Above: You should see how he holds a tube of ass cream.
Kenya—I've never really understood the fascination with piercing one's body and attaching jewlery to the holes. I've always interpreted the practice with a subconscious desire to get attention, much the same way people who wear excessive jewelry do. "Hey everyody, look at me! I'm different! Look!"
In this case, it's a Kenyan/Tanzanian practice that's been going on for generations, much like their practice of removing children's canine teeth. Though, the later is performed because they believe that gingival swelling over the canine region is thought to contain 'worms' or 'nylon' teeth. Sweet. Don't get a freaking headache around these people. I suppose it's no more insane to do this than to circumcise a boy's penis, or wear a giant metal coil wrapped around your neck to lengthen it.
I celebrate the differences in cultures around the world, and don't want to homogenize society, but this crazy self-mutilation fringe shit has to stop. We're all beautiful creatures just the way we were created. What the hell?
http://ajkenswi.blogspot.com/2007/02/maasai-hands-free-kit.html