This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Saturday 14 January 2023
A Big Ask?
I am, myself, somewhat elongated, so I have some sympathy with the campaign to respect the recorded wishes of Charles Byrne, the 18th century 'Irish Giant' (https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/14/he-did-not-want-this-one-mans-two-decade-quest-to-let-the-irish-giant-rest-in-peace). The 'Irish Giant' had an endocrine disorder, which caused his excessive growth. Although he made money by being displayed as 'a freak of nature', Byrne was adamant that he feared becoming a museum specimen after his death. In spite of his fears, his body was snatched by medics. His skeleton is now displayed in London's Hunterian Museum. Personality, of course, doesn't reside in the skeleton. Byrne's skeleton was, however, his property (not that of the medics). His wishes should be respected.
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