The Balinese Tradition of Filing Teeth

[@D0ubleSwipe]

Enamel Has left the chat.

[@EddieGooch]

no more ice cream

[@typicalrockhound9887]

Ouch ..

[@Tepadj]

Exposed dentin has joined the chat.

[@Mothafuckenzay]

Lmao 😭

[@JosephDeLosSantos-t3m]

M *colgate sensitive relief has kicked sensodyne out of the group*

[@sajjeel123]

I demand this level of treatment everytime I have to go to the dentist

[@hellsfury666]

Lmfao I know right????

[@1985bjaycat]

I want the headdress!

[@Emmy4ShortStack]

Well my parents practically have to carry me in so 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 sorta counts, they never offer up a buffet at my dentist though 😒

[@1985bjaycat]

@@Emmy4ShortStack no fair!! 😂

[@hellsfury666]

Emmy97xox omg your funny 😂

[@spoon-6914]

When the dentist hits my nerve with the drill I jump in pain, I can’t even imagine this

[@DtownJ]

That’s the worst pain in the world dude

[@CashensPowerwashing]

@@DtownJ agree

[@agungkrishna7000]

Lol im balinese and i have done this. Suprisingly i does not hurt AT ALL

[@spoon-6914]

J L yup then they spray cold water in there just because to make it 10000 times worse

[@1985bjaycat]

@@agungkrishna7000 wow it seems like it would!!

[@avuhhh]

it’s so interesting to hear gek talk about nikes and brands and “haters” and being a virgo and a millennial while about to undergo this ceremony. she seems to be aware of its complications, too. very strange how the internet culture that she seems to be a part of doesn’t exactly clash with her own.

[@hisyam9271]

cultural identity > internet/online identity i guess

[@CashensPowerwashing]

@Hytham Hammer he meant her not gek

[@SHUJINCELL]

Crazy

[@otterhaus]

@@CashensPowerwashing Gek is her name. Edit: I was wrong, according to the comment under mine, gek is a way of saying "girl"

[@madearjuna4793]

"Gek" is like common ways to say "girl" here in Bali

[@holodoctor1]

"They say not to smile except in the mirror or else you'll be cursed!" *huge smile* lol

[@jtpf87]

She's cursed with a terrible accent!

[@cris07876]

@@jtpf87 wdym

[@xobile.123]

F in the chat for the bird.

[@annakhuat5661]

Xobile ffff

[@sabastian2814]

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[@elijahr.775]

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[@alexi-divasskinner960]

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[@tikasatam]

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[@asentana]

"You have to watch out for the haters while you're shining"

[@maryylenn]

my teeth hurt the whole time watching this video

[@chemonation1562]

Side eyeing the re-upload Vice!!!...I watch a lot of your vids

[@canbot1]

Oh right it's the first episode and yet it is also a recent upload

[@arrenregretsnothing5776]

yeah i was just like “didn’t they already post this??”

[@marshmallowpies1761]

As... as someone with EXTREMELY sensitive teeth... I was in pain watching this whole video.

[@debudasatriawibawa9405]

its not hurt at all. its not like they cut the teeth half lol

[@lovelilly4428]

She is using the roller ball mascara!! She is really gorgeous too

[@christina9238]

TERRIBLE MASCARA, LOL

[@torylanezbaldspot6350]

Shes cute as hell… her whole family has beautiful women…

[@jtpf87]

There's a LOT of makeup mate.

[@willbedford8381]

Yeah she is. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would.

[@xs6702]

@@jtpf87 that bali make up, real tone bali people its same like all indonesian

[@turtletots6648]

This was a beautiful short! Such a lush green place! Her and her sisters and her mother all looked so good, like royalty! I love the head dresses they are immaculate. Such a wonderful ceremony, this is a amazing and beautiful tradition😊

[@retiredtidepodeater3339]

Superstition is a mother*cker. 😂

[@MoreSand12]

@Electric Sheep guess you missed the part about receiving bad luck if you smile before seeing your reflection

[@MoreSand12]

@Electric Sheep it's all "weird" in its own way. I'm sure there's things that we do now that our grandchildren will think is nonsensical. Even now, she said they ditched the tradition of the parents carrying the child and opting for socks instead. I know a few people who have even let their future husband give them a second opinion on their wedding dress. I work in a restaurant and have noticed most people don't bother with candles anymore. Traditions change all the time. Mainly because they feel some parts are unnecessary to get the message across. We can agree to disagree though

[@retiredtidepodeater3339]

@Electric Sheep This is literally the THIRD thread you've followed me too... Didn't I banish you to the shadow realm over an hour ago? 😂😂... Go away weirdo.

