Physical Deformities

Sminty_Smeagol · 05-09-2004, 10:35 AM

Recently my interest has been in deformities... I think some of them can be quite suppressing, and they can probably cause messed up social lives and misjudgements and such. Some of them are a bit wild, i.e. multiple nipples....

Here is a question that has been on my mind lately... what if someone was born with the 'lobster hands' deformity and was also deaf? How would they sign?
http://phreeque.tripod.com/grady_stiles.html

(you can navigate around that site a bit, there's some information about different 'freak's ((What a stupid word...)).)

Radagast · 05-09-2004, 11:42 AM

Lord Byron had a deformed foot and was the famous sex icon of his age (early 19th century) and, being bisexual, had men and women throwing themselves at him.

gimli7410 · 05-09-2004, 12:33 PM

i was reading some of the bios and most of them it seems like they led normal lives, like a couple of them got married and had normal kids, its ironic that this came because in my english class we are reading the chrysalids which is all about this kind of thing except none of these people are excepted, i know one person with some deformity and that its that he only has three fingers on his hands and three toes on his feet,and people dont even notice it but that isnt as extreme as the ones on that site

Janny · 05-09-2004, 03:16 PM

I know someone at school who only has stubbs for fingers (I don't know the pc term), but he's treated normally, and is a very good chess player and interesting a finger spinner. A bowler in cricket who spins the ball with the fingers.

Also Anne Boleyn had six fingers, one for each of her husband's wives...

Sminty_Smeagol · 05-09-2004, 03:30 PM

I know a few people with physical deformities... I know someone with 4 nipples... a friend of mine has an uncle who is pretty deformed, I think he was born without fingers or something so they cut off his toes and put them for fingers, and his body is shaped really odd and he has to sort of waddle, his limbs are shaped oddly, his legs are crooked or something and he holds his arms in strange positions, and his face is deformed... and on top of that he is mentally retarded... I really don't know the story behind that... I know a girl with webbed hands and feet... I am sure I know more people with deformities but none that I can think of right away

05-09-2004, 10:35 AM	#1
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	Physical Deformities Recently my interest has been in deformities... I think some of them can be quite suppressing, and they can probably cause messed up social lives and misjudgements and such. Some of them are a bit wild, i.e. multiple nipples.... Here is a question that has been on my mind lately... what if someone was born with the 'lobster hands' deformity and was also deaf? How would they sign? http://phreeque.tripod.com/grady_stiles.html (you can navigate around that site a bit, there's some information about different 'freak's ((What a stupid word...)).) __________________ I love the fishes. Last edited by Sminty_Smeagol : 05-09-2004 at 10:39 AM.

05-09-2004, 11:42 AM	#2
Radagast Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Merry old England Posts: 413	Lord Byron had a deformed foot and was the famous sex icon of his age (early 19th century) and, being bisexual, had men and women throwing themselves at him. __________________ Take up the White Man's burden-- The savage wars of peace-- Fill full the mouth of Famine, And bid the sickness cease; And when your goal is nearest (The end for others sought) Watch sloth and heathen folly Bring all your hope to nought.

05-09-2004, 12:33 PM	#3
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	i was reading some of the bios and most of them it seems like they led normal lives, like a couple of them got married and had normal kids, its ironic that this came because in my english class we are reading the chrysalids which is all about this kind of thing except none of these people are excepted, i know one person with some deformity and that its that he only has three fingers on his hands and three toes on his feet,and people dont even notice it but that isnt as extreme as the ones on that site __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

05-09-2004, 03:16 PM	#4
Janny The Blobbit Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, England (Not Oxford! ... yet...) Posts: 1,596	I know someone at school who only has stubbs for fingers (I don't know the pc term), but he's treated normally, and is a very good chess player and interesting a finger spinner. A bowler in cricket who spins the ball with the fingers. Also Anne Boleyn had six fingers, one for each of her husband's wives... __________________ Janny's Songs Janny's lyrics and random photographs Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who happen to be walking about. ~ Mercutio... erm, GK Chesterton.

05-09-2004, 03:30 PM	#5
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	I know a few people with physical deformities... I know someone with 4 nipples... a friend of mine has an uncle who is pretty deformed, I think he was born without fingers or something so they cut off his toes and put them for fingers, and his body is shaped really odd and he has to sort of waddle, his limbs are shaped oddly, his legs are crooked or something and he holds his arms in strange positions, and his face is deformed... and on top of that he is mentally retarded... I really don't know the story behind that... I know a girl with webbed hands and feet... I am sure I know more people with deformities but none that I can think of right away __________________ I love the fishes.

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