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[OC] Human specimen (lemmy.world)
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[–] 18 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

it wasn't always "body worlds"!

there was a scandal almost 20 years ago now when a copycat exhibition opened in Paris and strangely all bodies had east-asian traits. There was a petition against it later on as the bodies were found out to be coming from Chinese prisons.

https://worldcoalition.org/fr/une-exposition-de-cadavres-dorigine-douteuse-interdite-a-paris/

ECPM et Solidarité Chine ont mis en avant les origines troubles des corps présentés, qu’ils soupçonnent d’appartenir à des condamnés à mort et à des prisonniers. « Il s’agit exclusivement de corps de ressortissants chinois, masculins, jeunes, et ne présentant aucune pathologie particulière, de sorte que l’hypothèse de la mort naturelle de ces hommes paraît improbable »

https://www.humanite.fr/-/-/lexposition-de-cadavres-our-body-interdite-en-france payWalled credible source

exhibition got banned

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I'm pretty sure I saw this exhibition in Las Vegas. I assumed it was the more famous one when I entered, but the more I saw, the more I realised all the bodies were Chinese. Closer inspection of the promotional material put the clues together.

    It was fascinating because human anatomy is cool, but knowing they weren't voluntary donations really soured the experience.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    I saw the same exhibit in Vegas and came to the same conclusion about halfway through after noticing all the bodies were Asian. Really soured the experience and I wouldn't go back or recommend it to others.

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