[@Powertuber1000]

Western Cultural Marxism is a PC M-F-er.

[@KillahManjaro]

@Anthony Okafor Religions aren't stupid. What's stupid is fallowing religions that's not indigenous to you and your people like Christianity, Jewdaism and Islam.

[@saintbenedict3214]

7:30 rip birdy 😖

[@tseringlama139]

Steve Nikko rip

[@KillahManjaro]

Nice. Keep your culture and don't let outsiders sway you away from it.

[@railsloopdrown]

Thanks

[@bluecats6238]

Nice to see cultural traditions kept alive

[@buddhikathambugala3472]

At the expense of health

[@EternalShadow1667]

Yes, but even this seems quite westernised to my opinion. Reading an old anthropological account of Bali and its traditions by Geertz and this is quite jarring as a result.

[@MegumiHayashida]

*everyone:* wtf VICE, a reupload??! *me, a grateful subscriber:* Thanks VICE!

[@sukiBambina]

Their national costume is beautiful!!!! I really respect that hair!!!!!!!!!!! I never got my canine filed down, am I full of evil energy?

[@nevaehadkins4217]

at 7:23 i wanted to cry that poor bird

[@ravenmonroe6180]

Sounds like she doesn't believe nor want to do this

[@dayrinx33]

Right ? Kinda annoying

[@delilahbrown6746]

No I feel like she understood the root elements of the traditions and seemed to appreciate them. She is a millennial, so she is expressing it in a different way. She made little comments like wanting to wear them with Nike's but she still understood the tradition, just made light of it all

[@bapsnatchedmywig]

@@delilahbrown6746 exactly!

[@igedekusumaantara7620]

This is a must for all Balinese Hindus who get grown up whether they want or not.

[@bloxyedits]

I didn't get that vibe at all. She actually seemed happy. She just seemed a little uncomfortable due to all the attention she was getting. She mentioned that she doesn't like attention.

[@contactwide]

She looked allot better with her old fangs

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

this is just another desfiguration ritual, but at least the jews do it in a "cut"

[@error.418]

*a lot

[@CoffeePoints]

The goal isn't to look good

[@jm823]

Its ironic the way many cultures celebrate "the right of passage" into "fill in the blank" in this case adulthood, in Indonesian culture its the filing down of teeth which means the breaking away and becoming more "human" or "civilized", while in other cultures they enhance the canine appearance of their appearance in order to achieve a higher spiritual connection to their religious icons and a higher enlightenment.

[@bhismahayana]

i suggest you to go to Bali, not to get drunk, but to see our culture 🙂

[@Qwistie_]

They killed that little chick. I guess the photo obsession is same for Indonesians as it is for Indians. It's funny how we mix the traditional with the modern. Sometimes you just do things for traditions sake. I love how she addressed white gaze.

[@alexivanovs]

Nice one, Vice. I've been fortunate enough to attend a closing ceremony for a similar ritual and it's a lot of fun!

[@Kubotahonda5]

Such a wonderful tradition and they all looks so gorgeous 🌾🌺🥰

[@Burnstein209]

She's very pretty though, and all the ladies are in the family!!

[@jacobstaten2366]

Tho is Vietnamese. This is something else.

[@jaseanthony70]

Just wait till they take out their teeth. Then you see the real beauty... lol. Everything is detachable. The best thing about Balinese women lol

[@Burnstein209]

@@jacobstaten2366 happy now?

[@Burnstein209]

@@jaseanthony70 Well if you are gay, why is it the best thing you can detach things from these woman? What purpose does it suit you?

