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Friday, July 3, 2009

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Cat said...: Heheh LOVE the way they describe the freak show! So modern and Politically Correct :D; July 4, 2009 at 6:06 AM
Anonymous said...: Actually, what the barker said about the freak show has some truth to it in other cases, too...

When I went to see the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow a number of years ago, they had as a special guest an older lady who'd been in some of the old-time carnival freakshows. She was a midget and had been exhibited as "the living doll" or something like that.

One of the most interesting things she said was that while some of the freak shows may have been abusive, many were not, and that for a lot of the people in them, it was the only good way to make a living, and have a circle of friends where you were accepted. So closing them down in the name of protecting the "freaks" from exploitation had actually meant that they lost their community, their livelihood and their chosen "family". Many of them had no other place to go, so it was really devastating for them.

I guess that's what happens when you decide to rescue people without asking them whether they actually want rescuing.; July 4, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Darren said...: Cat -
True.

Of course, it COULD just be a public relations spin job and a cover for nasty evilness...

misslynx -
Excellent points. That's pretty fascinating about the former member of the troupe.; July 5, 2009 at 3:02 AM

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