TABOO BODY CUTTERS

TABOO Body Cutters

The show concentrated on several different
areas of body modification, beginning with
suspension. While they called this ritual a
body modification several times, they also
acknowledged it as a ritual. A brief look at
Native American suspension rituals and brief
interview clips with Fakir Musafar -- who
was quoted throughout the entire show --
highlighted this quick lesson into the
background and history of suspensions. Also
included was a nice collection of footage
and interviews from a suspension convention
featuring Allen Falkner. The footage showed
a more accepting approach to suspension
compared to previous shows, which have
portrayed the ritual with shock and
sometimes disgust. Through the story of a
first-timer who was nervous about the entire
ritual -- from the piercings to the
suspension itself -- this show illustrated a
kind and caring set of professionals who
make the process of undergoing one's first
suspension an enjoyable one. This segment
would make someone considering undergoing
the ritual who has hesitations about how
approachable a suspension group would be
lose their hesitations.