Taboo

- Season 4

(2007)

Some groups require new members to pass tests designed to prove they are worthy. How much pain would you endure to belong?

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From transsexuals in America to the katoey in Thailand, find out how far people will go to become the person they think they were meant to be.

Marks of identity are not always about the artwork. In Japan, horimono tattoos mark criminal gangs. In Canada, "branding" is a test of courage.

In San Francisco, ordinary people can become members of an underground fight club. In Indonesia, men prove themselves by throwing spears at each other. In Benin, boys become men by enduring extreme whipping.

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Nudity is explored including its use by a coven of witches, Christian naturist and Japanese Hadaka Matsuri.

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In Los Angeles, Jackie stuffed her dog after its death. In San Francisco, Tia keeps the dead animals in the freezer in order to stuff them. In Nevada, a mother treats her monkey pet as her own daughter. In Fort Lauderdale, Ilene sees her iguana as her baby. In Miami, a family owns 500 snakes.

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Californians clean remains from deaths. Sulfur miners in Indonesia work in volcanoes. In Tennessee, a woman researches body decomposition.

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On the Thai island of Phuket, there is an October festival dedicated to self-mutilation as a way to worship the gods. In a small village from Papua New Guinea, an initiation ritual consists of having one's body cut a thousand times to resemble the crocodile skin. An Australian has his body pierced out of devotion for his wife. In Toronto, a woman tattoos her body by a series of third-degree burns. In New Zealand, a woman tattoos her face in a Maori tradition. In Benin, a young girl receives a facial tattoo to allow her to progress to the next stage in her life. In ...

It's a basic human need. We all seek acceptance. But our motivations vary. Some seek beauty, while others want to show devotion. Sometimes acceptance comes through conformity while other times it comes from breaking boundaries and creating our own path. How far would you go to be accepted? How far is too taboo for you?