[ETL]

Posting a picture that compares that person, creature, or whatever-it-is to John Merrick was very cruel—cruel to poor good-hearted Merrick, that is.

Yes, the poor guy was exploited to the hilt by that SOB who put him in freak shows and circuses. And to make matters worse, he apparently was perfectly normal mentally.

Here is a scale model of a church that he built.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Merrick-church.jpg

And here is a photo of a letter he wrote:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/Merrick-letter.jpg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Joseph Merrick:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Merrick

[ottbmare]

Medea Benjamin and her minions are far uglier in their hearts than Merrick was in his unfortunate body.

Note well what “Medea” means, if you know your Greek literature.

[edzo4]

Posting a picture that compares that person, creature, or whatever-it-is to John Merrick was very cruel—cruel to poor good-hearted Merrick, that is.

wow, he was not an animal