Uh-oh, Nicole Kidman is not popular with Aboriginal groups after playing their traditional instrument, the didgeridoo, on a German TV show earlier this week. She’s been criticised by leaders of the Australian tribe, as custom dictates that women are forbidden to play the instrument as it will leave them infertile. “People are going to see Nicole playing it and think it's all right,” says Aborigine language teacher Richard Green. “But it will mean she has no more children. It is not meant to be played by women as it will make them barren.” Allen Madden, cultural and educational officer at the Aboriginal Land Council in Sydney, added, “I presume she doesn’t know, otherwise she wouldn’t have been playing it.” Blimey. And there we were innocently giggling at hearing a German person says “didgeridoo” – who knew the whole thing would cause such a stink?
- heatworld.com
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