A landmark in amputee acceptance or a sick piece of exploitation? -- I'll let you be the judge.
The New York Daily News reports that Jennifer Krum, a 25-year old arm amputee from Pennsylvania, is to strip off for Playboy.
Krum, who lost her forearm in a car accident at the age of 5, came to Hugh Heffner's attention after being crowned Miss Amputee 2004 by shock-jock Howard Stern.
"I'm doing it mainly because I want to send the message to people who are amputees, or have issues with confidence or don't find themselves attractive or sexy - that you can be attractive or sexy, even if you're an amputee," Krum insists, not altogether convincingly.
If anyone from Playgirl is reading, my agent is standing by the phones.
posted by Stuart at 17:12
8 Comments:
Difficult one, isn't it? Part of me finds this sooo exploitative (especially considering the connections). However, as a woman, I am aware that the need to be perceived as 'sexy' is an important driver in many women's lives.
Can I pass?
Heather
Any woman has a right to be SICK.
For any woman considering to do this to get attention certainly does not use her brain. I would rather be a book worm and feel attractive to textbooks. In fact, I would rather go parachuting or diving into a deep blue sea and stirring the heart of dolphins than having a brain of Jennifer Krum!
Any woman has a right to be SICK.
For any woman considering to do this to get attention certainly does not use her brain. I would rather be a book worm and feel attractive to textbooks. In fact, I would rather go parachuting or diving into a deep blue sea and stirring the heart of dolphins than having a brain of Jennifer Krum!
It's a shame how people are looking down on this girl. Hey.....regardless if she has one arm, two arms or whatever, she was hired by playboy. Where you? We are all too quick to judge, do you really believe she contacted playboy.....? Or perhaps the media giant saw a narcissicistic opportuntiy. In this age of opportunity,she took it, congrats to her. Those that question her, and her choices are the ones who usually pass up opportunity and blame others.
We all have different point of view, and we choose to live by how we are taught.
"whatever, she was hired by playboy. Where you?"
At SJSU stirring the heart of textbooks and yours, I mean and You? :-)
who says you need playgirl to naked, Stu?
This is not a landmark of any kind. Its normal.
I dont care what she does. What is sad is the mental patient who wishes to be attractive to her books.
Atleast the amputee is not afraid to come out of the cave and be judged by all, naked.
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