Unfortunately, Chinese, Taiwanese, n Hkers look down at eunuchs. 95% history, fictions, education, media, drama look down eunuchs. They portrait eunuchs as evils. True, the eunuchs rose to power abused their power. Most people forget status of Chinese eunuchs was below slaves. If they were lucky, they got abused. Many of them died for no reasons. Eunuchs had to be smartest one n luckiest ones to succeed. To be successful, eunuchs had to be friends with emperors or expresses depend who had most power. This was not like job market, eunuchs could apply or transfer positions. They need luck to serve the most powerful people. Emperors n expresses were most difficult people to work with. Even eunuchs with these powerful may not succeed if they didn't know how to please master. Once eunuchs captured emperors or empress hearts, they could do anything they wanted. They cruely eliminated any potential enemies. That included royalty members, aristocracy, nobilities, government officials, and elites. Wait, these people were doing the same thing to each other. Yes, powerful eunuchs also abused commoners, raided properties n women (yes eunuchs needed women just to balance the disability). This was true to royalty members, aristocracy, nobilities, government officials, n elites. People just couldn't deal below slaves got to do the evil stuff. Having male members is very important in ethnic Chinese society. Having to sell the boys to be eunuchs was a painful choice. It would be saving whole family starvation vs sacrifice boys. The boys had no choices because their life were in the hands of parents. For some reasons, they didn't hate their parents. Once, they had little fortune, they helped their families. Once, they had influence, they used that to help families to be successful in business or got favors. If eunuchs were super lucky to be at the center of power, they promoted their family members to high ranking government officials. Was that bad, yes. However, their political enemies, royalty, aristocracy, nobilities, government officials, n elites were doing the same thing. For eunuchs, they had to be castrated, extreme smart lucky n smart to abuse people
Its a coping mechanism. Laughing or giggling at this is normal. And it also helped me listen better, i would not want to listen to a boring, monotonous narration.
Right! she could have done this without the giggles. I find this presentation very immature child like instead of informative. And the person who says it a copping. Please....Her parents didn't teach her right.
The Vatican frowned on the procedure but nevertheless had a castrati choir because of the purity of their soprano voices, since females weren’t permitted
An informative video. However I find it strange that the presenter's tone sounds sniggering and amused at times, when talking about these acts of horrific mutilation against, what was mostly boys. It would be considered outrageous if a male presenter was to talk of anything similar concerning females. And rightly so.
So very interesting and well explained with clarity. What a decision to have to make - equal to the young girls who were forced to be playthings for old men.
@@amypagekaviani5661 what wouldnt they agree with? I dont understand your comment. An awful life for both young men and young girls. Used by older and more powerful people.
Very interesting, thank you for making this video. I've been studying the Italian castrati (men castrated as boys to create soprano/contralto opera singers) from the 17th to 19th centuries the past 30 years or so and am intrigued by the starkly different methods of castration employed by the two cultures. In Italy the boys were usually given opium and then submerged in a very hot bath to "dull their senses". A small incision was then made in the scrotum and ducts leading to the testicles were severed. The loss of blood supply to the testicles caused them to shrivel up within a few weeks. The penis however remained intact, but because of a lack of testosterone produced by the testicles in puberty, it never grew to the size attained by men in adulthood. My question is: opium was a product imported from and produced in China, why wasn't it used by the Chinese to sedate their patients before full castration? Was opium not yet cultivated this far back in Chinese history?
nowadays it has made a big comeback . the schools and medical establishment are , no pun intended , balls deep into this and call it gender affirming treatment . its big business . they even have their own flag !
So the sudden and uncontrollable bouts of anger or sadness were caused by hormones, and nothing to do with the anger or sadness at the circumtances of their life that forced them into such a terrible choice then?
@@pouglwaw5932 it is possible that it combination of both, but the level of anger she describes strongly points to take due to a family of injustice as being a substantial contributory factor at least. My understanding is that lack of testosterone tends to result in a more placid nature, not a more angry, aggressive one
Hot peppers on the wound, it's amazing the boys didn't just faint from the pain. Then the dehydration after the heavy bloodloss will not help. It would have been enough to just remove the testes, they'd remove the hormones but would keep the bladder control and I expect the many bladder infections wouldn't happen.
Believe it or not, Cayenne pepper just burns for a few seconds, then it acts as a painkiller and an antibiotic. The Emperor obviously didn't trust his many concubines and court ladies, fearing they may play around with any male who still had some "equipment". Total castration fixed that.
Chiles are native to central/South America - so wouldn't have been available for this practice - Sichuan Pepper unrelated to chiles or black pepper does have a tingling numbing effect due - so maybe it could have been that? Humans are remarkably resilient and inventive - what a way to exist - but everything is relative and I can't judge.
They did and their voices were indeed wonderful, shame we don't do this today. Castration has other benefits too, remove the testicles of a young teen who is in trouble with the law will stop the production of testosterone which fuels such behaviour. The teen will them become compliant & docile.
