BODIES: The Extortion
Many people in Cincinnati have been talking about a new exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center called Bodies: The Exhibition. In it, twenty two meticulously dissected human bodies are displayed for for world to see … a fascinating concept that I wouldn’t mind seeing.
But there’s a big problem … the owners of the exhibit refuse to reveal the origin of the bodies. We know that they’re Chinese, but aren’t sure if these people were executed criminals or poor countryside folks whose families were bought out. Personally, I’m not sure what they’re trying to hide … but I have seen how people’s lives can so easily be trampled upon by the rich and powerful over there. And I’m not wiling to give $23 to that.
“We ask for your continued support in our grassroots effort against this exhibit, and to inform people of the other side of the story that the Museum Center is not presenting to the public. Please check out our central information site for more information on how you can help. It is essential that the Asian community speaks in a strong voice and that we show the opposition from the many voices within our Asian community.”
– Janice Tsai Jezek
Friday night at 10pm on 20/20, ABC will be airing an investigative report that looks into the questionable sourcing of the bodies. If you’re in Cincinnati or if you care about the interests of the Asian community, you should check it out.
February 15th, 2008 at 9:16 am EST
I really think it is interesting what they can do with those bodies, a lot of my nursing friends have gone to see the exhibit when it was in Chicago. Yeah it however is intersting why they do tell the orgins of the bodies. I know that you can donate your body to plastination but somthing is eirie about this situation the way it is tuning up to sound like is a black market deal.
February 15th, 2008 at 12:22 pm EST
A China Moment:
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State Department: Mao Zedong Offered to Send Millions of Chinese Women to U.S.
Friday, February 15, 2008
WASHINGTON — Amid a discussion of trade in 1973, Chairman Mao Zedong made what Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger called a novel proposition: sending tens of thousands, even 10 million, Chinese women to the United States.
“You know, China is a very poor country,” Mao said, according to a document released by the State Department’s historian office. “We don’t have much. What we have in excess is women. So if you want them we can give a few of those to you, some tens of thousands.”
A few minutes later, Mao circled back to the offer. “Do you want our Chinese women?” he asked. “We can give you 10 million.”
After Kissinger noted Mao was “improving his offer,” the chairman said, “We have too many women … They give birth to children and our children are too many.”
“It is such a novel proposition,” Kissinger replied in his discussion with Mao in Beijing. “We will have to study it.”
February 16th, 2008 at 1:09 pm EST
Now it’s getting more interesting … the New York Attorney General’s office is getting involved.
February 17th, 2008 at 3:58 am EST
I was in Las Vegas in summer 2007 and caught the Bodies exhibit at one of the casinos. The Tropicana, maybe? I don’t recall which.
Near the end of the exhibit I started feeling sick and went to the guest area near the exit, and laid down. When I felt a little better I sat up, and noticed a guestbook for visitors to leave comments. I noticed a comment from a woman who said she worked as a nurse. The comment read something like this: “I am very upset that no mention was made of the very clear bullet entrance wound aimed at the heart of the second-to-last woman in this exhibit”. I got up to take a closer look at that woman, and I didn’t see anything, but then again, I don’t work as a nurse.
I missed 20/20 yesterday. Did they mention anything about this?
February 17th, 2008 at 8:15 am EST
Wow, Denise … that’s crazy. I missed it too, but I’ll ask around.
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm EST
You can watch the episode on the website it was pretty interesting
February 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm EST
Yeah … there are actually a lot of videos. Just click here to see the list. Thanks, traci!