[@jacobstaten2366]

@@Burnstein209 I thought you meant "rabbit" but now that I see you meant "though" it completely changes the meaning of the sentence, and I totally agree with you.

[@2l2q36]

This is done in the US but as a dental procedure not a ritual. My daughter had to get her front teeth shaved down before she had her braces put on.

[@jlopez665]

I think your daughters procedure might be a bit different

[@2l2q36]

Jimena Lopez She was well buck toothed. My girl looked like the Easter bunny 🐰🤦🏾‍♀️

[@jlopez665]

Samantha Sam .... not the exact same process. Maybe the same principle but definitely not the same procedure

[@hayleepearson5829]

why reupload dis?? im confused.. just keep it up?

[@Flame11boyy]

Keeping it relevant. Cause they have no new content.

[@Aberash2007]

My front tooth was accidentally chipped when I was very young when I did a flip unknowingly on brick floor. It always makes me sad looking back as I wish I wouldn’t have done this. I usually cry when thinking back. Something about the teeth unlike the skin is they can’t grow back. I did get a bonding, but I don’t like that idea. It eventually becomes discolored and you can’t do anything to make it whiter. I’m very natural and I really wouldn’t like getting veneers. I hate smiling but luckily the rest of my face and body looks like a doll. This upsets me because I love using remedies. to whiten my teeth. Honestly I may polish it, but it’s taught me so important vital lessons about being pretty and beautiful. It’s taught me to never judge a book by its cover and see the beauty in everyone regardless of their appearance. I obviously hope one day they find a way to regrow teeth. Regardless it taught me to never be proud or boastful and always be self effacing ❤️💞💕.

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

To each their own, I guess. I find canines add attractiveness to a smile, and the lack of them unattractive.

[@jonathanwoods9843]

I was drawn to this video by first reading about the ceremony in a 1969 issue of National Geographic. In the magazine it appears that they are really filing quite a bit from the teeth, but in this video, it appears that the filing is fairly light. Is there a difference between then and now? Is there really an intention to alter the teeth, or is this really much more ceremonial? It seems to me to be the latter.

[@ibha-xh6nn]

Yes, the old way was more physically and mentally demanding. Back then, Person who about to undergo the process need to learn the basic of meditation to calm their nerve during the process. Today the ceremony is a lot more relax. In fact, more and more traditional ceremonies are more relax and following the modern health and safety guidelines.

[@kriztrinidad4199]

"you have to watch out for your haters when your shining"

[@Donteatacowman]

Wish there was a warning about the bird :( I know it's probably arguably more humane to kill a bird this way than in a lot of factory conditions but still was not expecting animal death onscreen. Teeth-wise, this was a great topic I didn't know about before. I find the way this video was framed kinda weird though, like as an audience we're supposed to go, "that's so weird." It's not though. I've wished I could afford to get my teeth done so that their chips aren't visible and they look whiter, and that's probably way more of an involved process than this, and with much less personal significance.

[@kingk2405]

I think you should try to build your resilience . Try hunting ! 😂

[@anicatt]

This must be for the wealthy I don’t believe everyone can afford this ritual

[@je6874]

A Nii definitely. It’s never mentioned in videos like these how you have to be wealthy and privileged to get this treatment.

[@sexlordadelaide4638]

it’s so expensive. usually families have to wait for all their children to come of age to have this done. most, if not all, balinese people have this done!

[@igedekusumaantara7620]

This ritual is for all Balinese Hindus wheter they're wealthy or poor. As same as other traditions in Bali it can be made simpler and cheaper than that is shown in the video.

[@igedekusumaantara7620]

@@sexlordadelaide4638 actualy we can do this ritual together with our other family members (big family). Ex my cousin or my uncle get married and they do this ritual, I and my bro n sis can join it. No need to wait all the children has grown up we can do this seperately.

[@wiraa.wibisana7777]

Not really, my family is not rich; but we for some reason they can afford for this ceremony. Yes, even the clothes.

[@jeep1027]

This was already uploaded right... im not going crazy right?!?