@@saikrishna3062 i had a severe infection called fourniers gangrene which required the genital region to be removed by surgery i am thankful i am healthy again. Side effects are of course impotency, and i feel laziness, low motivation and increased appetite
@@petertennent9604 , actually in different countries, if a man was accused of being impotent by his wife, he'd have to perform sex &/or show he could achieve an erection in front of witnesses. This was especially done to the wealthy.
@@jillharling Some often had some desire. I just looked it up. But - the emperor knew they, for sure, they couldn't have babies. They would've been beheaded if they "messed around" with any of the concubines/wives.
How can you laugh? Just think of those boys... Their pain and suffering.
Unfortunately, Chinese, Taiwanese, n Hkers look down at eunuchs. 95% history, fictions, education, media, drama look down eunuchs. They portrait eunuchs as evils.
True, the eunuchs rose to power abused their power.
Most people forget status of Chinese eunuchs was below slaves. If they were lucky, they got abused. Many of them died for no reasons. Eunuchs had to be smartest one n luckiest ones to succeed. To be successful, eunuchs had to be friends with emperors or expresses depend who had most power. This was not like job market, eunuchs could apply or transfer positions. They need luck to serve the most powerful people. Emperors n expresses were most difficult people to work with. Even eunuchs with these powerful may not succeed if they didn't know how to please master.
Once eunuchs captured emperors or empress hearts, they could do anything they wanted. They cruely eliminated any potential enemies. That included royalty members, aristocracy, nobilities, government officials, and elites. Wait, these people were doing the same thing to each other. Yes, powerful eunuchs also abused commoners, raided properties n women (yes eunuchs needed women just to balance the disability). This was true to royalty members, aristocracy, nobilities, government officials, n elites. People just couldn't deal below slaves got to do the evil stuff.
Having male members is very important in ethnic Chinese society. Having to sell the boys to be eunuchs was a painful choice. It would be saving whole family starvation vs sacrifice boys. The boys had no choices because their life were in the hands of parents. For some reasons, they didn't hate their parents. Once, they had little fortune, they helped their families. Once, they had influence, they used that to help families to be successful in business or got favors. If eunuchs were super lucky to be at the center of power, they promoted their family members to high ranking government officials. Was that bad, yes. However, their political enemies, royalty, aristocracy, nobilities, government officials, n elites were doing the same thing. For eunuchs, they had to be castrated, extreme smart lucky n smart to abuse people
Its a coping mechanism. Laughing or giggling at this is normal. And it also helped me listen better, i would not want to listen to a boring, monotonous narration.
They’re dead who gives a shit. These were people in the ming dynasty OBVIOUSLY they’re not going to have the sensibility we have today.
Right! she could have done this without the giggles. I find this presentation very immature child like instead of informative. And the person who says it a copping. Please....Her parents didn't teach her right.
Fortunately medical science can help those who need reassignment surgery!
This is so sad but I think they need to do this with child preditors
And people who can't spell , I suppose .
@@petertennent9604 ur deff a pred
This is so heartbreaking! Good heavens! The pain and humiliation they must have suffered! It’s insane that this was ever practiced!
The Vatican frowned on the procedure but nevertheless had a castrati choir because of the purity of their soprano voices, since females weren’t permitted
The last castrato died only about a hundred years ago:
th-cam.com/video/c07GRwAf7Y4/w-d-xo.html
And we know what most likely happened to these choir boys.
Many European choirs had "castrato" ....
The laughing was horrible, very inappropriate. Couldn't watch and will not click again.
The narrator seems to find this a bit funny . Would this be acceptable if the subject was female circumcision or foot binding . I think not .
Yes it’s feminist hypocrisy
Humm, a bit sensitive are we.
@@alysgrant6732 Who wouldn't be ? You I guess, relish the thought of chopping men's bits off .
Embarrassed, perhaps
@@bahjc6850 don't think so.
An informative video. However I find it strange that the presenter's tone sounds sniggering and amused at times, when talking about these acts of horrific mutilation against, what was mostly boys. It would be considered outrageous if a male presenter was to talk of anything similar concerning females. And rightly so.
Ironic, they killed the girl babies then casterated the males!
Why are you laughing narrator?
Can't keep watching, narrator laughing irritating
So very interesting and well explained with clarity. What a decision to have to make - equal to the young girls who were forced to be playthings for old men.
Equal to ?!?!? Julie Hock , they lost their C**k .
CHOICE : female circumcision or sleep with a coffin Dodger ?
I don't think the eunuchs would agree.
i don't see the connection.
@@amypagekaviani5661 what wouldnt they agree with? I dont understand your comment. An awful life for both young men and young girls. Used by older and more powerful people.
@@user-sf9pq5ox7w between young women forced into sex with old codgers, and young men with an appalling choice to make.
The funny style of the narrative destroyed the video.
What made her laugh about this?
Thank you Madison and Nana!
Thank you 😄
I can't believe that you're laughing!
This is just so barbaric....
