Comments on: BODIES: The Exhibition (Wrap-Up) http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/ It's like family, only weirder... Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:52:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A questioner http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-242 A questioner Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:27:21 +0000 http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/#comment-242 I live in Boston. I read the Epoch Times, which has been doing a story on the harvesting of live body parts from Falun Gong practioners. There is also an op-ed about the sale of cadavers of political enemies of the Communist party and a suggestion that maybe they are being used in the "BODIES" exhibit, which uses bodies obtained "legally" from Chinese authorities. I am no expert, but I am not confident the rule of law protects the human rights of political and religious minorities in Chinda. One question the author asked was why all the bodies look so young. Then I clicked here: http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/contact.html I got chills down my spine. I'm not anthropologist, but it appears the body on the page belongs to a young, healthy, Chinese man. I know this makes me sound like a lunatic conspiracy theorist, but I feel obligated to ask a few questions: 1. Where do they get those bodies? 2. How do we know they didn't belong to political prisoners or prisoners of conscience? Not questions that the MSM would ask. I live in Boston. I read the Epoch Times, which has been doing a story on the harvesting of live body parts from Falun Gong practioners. There is also an op-ed about the sale of cadavers of political enemies of the Communist party and a suggestion that maybe they are being used in the “BODIES” exhibit, which uses bodies obtained “legally” from Chinese authorities. I am no expert, but I am not confident the rule of law protects the human rights of political and religious minorities in Chinda.

One question the author asked was why all the bodies look so young.

Then I clicked here:

http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/contact.html

I got chills down my spine. I’m not anthropologist, but it appears the body on the page belongs to a young, healthy, Chinese man.

I know this makes me sound like a lunatic conspiracy theorist, but I feel obligated to ask a few questions:

1. Where do they get those bodies?

2. How do we know they didn’t belong to political prisoners or prisoners of conscience?

Not questions that the MSM would ask.

]]> By: Olaf http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Olaf Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:02:22 +0000 http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/#comment-236 I didn't take Balthazar, though not because it was age inappropriate. I just didn't want to spend my time chasing him around instead of some learnin'. There were a few other children there, but I don't think it's inappropriate for children. There are genitalia, but it's hard to really get excited about that when its on a dissected corpse. I didn’t take Balthazar, though not because it was age inappropriate. I just didn’t want to spend my time chasing him around instead of some learnin’. There were a few other children there, but I don’t think it’s inappropriate for children. There are genitalia, but it’s hard to really get excited about that when its on a dissected corpse.

]]> By: babysitterofthedamned http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-235 babysitterofthedamned Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:21:32 +0000 http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/#comment-235 Did you take the small child? I try not to shelter my small child too much (especially from scary things like science); but I am not a good judge of what is age appropriate education when it comes to the more unpleasant aspects of this frail and uncertain experience called life. Did you take the small child? I try not to shelter my small child too much (especially from scary things like science); but I am not a good judge of what is age appropriate education when it comes to the more unpleasant aspects of this frail and uncertain experience called life.

]]> By: Vivian http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Vivian Thu, 30 Mar 2006 03:17:05 +0000 http://www.gradin.com/2006/03/28/bodies-the-exhibition-wrap-up/#comment-234 I must admit that when you told me about the exhibit, my stomach did a slow roll and I thought, "No way am I going to THAT." Busman's holiday sort of reaction mingled with that nauseating feeling of seeing large intestines come boiling out of an open incision when the patient coughs or pushes down during surgery. However, after reading your follow-up blog and talking to Amy, I found the directions to the Atlanta Civic Center and plan to go as soon as I can. It's a good excuse to see the new aquarium, too. Where is that? I must admit that when you told me about the exhibit, my stomach did a slow roll and I thought, “No way am I going to THAT.” Busman’s holiday sort of reaction mingled with that nauseating feeling of seeing large intestines come boiling out of an open incision when the patient coughs or pushes down during surgery. However, after reading your follow-up blog and talking to Amy, I found the directions to the Atlanta Civic Center and plan to go as soon as I can. It’s a good excuse to see the new aquarium, too. Where is that?

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