I've read this thread several times and pondered about posting to it. This became a real issue in our home as "Bride Judy" really wanted to see it. I told her to go right ahead, but I won't be participating.

I was a medic in the Army, many years ago. I took my gross anatomy classes at a local medical school and we did work with human cadavers.
I've seen all the body parts, and pieces, I care to see.

But the primary reason I stayed away had more to do with exploitation. Again, please keep in mind I did NOT attend the event when it hit Seattle. So I really can't say, from personal viewing, that these people were exploited.

But, in a way, it kind of reminds me of TV. What is the TRUE PURPOSE of TV ... TO SELL TOOTHPASTE! True!

So, what is the real purpose of displaying these bodies? To sell toothpaste (advertising), ticket sales, to make money off of people's morbid curiousity?

In the end, "Bride Judy" didn't attend, primarily because she couldn't find anyone that wanted to go with her.

I think one of the positive apects of this "SHOW," (and that's a good word for it) is the obvious discussion it has prompted. Bob