Mozambique: People killing bald men because they think there's gold inside the head

[WorldofWarcraft]

Fucking shit... what the fuck kind of backwards shit is this


They've switched from killing albinos to killing people with bald hair because they think there's gold inside the head.

https://zimbabwe-today.com/killing-...-new-superstitious-belief-bald-men-gold-head/

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-39261633?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=59382301e4b01815982f3289&Five+killed+in+Mozambique+'for+being+bald'&&ns_fee=0&ocid=socialflow_facebook#post_59382301e4b01815982f3289

 

[Toastytoy]

What if there is though

 

[Strychnine]

It's sad that some tribal/superstitious beliefs are valued more than common sense and education.

 

[M3t4tr0n]

What if there is though

Titos head must be worth a fortune.

Possibly hundreds!

 

[Scheme]

Don't they realize that anyone can be bald if they just shave their head?

 

[Strychnine]

What if there is though

I'm not making this up.

Check it.

Some tribal beliefs are that if you have AIDS and have sex with a virgin, you'll be cured. This results in a LOT of child rapes.

 

[Shoemaker]

I wonder where they got that idea.

Spoiler

 

[Zer]

Hope someone just got an idea for season 10

Spoiler

 

[Bald1]

What a time to be alive! We have people planning space resorts at the same time others are mining craniums for gold. There's something for everyone.

 

[Grenz]

I've got a friend who did 3 humanitarian stints in Africa. He's shared some interesting stories pretty much along the lines of the OP.

 

[The ScorpioN]

To be honest, that's a beautifully shaped skull in the OP.

 

[Necromantic]

Fucking shit... what the fuck kind of backwards shit is this


They've switched from killing albinos to killing people with bald hair because they think there's gold inside the head.

https://zimbabwe-today.com/killing-...-new-superstitious-belief-bald-men-gold-head/

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-39261633?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=59382301e4b01815982f3289&Five+killed+in+Mozambique+'for+being+bald'&&ns_fee=0&ocid=socialflow_facebook#post_59382301e4b01815982f3289

I am on a flight there right now with a suitcase full of wigs, toupees, weaves, and merkins. I am going to be rich . . . as rich as nazis! WOOT!!!

 

[The ScorpioN]

@MilesAbove

Enlighten us with some of that "ethics degree" knowledge and reasoning.

Is this phenomenon the fault of Western meddling in Africa?

 

[TapoutforSprawl]

They also believe in sacrificing animals to cure diseases, or to make it rain. Or to have sex with your dead for something, or to fuck virgin pre-teen girls to cure aids. The gold in the head actually seems less crazy then other things I've heard come from that area.

 

[VivaRevolution]

Fucking shit... what the fuck kind of backwards shit is this


They've switched from killing albinos to killing people with bald hair because they think there's gold inside the head.

https://zimbabwe-today.com/killing-...-new-superstitious-belief-bald-men-gold-head/

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-39261633?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=59382301e4b01815982f3289&Five+killed+in+Mozambique+'for+being+bald'&&ns_fee=0&ocid=socialflow_facebook#post_59382301e4b01815982f3289

Still not as dumb as trickle down economics.

 

[Necromantic]

@MilesAbove

Enlighten us with some of that "ethics degree" knowledge and reasoning.

Is this phenomenon the fault of Western meddling in Africa?

LOL I feel a crying spazfest coming in 3---2---

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Bald heads are shiny, gold is shiny. It actually makes perfect sense

 

[Amerikuracana]

Yeah but they're good dancers..

 

[The Russian]

Fucking shit... what the fuck kind of backwards shit is this


They've switched from killing albinos to killing people with bald hair because they think there's gold inside the head.

https://zimbabwe-today.com/killing-...-new-superstitious-belief-bald-men-gold-head/

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-39261633?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=59382301e4b01815982f3289&Five+killed+in+Mozambique+'for+being+bald'&&ns_fee=0&ocid=socialflow_facebook#post_59382301e4b01815982f3289

Ts your thread still doesn't beat the African penis shrinking scare.

 

[Amerikuracana]

Space program incoming.