Talk:Neck ring

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[edit] Contradiction

This article contradicts the article on the Padaung. That article expresses many of the ideas of this article as legends. A knowledgeable person should compare and repair.

particularly this uncited section: "In some earlier african cultures neck rings were worn to signify a man's power over women.Women were forced to wear the neck rings their whole lives, resulting in atrophy of the neck muscles. When the man got tired of his wife, he could remove these rings- making the woman's neck snap; consequential death.[citation needed]" <-- the padaung article specifically disproves this assertion.

[edit] Removed Phrase

I removed the phrase "This poses a health concern as a person who has worn neck rings for a long time cannot support the weight of their head without neck rings." as I doubt its accuracy. The article on the Kayan people states that this is "nonsense", and gives examples of accounts of when the rings are removed. Mouse Nightshirt 12:30, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

But the Kayan article does not cite any references so how can you trust its accuracy? I found this information from a page which is listed in the links. A couple webpages also mentioned that the windpipe can be crushed if the neck rings are removed after years but I did not include that information. --Xasi131 05:59, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infidelity

I heard somewere that if a woman of one of those tribes were to break here vows of marrage, she would have the rings removed from here neck, which would cause her to die because the musals in her neck could'nt hold their head up. Is there any truth is these accusations? 69.250.130.215 23:12, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

• Who knows, but there is truth to my 'accusations' that you can't spell.. ;-) In any case, without a reference, that sort of information is not welcome on the article. It sounds unlikely. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 11:20, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Not unlikely. I read the same thing in a reputable publication. Succubus MacAstaroth (talk) 05:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Is there any other reasons as to why these people wear neck rings?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I heard that they also wear them to protect their neck from lions because they are known to target the neck area when hunting.

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