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(NOTE: THIS IS A REPOST BUT MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL VIDEOS) "Bacha bāzī (Persian: بچه بازی, lit. 'boy play')[1] is a slang term used in Afghanistan,[2][3] Pakistan and in the history of Turkestan for a custom involving child sexual abuse by older men of young adolescent males or boys, called dancing boys, often involving sexual slavery and child prostitution.[4] Though outlawed, bacha bazi is still practiced in certain regions of Afghanistan.[5][6][3] Force and coercion are common, and security officials of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan stated they were unable to end such practices and that many of the men involved in bacha bazi are powerful and well-armed warlords.[7][8][9] During times under Taliban currently and previously, bacha bazi carries the death penalty under Taliban law.[10] Under the post-Taliban government, the practice of dancing boys was illegal under Afghan law, but the laws were seldom enforced against powerful offenders, and police had reportedly been complicit in related crimes.[11][12] Despite international concern and its illegality, the practice continued under the post-Taliban government.[13][14] A controversy arose after allegations surfaced that U.S. government forces in Afghanistan after the invasion of the country deliberately ignored bacha bazi.[15] The U.S. military responded by claiming the abuse was largely the responsibility of the "local Afghan government".[16] ..." SOURCE OF ABOVE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacha_bazi I'm sure you note the hyperbole in the above. Which is par for the course for Wikipedia articles about BoyLove... DOCUMENTARY CONDEMNING IT BUT GIVING SOME GOOD INSIGHTS: Bacha Bazi The Dancing Boys Of Afghanistan DESCRIPTION: "The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan is a 2010 documentary film produced by Clover Films and directed by Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi about the practice of bacha bazi in Afghanistan. The 52-minute documentary premiered in the UK at the Royal Society of Arts on March 29, 2010[1] and aired on PBS Frontline in the United States on April 20. [NOTE: It would be interesting to see what the journalist Najibullah Quraishi has also been involved in. Selling books, perhaps?] Bacha bazi, also known as bacchá (from the Persian bacheh بچه), literally "playing with boys" in Persian, Pashto and Hindi-Urdu), is a form of sexual slavery and child prostitution[2] in which prepubescent and adolescent boys are sold to wealthy or powerful men for entertainment and sexual activities. This business thrives in Afghanistan, where many men keep dancing boys as status symbols. The practice is illegal under Afghan law." Sexual slavery? Child prostitution? Prepubescent and adolescent boys are bought and sold? Gee, doesn't that sound like the a page from the "sexual abuse" narrative? QUOTE FROM ONE BOY (PARAPHRASED): "I have to do it. My family is poor, and doesn't have money." BUT -- Wait -- millions of boys in Afhanistan get by without becoming dancing boys. So, a more accurate translation of the above is: "It's easy money, and I don't mind doing it. It's even fun." Which is the reason given in the majority of cases by (so-called) boy "child prostitutes" around the world. "It's fun. I like the sex. And I get money for it. Sure, I'd probably do it even without the money, but this way I can tell everybody that I ain't no fuckin' queer, 'cause I just do it for the money." WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=nWeRAlJQI0c OTHER RELATED VIDEOS: https://yewtu.be/search?q=Bacha+Bazi+The+Dancing+Boys+Of+Afghanistan ... all apparently condemning the practice. Well, what do you expect? OTHER DESCRIPTION: Bacha bazi is a form of pederasty which has been prevalent in Central Asia since antiquity. It waned in the big cities after World War I, for reasons that dance historian Anthony Shay describes as "Victorian era prudery and severe disapproval of colonial powers such as the Russians, British, and French, and the post-colonial elites who had absorbed those Western colonial values." A number of Western travellers through Central Asia have reported on the phenomenon of the bacchá. Visiting Turkestan in 1872 to 1873, Eugene Schuyler observed that, "here boys and youths specially trained take the place of the dancing-girls of other countries. The moral tone of the society of Central Asia is scarcely improved by the change". His opinion was that the dances "were by no means indecent, though they were often very lascivious." At this date there were already signs of official disapproval of the practice. Wrote Schuyler: These "batchas", or dancing-boys, are a recognised institution throughout the whole of the settled portions of Central Asia, though they are most in vogue in Bokhara and the neighbouring Samarkand. In the khanate of Khokand public dances have for some years been forbidden - the formerly licentious Khan having of late put on a semblance of morality and