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Lines:
If you don't know what Bodies is, look here first and then look here.

Now before I found out where the bodies were coming from, I didn't want to see it because dead things gross me out. I mean, taxidermy is freaky enough, but plasticized bodies without skin, etc. is CREEPY. And then I found out where the bodies came from and the possible causes of death of the people who are now on exhibit and frankly, I'm very disturbed. It's unethical. There is a tour that is German based that is competing with this particular exhibit where the bodies were donated with permission of the deceased which I have no problem with, but taking unclaimed bodies that were most likely executed political prisoners is just wrong.

Has anyone seen either exhibit? There is currently one up in the Natural History Museum here and I know people who have both seen it and who protest it like I do.

Blue Kitty:
Seen it, and had a blast that day.  Didn't know there was some controversy about it.

Liz:
Is it bad that I am not bothered by how they procured their bodies? Frankly I don't care, so long as they didn't kill anyone for it, and I just want to see an exhibit of them, as I did a paper on plastination for one of my classes this semester. And it turns out that the "Our Bodies" exhibit will be in San Antonio while I am there over spring break, so I hope I can find someone that will go with me.

David_Dovey:
Well that's the thing, it's entirely possible that these people were killed, maybe not for the express purpose of using their bodies in this exhibition, but China has a record of executing people, particularly those who are members of Falun Gong and other spiritual or political groups the Chinese government doesn't like, and harvesting their organs for transplants. So it's not out of the question that the cadavers in this exhibit have been murdered.

Neskah:
hmmmm

Wow. I wasn't aware of exhibits like this. I think I'd be interested in seeing one.

as for the consent issue. One one hand.... I agree willingly donated bodies would be preferable.... on the other... if history and consent were always the primary concern, we'd never have access to examples of mummification and the sort.

Obviously if there's a concern these bodies are from victums of murder it shouldn't be dismissed lightly, but...


well I sit on the fence on this one.

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