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Reflexões em torno do filme “o homem elefante” [Reflections around “the elephant man” film]

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de Jesus Sardano, Edélcio
Keywords
Prejudice
Vulnerability
Bioethics
human
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Cultural ethics
Media/communication/information ethics
Methods of ethics
Bioethics

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Abstract
"O presente texto objetiva discutir o filme “O Homem Elefante” a partir de reflexões do ponto de vista histórico-social, estético e bioético. Toma-se como base a história do cidadão inglês Joseph Merrick, que viveu na segunda metade do século XIX, portador de grave síndrome deformante, que o levou a enfrentar forte rejeição e preconceito, a ponto de ser explorado nos chamados “shows de aberrações”. Apesar da aparência “monstruosa”, Merrick era um homem extremamente dócil, inteligente e sensível. O relato desse drama, que serviria para sensibilizar e conscientizar as pessoas quanto aos malefícios do preconceito e julgamento pela aparência, vindo a público, mundialmente, por meio de uma impactante obra prima cinematográfica, gerou, também, em contrapartida, um traumatizante fenômeno de “homem-elefantização” para um grande número de portadores dessa síndrome (diagnosticada como caso raro e extremo de neurofibromatose). Por fim, ao se questionar a exploração das deformações humanas em “programas de entretenimento”, bem como a venda sensacionalista e inescrupulosa da dor humana pela mídia em geral, identifica-se, sob a ótica bioética, como necessidade urgente, a proposição de ações pontuais em respeito à vulnerabilidade humana" ["This paper aims to discuss the film “The elephant man” from a historical-social, esthetic and bioethical point of view. The basis is the history of the English citizen Joseph Merrick, who lived in the second half of the Nineteenth century, and was affected by a deforming syndrome, which made him face a terrible rejection and prejudice to the point of being explored in “aberrations shows”. I spite of his “monstrous” condition, Merrick was a docile, intelligent and sensible man. The history of this drama, which would serve to sensitize people and make to acquire knowledge about how bad are prejudices and judging people by their appearance, produced also, due to its worldwide exhibition in a powerful film, a traumatic phenomenon of “man-elephantization” for a great many people affected by the syndrome (diagnosed as a rare and extreme case of neurophibromatosis). Finally, by questioning the exploration of human deformations in “entertainment programs”, as well as the sensationalist and unscrupulous sale of human pain by the media in general, we identify, under a bioethical perspective, the pressing need of proposing decisive actions in favor of respecting human vulnerability"]
Date
2011
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