(Graphic Info) Placenta Teddy Bear, page 1
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Topic started on 3-11-2009 @ 12:07 PM by x2Strongx
Why... That's all I got to say is... Why?

I had a hard time reading this for some reason. Not even sure if it's worth sharing.

What's next... Shrunk'n heads... make animals out of your apprendix? I know this isn't any worse than having animal skins and such, but there definitely is a "Yuck" factor!

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Doing it for the Kids is a current exhibition put on by [re] design to showcase the latest, most innovative sustainable toy designs from around the globe. Among them, the Placenta Teddy Bear by designer Alex Green. A crafty alternative for those who don’t necessarily want to eat their baby’s placenta, but want to pay their respects to the life sustaining organ by turning it into a one-of-a-kind teddy bear. Green’s ‘Twin Teddy Kit’ ‘celebrates the unity of the infant, the mother and the placenta,’ and enables preparation of the placenta so it may be transformed into a teddy bear. The placenta must be cut in half and rubbed with sea salt to cure it. After it is dried out, it is treated with an emulsifying mixture of tannin and egg yolk to make it soft and pliable. Then, you craft it into a teddy bear. But is this not quite so cuddly creation cute or cringe-worthy? You tell us.



reply posted on 3-11-2009 @ 12:26 PM by ELECTRICkoolaidZOMBIEtest
reply to post by Awolscout

yeah thats true, but people are generally held in higher regards than animals and such.

i guess what confuses me the most is why people are so obsessed with placentas.


also that bear doesnt look cuddly. its slightly frankensteinish looking.


reply posted on 3-11-2009 @ 01:02 PM by Blanca Rose
reply to post by x2Strongx



LOL!!!

What's next?

Stuffing Maw-Maw, and Paw-Paw, and putting them in the living room as conversation pieces?

No matter how sanitary these teddy bears supposedly are, it just makes ya wonder!


reply posted on 3-11-2009 @ 01:06 PM by AlBeMet
Originally posted by Blanca Rose
reply to post by x2Strongx



LOL!!!

What's next?

Stuffing Maw-Maw, and Paw-Paw, and putting them in the living room as conversation pieces?

No matter how sanitary these teddy bears supposedly are, it just makes ya wonder!



Yeah reminds me of the movie Devils rejects almost to the end, you know the part with Dr Satan. Or is that the other Rob Zombie movie?


-Al


reply posted on 3-11-2009 @ 01:27 PM by fraterormus
Originally posted by AlBeMet
Wait....People eat that? I think that is the most shocking part of the story!

Don't get me wrong making a teddy bear out of it is crazy, why would someone be compelled to eat it?


There is a recent article in Time Magazine about this practice and the shock and horror of one of their columnists having to psychologically come to terms with his wife's decision to eat their child's placenta. It's a rather humorous read.

Afterbirth: It's Whats For Dinner

Again, not saying that it's not gross and disturbing, especially to modern men who are squeamish about such things, preferring to be as far removed from where our food comes from, let alone traditional practices that are making a cultural comeback. However, it does gives a humorous insight into the mind of a man who loved his wife enough to be open-minded to her choice no matter how much the thought personally disgusted him.

Actually, the whole issue of using the Placenta (and even the Umbilical Cord) rather than discarding them reminds me of Native Americans who would not waste anything and would put to use every thing. Although it may not be everyone's cup of tea, there is something to be said about not being wasteful, rather than resorting to a disposable culture.


reply posted on 5-11-2009 @ 05:09 PM by DaMod
reply to post by fraterormus


AWWW YOU TOOK MY JOKE!

Oh well, I'll say it anyway.

Didn't Hannibal Lector have one of these as a child? Yes, I beleive it was the special edition placenta baby!

Of all the idiotic ideas.......
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