severity.... In Tashkent batchas flourished until 1872, when a severe epidemic of cholera influenced the Mullahs to declare that dancing was against the precepts of the Koran, and at the request of the leaders of the native population, the Russian authorities forbade public dances during that summer. Schuyler remarked that the ban had barely lasted a year, so enthusiastic were the Sarts for a bazem "dance". He further describes the respect and affection the dancers often received: These batchas are as much respected as the greatest singers and artistes are with us. Every movement they make is followed and applauded, and I have never seen such breathless interest as they excite, for the whole crowd seems to devour them with their eyes, while their hands beat time to every step. If a batcha condescends to offer a man a bowl of tea, the recipient rises to take it with a profound obeisance, and returns the empty bowl in the same way, addressing him only as Taxir, 'your Majesty', or Kulluk 'I am your slave'. Even when a batcha passes through the bazaar all who know him rise to salute him with hands upon their hearts, and the exclamation of Kulluk! and should he deign to stop and rest in any shop, it is thought a great honour. He also reports that a rich patron would often help establish a favourite dancer in business after he had grown too old to carry on his profession. Count Konstantin Konstantinovich Pahlen, during his travels through the area in 1908 and 1909, described such dances, and commissioned photographs of the dancers: Cushions and rugs were fetched, on which we gratefully reclined, great carpets were spread over the court, the natives puffed at their narghiles, politely offering them to us, and the famous Khivan bachehs made their entrance. Backstage, an orchestra mainly composed of twin flutes, kettle drums, and half a dozen man-sized silver trumpets took up its stand. Opposite us a door left slightly ajar led to the harem quarters. We caught a glimpse of flashing eyes as the inmates thronged to the door to have a good look at us and watch the performance. The orchestra started up with a curious, plaintive melody, the rhythm being taken up and stressed by the kettle drums, and four bachehs took up their positions on the carpet. The bachehs are young men specially trained to perform a particular set of dances. Barefoot, and dressed like women in long, brightly coloured silk smocks reaching below their knees and narrow trousers fastened tightly round their ankles, their arms and hands sparkle with rings and bracelets. They wear their hair long, reaching below the shoulders, though the front part of the head is clean shaven. The nails of the hands and feet are painted red, the eyebrows are jet black and meet over the bridge of the nose. The dances consist of sensuous contortions of the body and a rhythmical pacing to and fro, with the hands and arms raised in a trembling movement. As the ballet proceeded the number of dancers increased, the circle grew in size, the music waxed shriller and shriller and the eyes of the native onlookers shone with admiration, while the bachehs intoned a piercing melody in time with the ever-growing tempo of the music. The Heir explained that they were chanting of love and the beauty of women. Swifter and swifter moved the dancers till they finally sank to the floor, seemingly exhausted and enchanted by love. They were followed by others, but the general theme was usually the same. In 1909, two bacchá performed among the entertainers at the Central Asian Agricultural, Industrial and Scientific Exposition in Tashkent. Noting the public's constant interest in and laughter at the performance, several locally based researchers recorded the lyrics of the songs performed by the two boys (16-year-old Hadji-bacchá and 10-year-old Sayid-bacchá, both from the then Margilan uyezd). The songs were then published in the original "Sart language" (Uzbek) with a Russian translation. Worth a watch (or why else would I make this post?) So, basically, it's NOT "pedophilia" but instead it appeals to men who like adolescent boys. Something that has been common among humans as far back as we have existed. Just as has, in human history, always existed men who are attracted to prepubescent boys... Comments, anyone? M. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=nWeRAlJQI0c https://archive.org/details/BachaBaziTheDancingBoysOfAfghanistan -------------------- Invidious Duration 52:04 The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan "2010 documentary" VIEWS: 128,649 LIKES: 1,809 Genre: Education License: Standard YouTube license Family friendly? Yes --------------- SEE ALSO: https://www.boywiki.org/en/Bacha_bazi AND https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/29776 It seems that several versions of the documentary were released -- I have not sorted it all out. TRANSCRIPT OF (WHAT APPEARS TO BE) ONE VERSION OF THE DOCUMENTARY: http://web.archive.org/web/20230212185033/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/dancingboys/transcript/ |