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I'm not really one to make a fuss about human remains, generally (you're done using it...it's just a meat puppet) but I realize I'm in the minority on that. Most people feel a deep respect for dead bodies, and I think unless you have consent and know that the person who was using that body wouldn't mind having it plastinated and displayed, it's a very disrespectful and unethical use of human remains.
The German show that was on display was different - the man who invented the plastination process obtained consent from all of the people involved, and usually from their families as well, and he actually knew some of the people while they were still alive (weird!!) and attempted to capture their "spirit," for example displaying the bodies of former athletes in athletic contexts. Other exhibits, however, are done improperly or sloppily, and have resulted in the bodies "weeping" or leaking...yick.
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