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the freaks have arrived at the

the freaks have arrived at the University where they’ll be performing

University where they’ll be performing

University where they’ll be performing tonight we resolve you one by one it’s

tonight we resolve you one by one it’s

tonight we resolve you one by one it’s Ken so Ken will go on but their manager

Ken so Ken will go on but their manager

Ken so Ken will go on but their manager samantha has a problem university staff

samantha has a problem university staff

samantha has a problem university staff worried that they’re exploiting people

worried that they’re exploiting people

worried that they’re exploiting people with disabilities the show might not go

with disabilities the show might not go

with disabilities the show might not go on after all they almost canceled the

on after all they almost canceled the

on after all they almost canceled the show on Monday because the disability

show on Monday because the disability

show on Monday because the disability needs people here at the University

needs people here at the University

needs people here at the University we’re concerned about us displaying

we’re concerned about us displaying

we’re concerned about us displaying freaks so the people will come up to us

freaks so the people will come up to us

freaks so the people will come up to us very uncomfortable do they mind that

very uncomfortable do they mind that

very uncomfortable do they mind that you’re calling them freaks

you’re calling them freaks

you’re calling them freaks when they’re the freaks are here now

when they’re the freaks are here now

when they’re the freaks are here now they don’t ask them they have to ask us

they don’t ask them they have to ask us

they don’t ask them they have to ask us people who have strong feelings about

people who have strong feelings about

people who have strong feelings about the way people who have disabilities

the way people who have disabilities

the way people who have disabilities should be treated might react in a very

should be treated might react in a very

should be treated might react in a very negative way towards freak shows we get

negative way towards freak shows we get

negative way towards freak shows we get paternalistic we’re gonna save them and

paternalistic we’re gonna save them and

paternalistic we’re gonna save them and in fact their participation in this is a

in fact their participation in this is a

in fact their participation in this is a form of their expression of how to deal

form of their expression of how to deal

form of their expression of how to deal with our culture and their situation two

with our culture and their situation two

with our culture and their situation two hours before scheduled curtain the

hours before scheduled curtain the

hours before scheduled curtain the university decides to let the freak show

university decides to let the freak show

university decides to let the freak show go on

what makes this entertainment and not

what makes this entertainment and not exploitation I think there’s a lot of

exploitation I think there’s a lot of

exploitation I think there’s a lot of humor involved so you can go in and

humor involved so you can go in and

humor involved so you can go in and laugh with the people who are on stage

laugh with the people who are on stage

laugh with the people who are on stage the tone of it is very different than it

the tone of it is very different than it

the tone of it is very different than it was in an earlier time all the freaks

was in an earlier time all the freaks

was in an earlier time all the freaks have a role in the show Deirdre the

have a role in the show Deirdre the

have a role in the show Deirdre the dancing dwarf takes part in a dangerous

dancing dwarf takes part in a dangerous

dancing dwarf takes part in a dangerous broken glass act the audience who paid

broken glass act the audience who paid

broken glass act the audience who paid fifteen dollars a ticket for tonight

fifteen dollars a ticket for tonight

fifteen dollars a ticket for tonight seems to be warming to them backstage

seems to be warming to them backstage

seems to be warming to them backstage Eric the giant weights tonight he debuts

Eric the giant weights tonight he debuts

Eric the giant weights tonight he debuts as a freak and for the first time in his

as a freak and for the first time in his

as a freak and for the first time in his life people will actually pay to stare

life people will actually pay to stare

life people will actually pay to stare at him

I definitely feel empowered just to hang

I definitely feel empowered just to hang out with other people that look

out with other people that look

out with other people that look different the active right that have to

different the active right that have to

different the active right that have to leave different lives it was great fun I

leave different lives it was great fun I

leave different lives it was great fun I had a blast I want to do it again

had a blast I want to do it again

had a blast I want to do it again the people are great it was just it was

the people are great it was just it was

the people are great it was just it was a great spectacle for everybody

a great spectacle for everybody

a great spectacle for everybody everybody really enjoyed it and made me

everybody really enjoyed it and made me

everybody really enjoyed it and made me feel really good

remind people that homogenized society

remind people that homogenized society is not necessarily the norm it reminds

is not necessarily the norm it reminds

is not necessarily the norm it reminds people that 10 fingers and 10 toes do

people that 10 fingers and 10 toes do

people that 10 fingers and 10 toes do not have to be the standard it reminds

not have to be the standard it reminds

not have to be the standard it reminds us that there are many ways to look at

us that there are many ways to look at

us that there are many ways to look at like if you’re a person with

like if you’re a person with

like if you’re a person with disabilities you want to work at

disabilities you want to work at

disabilities you want to work at Goodwill do you want to be working for

Goodwill do you want to be working for

Goodwill do you want to be working for Salvation Army or do you wanna be

Salvation Army or do you wanna be

Salvation Army or do you wanna be working for yourself doing what you love

working for yourself doing what you love

working for yourself doing what you love with people who don’t think you’re a

with people who don’t think you’re a

with people who don’t think you’re a freak I think that there’s enough of a

freak I think that there’s enough of a

freak I think that there’s enough of a stigma you know to just walk around

stigma you know to just walk around

stigma you know to just walk around every day and if someone has the you

every day and if someone has the you

every day and if someone has the you know the gumption or the balls I dare

know the gumption or the balls I dare

know the gumption or the balls I dare say to you know go up and and and do

say to you know go up and and and do

say to you know go up and and and do something with it that’s great

something with it that’s great

something with it that’s great why wouldn’t I want to see that you know

why wouldn’t I want to see that you know

why wouldn’t I want to see that you know if I had if I had a something wrong with

if I had if I had a something wrong with

if I had if I had a something wrong with me I definitely want to show it to

me I definitely want to show it to

me I definitely want to show it to everybody

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