LOL, thats so cool.

I couldn't watch past about 6 seconds...WTF!!

Banzai baby!

Yeah, who am I to question someone else's culture? There are worse things to get my panties in a bunch about, like genital mutilation and Austrian guys who kidnap and rape their daughters for 24 years in the basement. Or parents that pimp their kids out for money, ala Spears, Lohan, Cyrus.

Seems like an unneccessary risk to me.

I wonder how many break their necks or spines or suffer brain bleeds when they land?  Third world cultures are backwards.  Remember, they still think it is okay to stone adulterers, burn the wife in the husbnads funeral pyre while still alive and kill brides with too small dowries.  

I would never!!

What a way to instill distrust between a child and his/her parents. Would you want your kid to feel no security from you?

I think this is an awful and very dangerous practice. It should be against the law. As far as the "cultural sensitivity" that people refer to when they choose not to judge these things - wtf? Just because something happens overseas, doesn't mean it's automatically above reproach. You can disapprove of the practice without insulting the entire culture. Let's also remember, please, that this is not a widespread practice in India. The clip is clearly taken from a segment that aired in India. The ritual is being presented as bizarre and shocking to those Indian viewers. It's frustrating the way Americans will see one tiny segment of a foreign population do something, and automatically assume that it is representative of the entire country. Stupid.

Speaking of stupid... Cassie, what is wrong with you? You are just unpleasant. You seem (from your comments) more backwards to me than anyone I've ever met in India or anywhere else.

Amen, Manjari!!!!!!!!!