[@haleybledsoe5632]

Jenna Perry yeah they reupload bc they’ve got no other content :/

[@jeep1027]

@@haleybledsoe5632 aaah valid

[@antonynguvarni8967]

Some cultural experts say that it's a terrible tradition, then what about circumcision , tatoo and body piercing??

[@railsloopdrown]

Who are those culture expert? I want their name as I wanted to say "greetings"

[@Athirahindustani]

And FGM 😡

[@Destroyer28911]

@@Athirahindustani FGM is abuse 😕

[@sk8punk318]

Call me paranoid but I wouldn’t let that “dentist “ even look at teeth

[@pranavramkissoon2527]

so beautiful to see rituals of balinese hindu traditions as a hindu myself

[@laudenaththetoiletcleaner]

dirty hindu

[@genztuberguy3173]

Thier traditions are a bit different more inspired by Buddhism, but still the core principles don't seems to have changed a bit, happy to see that the Balinese hindu have not decreased with time and faded into just history books, hits different as a hindu in india, that our religion has reached far away places and is much better preserved....

[@NSbergthor]

Love balinese traditional dresses

[@dazesaturn]

kind of off-putting to see comments saying how seeing that bird being decapitated put so many ppl off and boohoo it's animal cruelty but then when they're eating meat (the sate, the meat on the sticks) nobody even bats an eye, and lbr they probably cooked that bird to eat it as well amongst all the other already cooked ones and noone even says anything. the comments when ppl are like 'oh what a backwards and terribly misogynistic tradition' when there was obviously another guy getting the same treatment as her, literally laying right NEXT to her.

[@dazesaturn]

like i don't see yall on idk burger king adverts complaining how that's animal cruelty. why this video in particular? the 'backwards' culture? maybe yall should invest in a mirror before investing time in criticizing one of the already smallest cultures out there. like by all means criticize, freedom of speech and whatever but at least take the time to know the culture and reflect on your own before you call it crude things. like the hypocricy, wow. it really shows who's culture is 'backwards'.

[@Maria-qm9cg]

interesting to learn about this culture, through this ritual, big thanks to the comments/perspective of the main girl in this video...about what this may represent in the bigger picture.

[@nugnugs8689]

I love stay in bali 🤙🏿 too much tradition to do but i love it, and you should search about meajar - ajar tradition

[@polaricecaps10]

She's definitely Gen Z, not a millennial.

[@CatchyUsername95]

This video was first on VICE Indonesia, then VICE Asia, and no just on VICE international??

[@dkjoses12]

Wtf vice. Re-uploaded!!!!!

[@Nicholas-f5]

Sad.

[@interstellarsurfer]

At least it's not more political garbage. 👌

[@PoliteFoxofficial]

'I'm a Virgo and we don't like attention' Jenna Marbles: Hold my Marble

[@error.418]

astrology is such bullshit

[@siZeDcuBe]

"Getting married?" "No.. with you? ;)" "No thank you."

[@Nicola2949]

Oh my word she is beautiful 😍🌺

[@lulalaxxxx5620]

i'm in bali when this video came out... what a coincidence

[@kev4850]

I've already seen this long ago wtf

[@leanna7185]

Nope. Re upload.

[@smartymcfly3957]

It sucks that the world doesn’t revolve around you huh

[@matthewz633]

Braces: *Am I a joke to you*

[@proudcatowner004]

When p the mom said "to control ourselves" and the look she made was like..........yeah to control ourselfes

[@simrancecil8380]

That complexion is one thing women even if they put layers of foundation still cannot achieve 😍😍😍😍

[@CaliBreeeze]

Damn she’s beautiful

[@stevenseagal4987]

Watch out for the haters while you’re shining

[@lorrainedebeer2338]

Great video, very poor editing on the captions.

[@VedicAstrologywithYashi]

one culture celebtares women another restricted women. what a world we live in

[@pandaland1]

I get the cultural aspects of it, but this is one of those practices that are detrimental to the health of the people and should be phased out of cultures as it brings no benefits other than social acceptance. Not trying to disrespectful.

[@ibrahims754]

I got tooth sensitivity just by watching it!! Sensodyne has entered the chat!!!

[@sarahgerhardt4747]

I did this myself in my sleep

[@tristonpalmer2327]

Sarah Gerhardt right

[@215Daniel]

Addicted to social media, nikes, and haters.

[@epramos6800]

My grandfather was a Moro Muslim from Jolo, Mindanao (born in 1896). He was a 32 year US Army Philippine Scouts cavalry trooper/1st Sgt retired from 1914 to 1946. When he lived with us for two years in California (1987-89) I remember he had ground teeth and my father said that's what they did when he was a young man (my Lolo/Grandpa) It's a tradition in the Muslim areas of the Philippines and Indonesia, Malaysia. Interesting. My grandmother was Christian (Roman Catholic) and I asked my father then, why his teeth and my aunts and uncles aren't filed. He said, because they were raised Catholic. I've never seen anyone with filed teeth since then or seen it done. My grandpa, as I remembered had great teeth, my father and all his siblings passed with all their teeth. Great upload.

[@blackliar9581]

Are u sure? Bcz in Indonesia there is no such tradition for the Muslim. Because this is a Balinese Hindu tradition.

[@epramos6800]

@@blackliar9581 yes, the Moro Muslims file their teeth...

[@agothworld9733]

Anyone else feel it when it was happening and cringing?

[@juswolf22]

Electric Sheep can u bite me and turn me into a vampire too?

[@agothworld9733]

Okay tumblr settle down

[@agothworld9733]

You all sound like you use tumblr saying "bite me and make me a vampire" god damn

[@juswolf22]

A goth World look goth world don’t chastise me because I want to be immortal

[@agothworld9733]

R/whoooosh

[@cierahowell8653]

She is so beautiful the filing thing terrifies me though. It just makes me teeth tingle

[@calebacquah292]

Deja-vu they change something in the matrix lol

[@gemini1123]

It’s weird to see someone acting cultured when they’re simultaneously referring to the culture as ‘blah blah blah’ and giggling self consciously about really trivial things that aren’t even funny:/

[@Visionery1]

Not that bad, here they remove the perfectly healthy upper teeth between the 'fangs'. Some call it a 'passion gap'.

[@moonlightsweetener4309]

Unless i were allowed to have some kind of anestesthia, I would be having a panic attack from the beggining

[@riyagupta7730]

practices differs yet hindus are united thankful to our values . reminds that Hinduism is not a dogmatic religion, but rather a faith of harmony with nature and with oneself.

[@lexismart100]

Us millennials aren’t that different all around the world..

[@interstellarsurfer]

Some of us aren't retarded enough to let a 'priest' do despicable things to our bodies. 🙄

[@lexismart100]

Bajocontinuo are you talking to me? I didn’t mean as far as the cultural rituals. I meant the fact they they also indulge in the Kardashian’s, curse like the rest of us, and are constantly on their smart phones..etc

[@lexismart100]

Bajocontinuo so she came to America and then went back to Bali to get her teeth filed? She’s not American. Did you even watch the entire video?

[@lexismart100]

Bajocontinuo whoever you are you’re clearly clueless of what goes in the world and you live in this bubble.. and if it’s so unattractive why’d you click on the video and comment? Clearly you’re interested.

[@error.418]

_Internet_

[@Robdee999]

I’ve seen this before and I said fuck this and I’m seeing it again and the feeling is still there. Fuck that. I would just move away.

[@Baseball4Life-]

Pronamel has entered the chat.

[@es0strefis]

* insert anime meme picture * "is it re-upload ?"

[@seanclements6206]

Did this whole video really not say what milestone was crossed to start this tradition? Anything like an age or something.... Was it the Grandmother dying? And if so does it not matter at all how old the participant is?

[@railsloopdrown]

As far as I remember last time I was a kid, the requirements is if a person have reached to 18 years old and/or before marriage.

[@seanclements6206]

@@railsloopdrown hey, sorry I didn't fully understand and I want to clarify... So reaching 18 or just a premarital arrangement? Is that like the spouse was chosen now this has to happen?

