EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 19 MIN
72: Joseph Merrick | The Elephant Man
from The Decomposing Flower Podcast · host Jen and Kyra
In the late 1880s, Joseph Merrick a man who suffered likely from Proteus Syndrome was recruited into The Freakshow, exhibited as The Elephant Man, treated like a monster and not a man, and today were going to discuss what it was like for Joseph and how he is still to this very day still treated like an exhibit.🥀 Content Warning: Ableism🥀 Request a topic/case🥀 Watch On Youtube🥀Follow Us🥀 Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us. All opinions stated are ours alone, we speak for no one who was/is involved in the case.If you are personally affected by this case or any of our future cases/episodes, and would like us to delete or take down the video, please also contact us.Thank you for listening!
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In the late 1880s, Joseph Merrick a man who suffered likely from Proteus Syndrome was recruited into The Freakshow, exhibited as The Elephant Man, treated like a monster and not a man, and today were going to discuss what it was like for Joseph and how he is still to this very day still treated like an exhibit.🥀 Content Warning: Ableism🥀 Request a topic/case🥀 Watch On Youtube🥀Follow Us🥀 Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us. All opinions stated are ours alone, we speak for no one who was/is involved in the case.If you are personally affected by this case or any of our future cases/episodes, and would like us to delete or take down the video, please also contact us.Thank you for listening!
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