Comments on: Is “Typical” Ideal? http://transabled.org/thoughts/is-typical-ideal.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:03:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: inVivo http://transabled.org/thoughts/is-typical-ideal.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4402 inVivo Thu, 17 May 2007 17:17:47 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/is-typical-ideal.htm#comment-4402 In this context, this might be interesting: In a conference speech last year, Rosen asked: "Why do we only value the average? Why are plastic surgeons dedicated only to restoring our current notions of the conventional, as opposed to letting people explore, if they want, the possibilities?" He says it is only our "Judaeo-Christian conservatism" that is holding us back.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,665328,00.html and http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/Texts/MorphologicalFreedom.htm In this context, this might be interesting:

In a conference speech last year, Rosen asked: “Why do we only value the average? Why are plastic surgeons dedicated only to restoring our current notions of the conventional, as opposed to letting people explore, if they want, the possibilities?” He says it is only our “Judaeo-Christian conservatism” that is holding us back….
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,665328,00.html
and
http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/Texts/MorphologicalFreedom.htm

]]>