[@railsloopdrown]

@@seanclements6206 I don't know. Both my parents and religious teacher since I was middle school says when a person reached 18 and/or before marriage. And then this video shows that she does that after marriage and somehow she looks not 18 years old. I'm occasionally being absent-minded, try to find it in KZbin or website that shows tradition called "Mepandes" Cheers 🙏 Edit : I remove "both" before "says" and add "a person" before "when". My grammar is getting worse than supposed.

[@seanclements6206]

@@railsloopdrown thank you. I understand what your saying. The video did seem very untraditional I suppose.

[@mrfunatparties6763]

I would like to grind all my teeth till they are pointy

[@Billybobaggins9]

Sometimes I think I know what the hell theyre saying then I read the captions and no

[@MrFerrari458gto]

Lets file our teeth, shave off all our enamel and speed the rotting of out teeth logic👍👍👍

[@UpstateBreezy]

Worry about yourself. Why do you care what others do?

[@jaseanthony70]

Lol it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. No surprises there Indonesia.. third world hole that it is

[@janelle009]

And the sensitivity.. mine are sensitive just watching 🤭😫

[@roargathor]

@@UpstateBreezy Because this bullshit still goes on.... because apparently not enough people in Bali are educated about oral hygiene. Fuck these fucking backwards fucks. This is no different than female genital mutilation or circumcision. BACKWARDS MORONS.

[@tacitblue1973]

@@jaseanthony70 I'm sure most of the world feels the same about America's fetish of non medically necessary non religious based circumcision. Just because some cereal crackpot hated boys masturbating.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

My culture isn’t like this...Indonesia what is going on

[@antonynguvarni8967]

Your have no culture.. i mean you just envy

[@travis1190]

I could't even tell a difference afterwards...

[@ryushogun9890]

Good to see not a lot of haters cause of the dead chick. I feel my soul clean.

[@8b8b8b]

Stop REUPLOADING

[@kylemcgrew6024]

"Uploaded 4 hours ago" my ass 😂 I watched this months ago TF

[@railsloopdrown]

I once watch it in VICE Indonesia too. I feel strange tho

[@kylemcgrew6024]

@@railsloopdrown that's what it was! I knew I wasn't crazy 😂😂👌🏼

[@the-chipette]

Wow how beautiful - you can really see the Indian influences in the dress and architecture

[@javaansejongens]

nahh

[@renishasamuel1897]

8:51 vice yall forgot to edit

[@GhoulGrundle]

What're you talking about? They purposely left that in

[@renishasamuel1897]

@@GhoulGrundle okay and that's your opinion anything else ?

[@GhoulGrundle]

@@renishasamuel1897 It's a fact

[@renishasamuel1897]

@@GhoulGrundle your looking for argument and I am not going to give you as I said before thats your opinion and I really do not care about it but you have a wonderful day

[@GhoulGrundle]

@@renishasamuel1897 lol Come on Renisha, surely you can tell when an edit is deliberate and when it is done on accident.

[@Hokuto_Tongi]

**sees video that I’m sure I’ve watched already** 🤔🤔🤔

[@ambarnim466]

Beautiful ceremonial😍

[@commandroid9336]

Dentist: Am I a joke to you?

[@pauloketch4635]

It does make them prettier

[@thomasdemmery8814]

Holy hell, she's gorgeous (before and after losing the canines)

[@Channelinterrupted]

Good thing she was born with longer teeth.....I wonder if one has shorter teeth? What if they took off too much...that's crazy. The whole world is nuts.

[@VeganDefinition]

Anyone find that song catchy?

[@sanaa.2195]

why the re-upload?

[@bloopbloop2019]

Coins

[@CarolinePiazza]

"youre gonna pay me after right?" LMFAO yes girl get that bag 😂

[@samanthacarrion9179]

Such beautiful teeth why?!??!

[@Sentient.A.I.]

I guess candy is out of the question after adulthood.

[@color1825]

she had perfect teeth before this

[@catlarios7981]

Everyones makeup on point 👌 lol

[@magnolia2]

Watching this while brushing my teeth, baffled.