Very interesting, thank you for making this video. I've been studying the Italian castrati (men castrated as boys to create soprano/contralto opera singers) from the 17th to 19th centuries the past 30 years or so and am intrigued by the starkly different methods of castration employed by the two cultures. In Italy the boys were usually given opium and then submerged in a very hot bath to "dull their senses". A small incision was then made in the scrotum and ducts leading to the testicles were severed. The loss of blood supply to the testicles caused them to shrivel up within a few weeks. The penis however remained intact, but because of a lack of testosterone produced by the testicles in puberty, it never grew to the size attained by men in adulthood. My question is: opium was a product imported from and produced in China, why wasn't it used by the Chinese to sedate their patients before full castration? Was opium not yet cultivated this far back in Chinese history?
What you describe of the operation is 'emasculation' not castration. Castration involves the removal of the testes only.
Modern day Transgenders
True!
nowadays it has made a big comeback .
the schools and medical establishment are , no pun intended , balls deep into this and call it gender affirming treatment .
its big business .
they even have their own flag !
The narrator sounds like she is holding in a laugh the whole time lol
Embarrassed perhaps
Or a bit callous...
She sounds like she obviously enjoyed telling the whole history.
My goodness, this was difficult to listen too.
Ahhh,what evil does to people.
If they didn’t succumb to shock or blood loss, they could look forward to a life without poverty.
This was depressing. Couldnt find part 1. What was thr purpose? Yes i read thr 1st page
I WILL “NOT” APOLOGIZE FOR MY FEELINGS OR MY LANGUAGE ON HOW I DESCRIBED THIS “WOMAN” AND HOW SHE OFFERED HER COMMENTARY !!!.
Reminded me of the old joke about the circumcisers apprentice . He only got $50 a week but was allowed to keep the tips .
😅
Yikes!😮
Barbaric people 👿👿👿
Many emperors of many cultures had harems... and, therefore, eunuchs...
So the sudden and uncontrollable bouts of anger or sadness were caused by hormones, and nothing to do with the anger or sadness at the circumtances of their life that forced them into such a terrible choice then?
Perhaps both?
@@pouglwaw5932 it is possible that it combination of both, but the level of anger she describes strongly points to take due to a family of injustice as being a substantial contributory factor at least. My understanding is that lack of testosterone tends to result in a more placid nature, not a more angry, aggressive one
This is crazy! Its even more sad!
Hot peppers on the wound, it's amazing the boys didn't just faint from the pain. Then the dehydration after the heavy bloodloss will not help. It would have been enough to just remove the testes, they'd remove the hormones but would keep the bladder control and I expect the many bladder infections wouldn't happen.
Believe it or not, Cayenne pepper just burns for a few seconds, then it acts as a painkiller and an antibiotic. The Emperor obviously didn't trust his many concubines and court ladies, fearing they may play around with any male who still had some "equipment". Total castration fixed that.
Chiles are native to central/South America - so wouldn't have been available for this practice - Sichuan Pepper unrelated to chiles or black pepper does have a tingling numbing effect due - so maybe it could have been that?
Humans are remarkably resilient and inventive - what a way to exist - but everything is relative and I can't judge.
What's funny ?
Likely embarrassment rather than finding humor or finding it funny.
@@CFinch360should have re-recorded it and done it with more self-restraint, or had somebody else do it, if they felt this video needed to be made.
Narrater sniggering.
Or more likely embarrassed
Wow - they suffered more than I imagined... Not all had their penis removed - often it was just the testes.
This is so morbid
DIE-nasty? My ears bled.
Look at the boys in Italy at a time they castrated some to keep their beautiful voices.
They did and their voices were indeed wonderful, shame we don't do this today.
Castration has other benefits too, remove the testicles of a young teen who is in trouble with the law will stop the production of testosterone which fuels such behaviour. The teen will them become compliant & docile.
Her 'chat' is really off, couldn't listen. Not something she should be talking about, better suited to handbags.
Bao buns?
The most vicious thing I've ever heard in this world...
Bring back the Eunuch....
I am a eunuch
I became at age 19
@@Pandora21285are u taking any hormones? and did u see any side effects after castration
@@saikrishna3062 i had a severe infection called fourniers gangrene which required the genital region to be removed by surgery i am thankful i am healthy again. Side effects are of course impotency, and i feel laziness, low motivation and increased appetite
Why are you laughing at this it’s not funny
Eunuchs live normal lifes just like everyone 😂
Ate trans men also eunuchs?
You can't call them "boys" anymore....
XY was not changed.
This is awful. I suppose they didn’t have opium poppies at that time. 😢
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Can be he married with woman
Yes some of them had fake marriage
Is there a marriage authority somewhere , that a man has to show his meat and two vegetables ? Doubt it .
@@petertennent9604 , actually in different countries, if a man was accused of being impotent by his wife, he'd have to perform sex &/or show he could achieve an erection in front of witnesses. This was especially done to the wealthy.
They had no desire
@@jillharling Some often had some desire. I just looked it up.
But - the emperor knew they, for sure, they couldn't have babies. They would've been beheaded if they "messed around" with any of the concubines/wives.
This woman who is narrating apparently finds all this funny. Why is she allowed to narrate? What shame.
yuck
It's the same with female mutilation.
Souch pain and suffering ...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation