngSol97]

Muy interesante! Muchas cosas qué aprender de estas mujeres, especialmente lo del ahorro y la independencia económica

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@devoradamaris]

Thank🫂YOU sharing

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for watching!

[@barbarakane9887]

loved it....

[@Fuh_kuh]

Can we normalize hammocks in doors in the US please?

[@JTNYLI]

...giving women an unlimited credit card n not choose her president ...is not "machismo"?

[@Yochanna1979]

❤❤❤

[@dan_youtube]

Is there anyway to watch the original Russian documentary?

[@eliperalta7307]

I want to see that documentary too.

[@ЗебраДаДа]

It might be part of ¡¡Que viva Mexico!! By Sergei Eisenstein its on youtube

[@luisbonales6013]

It is indigenous culture, communitarian Mexican culture, Mexican humanism. Which europeans tried and many still try to aniquilate. It is not matriarchy, it's Mexican indigenous, peaceful, wise living culture.

[@luismanuelpotencianonorato9672]

En parte los españoles en ocasiones fueron tolerantes en cierto aspectos de las sociedades indígenas.

[@luismanuelpotencianonorato9672]

En México hay muchos descendientes de los colonizadores españoles.

[@Juliossca]

❤❤❤

[@paulaliberty2082]

Frida!

[@Ragerian]

defying machismo by becoming machismo?

[@AG-zh7zl]

Women who cover up for their sons or husbands. Don't idealize, please.

[@AnelCristinaRamirezMartinez]

Esta vez fueron muy superficiales con la informacion

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@AnelCristinaRamirezMartinez]

@DWDocumentary hi, i live in Oaxaca and in 20 years i got some understanding about they culture. It is the most hermetic culture in Mexico so it won't be easy for outside people to know about it. But you can do a better job next time

[@patriciapaul6905]

Well of course! Have you ever met a western Shoshone woman? We all speak indo Aztecan!

[@LostAnFound]

It's this where Hoochies came from?

[@tiamarie1226]

I was wondering the same thing ....is this where the term hoochie mama came from ?

[@LostAnFound]

@tiamarie1226 Hoochies, in NorCal, involved Hoochie Hoops. I didn't see those earrings here, but maybe they evolved from the skinny, gold bracelets?

[@PointmanOps]

She said, isn't that how it works everywhere? (In reference to women having the last say) Yes, pretty much that's how it is in every country whether we like it or not 😂

[@chinaboss6683]

Hoochie-teca. 😂

[@garden2356]

Its criminal in my mind, harming turtles eggs, turtles, because they're endangered

[@CCLXII]

But you’re fine with killing and eating chicken and chicken eggs

[@TallyRocky]

There are many species of turtles. I think you’re jumping to conclusions here.

[@garden2356]

@@CCLXII I'm vegan

[@garden2356]

@@TallyRocky nope

[@biaanibeu4471]

I was invited to an uncle's house for dinner, in Salina Cruz. They had a turtle upside down on the fire pit. They had removed the lower shell and we're cutting into the turtle adding vegetables. I threw up. Still have have nightmares.

[@RmnGnzlz]

As a Mexican I can assure you nobody takes this seriously, it's goofy for us too.

[@edgarmati8710]

Well you don’t know your heritage or don’t respect it. We might be from different city states but one people now and know that’s the key to our survival.

[@whathell6t]

@@edgarmati8710 I agree. I mean, Jesus Christ! The natives of Oaxaca managed to resist Spanish Conquest for 200 years compared to the Aztecs’ Conquest which endure for 75 years.

[@victorfigueroa5087]

You’re not Mexican so you can 🤫🤫

[@Juliossca]

That's not true, your just a poor incel.

[@rogeliomar22678]

Speak for yourself.

[@koyabroderick5198]

I hate the voice over

[@JA-pf2my]

🎉🎉🎉que bueno! Acabemos con la ignorancia! Arriba las mujeres! Arriba mi Presidenta Claudia!!!

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@UapArkansas]

You cannot defy machismo you silly girls.

[@JustJen1386]

If a man is narrating this documentary, does that mean he’s mansplaining the matriarchy? 🤔🥴😜

[@Acr6gAttt-mq2hr]

Technically not a matriarchy

[@JustJen1386]

@ yeah I mean, that too 😬

[@alabaster2163]

Um... this is a bit delusional. Real matriarchy hasn't existed for thousands of years. Source: Before War by Elisha Deava

[@somerandomfella]

Nothing wrong with this but in my experience, I'd never let the wife control the finances.

[@TallyRocky]

Apuesto a que se arrepiente de haberse casado contigo. Pareces ser un esposo maravilloso. No.

[@olivegrove-gl3tw]

usually is customary for women in mexican households to control how money is handled its seen as a women's job. at least with all the women I know, I might be the only female in my family that doesn't handle the finances ( I'm not good with money or saving) so I let my husband handle it in our case. when I bring this up with my aunts or even my in-laws they all frown appon it, men in mexican culture are usually seen as being bad spenders

[@EmmaChapman-h5s]

I don't agree with this culture because the men and women clearly are not equal, but your comment seems equally ridiculous to me. My parents had equal access to my dad's income and my mom's income when she worked, and my mom was in charge of the bills and finances, and it worked well for them. My husband and I have equal access to the money and we both pay bills, and that works for us. If anything he tends to spend more then me. He jokes about how he's had to convince me over the years that it's ok to spend a little more and enjoy our hard work

[@paulo_vadinho_oficial]

i love turtles. especially the soup, its delicious!

[@biaanibeu4471]

I haven't tried it because I can't get over how they cook it in the turtles own shell. I see the turtle upside down and just can't.

[@blacswanb1273]

I am very disappointed that instead of showing how the inheritance works when the family has multiple daughters. This became a focus on 🏳️‍🌈. This channel ALWAYS does this kinda of clickbait. I really would rather heard from the sons and fathers.

[@serendipity9649]

😢 you need to listen better. The youngest daughter inherents everything. Perhaps you could even use Google to learn more instead of having knowledge spoon-fed to you.

[@yucol5661]

Maybe pay attention to the video then?

[@Randy_Butternubs]

As a Mexican, deal with it! It's part of our culture!😊🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈

[@Ragerian]

@@Randy_Butternubs why can't you guys speak english if you come up here then? it's OUR culture!

[@aznmochibunny]

​@@RagerianMost of the western parts of the United States was previously owned my Mexico, so technically it should have been the other way around. Most of California was colonized by Spain as well.

[@supercalifragalistic-z9f]

This won't age well guaranteed 😂

[@gambit85]

What won't age well? A culture that has been around for Millenia, or your MORONIC comment?

[@RaulHernandez-r4m]

99% of the Mexican traditions passed they ancestors cultures one of the reasons we are proud to be Mexican

[@ireney3]

Women empowerment through culture and custom 🫶

[@808bigisland]

It’s called machisma. A proxy. No bueno.

[@TallyRocky]

Maybe you should watch the entire video before commenting.

[@808bigisland]

@@TallyRocky no need. All females run the same program.

[@mariavilleda5086]

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[@Ramthian-q8v]

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