{"id":43814,"date":"2013-12-06T23:57:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T04:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=43814"},"modified":"2014-12-07T18:54:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T23:54:43","slug":"moving-video-of-disabled-mannequins-shows-beauty-comes-in-all-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/moving-video-of-disabled-mannequins-shows-beauty-comes-in-all-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving video shows beauty comes in all forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>When I first saw Pro Infirmis&#8217;s &#8220;Because who is perfect?&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E8umFV69fNg\">video<\/a> on my Facebook feed, I was intrigued. A few minutes into the video, I was holding back tears.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8umFV69fNg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.proinfirmis.ch\/de\/home.html\">Pro Infirmis<\/a> is a Swiss charity organization for the disabled. They have a beautiful project called &#8220;Because Who Is Perfect? Get Closer.&#8221; For the project, they worked with Miss Handicap 2010, Jasmine Rechseiner; actor Erwin Aljuki\u0107; radio host Alex Oberholzer, athlete Urs Kolly; and blogger Nadja Schmid to create mannequins specifically modeled according to their disabled and handicapped bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Daily Mail<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2518194\/Pro-Infirmis-advert-creates-mannequins-based-bodies-disabled-people.html\">reports<\/a> that the project was created to &#8220;raise awareness of people with disabilities, specifically in the image-obsessed worlds of fashion and retail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After the mannequins were crafted, they were displayed in a store on a main shopping street in the city of Zurich. <em>TIME<\/em> magazine <a href=\"http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2013\/12\/06\/perfectly-imperfect-mannequins-modeled-after-the-disabled-get-zurich-shoppers-to-look-closer\/\">shares<\/a> this was all done in honor of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3.<\/p>\n<p>In the video you get to see the amazing reaction of the models when the cover is taken off their life-size replica. The expressions on their faces are priceless. After seeing the mannequins on display, one of the participants said, &#8220;Seeing it there for real is quite a shock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This project brought joy to my heart. In college I was a disability assistant for a girl who had spina bifida and used a wheelchair. I remember an awkward time when someone almost entered the handicapped bathroom we were in. When they saw my friend they said, &#8220;Oh, sorry, I thought this was a bathroom for normal people.&#8221; The man seemingly meant no harm by what he said, yet his quick ignorant words did damage. I remember my friend saying, &#8220;I am normal&#8221; as the person walked away.<\/p>\n<p>People have great value regardless of their age, shape, or race. We need to change our perceptions of what is normal and what defines beauty. For many unborn children, a disability can equal a death sentence. As we learn to appreciate the gift of life, regardless of how it comes, it will lead us to being a more merciful and compassionate society.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to see more projects like this in the future. Seeing as how the video has over two million views on YouTube, I&#8217;d say I&#8217;m not the only one wanting more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first saw Pro Infirmis&#8217;s &#8220;Because who is perfect?&#8221; video on my Facebook feed, I was intrigued. A few minutes into the video, I was holding back tears. Pro Infirmis is a Swiss charity organization for the disabled. They have a beautiful project called &#8220;Because Who Is Perfect? 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