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[–]motdidr 218 points219 points ago

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These kids are kidnapped from their parents and forced to work like this.

[–]flashman 97 points98 points ago

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[–]motdidr 23 points24 points ago

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Bingo. I had some trouble finding real sources that weren't just generically about human trafficking. This is so sad and disgusting :(

[–]hereiam355 9 points10 points ago*

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Uh, that first link is SFW in case anyone is wondering.

[–]yanchovilla 4 points5 points ago

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I need to go watch Starship Troopers now.

[–]yang_gui_zi 22 points23 points ago

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Was going to say this looks a lot like the exploited kids you see on the streets in China.

[–]bhalls_deep 4 points5 points ago

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yep. i think i saw this kid at huaqiangbei in shenzhen when i was teaching there. fucking horrible to watch, yet there was always a swarm of chinese around them.

[–]TheThickestNobleman 0 points1 point ago

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I think I saw him in Dongmen in Shenzhen when I was teaching there! So we must be right...right?

[–]cheeza51percent 15 points16 points ago

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There's a film named Little Moth about this issue. It's the most depressing thing I've ever seen. Here's the beginning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn992Mt1aRc

[–]rILEYcAPSlOCK 24 points25 points ago

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Is he...sucking on that?

ಠ_ಠ

[–]Daibhead 51 points52 points ago

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It ain't gonna suck itself.

[–]TwoCat -1 points0 points ago

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-Jesus Christ.

[–]andytuba 8 points9 points ago

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Have you guys never seen Chinese acrobats?

It's what they use to pull off all those crazy tricks, they put that in their mouth and I think they rest it against their upper palate. That way, all their body weight is transmitted through the skull to the mouthguard-thingie and onto whatever they're balancing on, instead of fucking up their teeth.

[–]smacbeats 12 points13 points ago

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I think the real question is why is he hoppin on that thing by sticking it in his mouth?

[–]kthanksn00b 49 points50 points ago

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Later on in life, his only regret will be that he has boneitis.

[–]karabeckian 8 points9 points ago

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More accurately, crippling arthritis.

[–]Tokio13 6 points7 points ago

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Not sure if it is true, but I've heard that those who practice contortion or yoga are less likely to get arthritis.

[–]karabeckian 2 points3 points ago

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My ex was hypermoible and she started arthritis meds at 28. /anecdotal

[–]Tokio13 10 points11 points ago

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Well, hypermobility isn't the same as contortion. Contortion is just stretching, a lot, so you train yourself to stretch far.

From what I understand hypermobility is a joint issue which can lead to arthritis due to damage.

Contortionists don't need to be hypermobile, anyone can learn contortion as long as they don't have some issue that stops them from stretching. It is just years and years of practice that leads to the extreme flexibility.

What my dear friend Wiki says about hypermobility:

People with hypermobility syndrome may develop other conditions caused by their unstable joints. These conditions include:

*Joint instability causing frequent sprains, tendinitis, or bursitis when doing activities that would not affect the normal individual

*Early-onset osteoarthritis

*Subluxations or dislocations, especially in the shoulder

*Knee pain

*Back pain, prolapsed discs or spondylolisthesis

*Joints that make clicking noises

*Susceptibility to whiplash

*Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome also known as TMJ

*Increased nerve compression disorders (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome)

*The ability of Finger Locking

*Do not respond well to normal doses of anaesthetic or pain medication

*"Growing pains" as described in children in late afternoon or night

Considering contortion is a circus act, the symptoms of hypermobility sound like they could be a serious disadvantage if someone had it and wanted to actually perform regularly.

[–]bushiyigesanmingzhi 1 point2 points ago

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I have hypermobility and developed osteoarthritis at age 24. It's no fun. I can't do any contortion anymore due to crumbling vertebrae in my lumbar spine.

[–]Waaaabot 0 points1 point ago

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But for a while there you could... you know.. do stuff .. to yourself .. right. ;}

[–]karabeckian 1 point2 points ago

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Huh.

[–]NorthStarTX 0 points1 point ago

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Different people have differing degrees of hypermobility, and when you're talking about Chinese street performers, for a lot of the younger ones whether or not they WANT to perform regularly has very little to do with whether or not they will.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Even more accurate, that he was forced to perform on the street for money instead of gaining a proper education.

[–]maccathesaint 2 points3 points ago

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Don't you worry about blank, let me worry about blank.

[–]aquaduck 2 points3 points ago

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[–]thedavecan 3 points4 points ago

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He' s supported by a series of fluid-filled bladders

[–]leetneko -3 points-2 points ago

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Poor Zif

[–]MatmosOfSogo 89 points90 points ago

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Enough of these stupid gifs. This place is getting overrun with crap that belongs in r/pics, r/videos or r/funny. Mods you need to do seomthing about this.

[–]TheGhostofWoodyAllen 52 points53 points ago

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Or best of all, r/gifs.

[–]H_E_Pennypacker 22 points23 points ago

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It's because they got rid of r/reddit.com. Something that's mildly interesting but doesn't really fit into other subreddits ends up going into r/offbeat or r/wtf when it's not really offbeat or wtf at all.

[–]Kensin 14 points15 points ago

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/r/misc needs to be more popular.

[–]n0lan 15 points16 points ago

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This exact conversation repeats itself so frequently...

[–]rabbitspade 4 points5 points ago

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Enough of these stupid gifs. This place is getting overrun with crap that belongs in r/pics, r/videos or r/funny. Mods you need to do seomthing about this.

[–]fuck_pants 0 points1 point ago

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Agreed. This crap belongs elsewhere.

[–]darkrock 0 points1 point ago

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It's because they got rid of r/reddit.com. Something that's mildly interesting but doesn't really fit into other subreddits ends up going into r/offbeat or r/wtf when it's not really offbeat or wtf at all.

[–]JRacine04 -1 points0 points ago

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I don't understand why everyone gets so irritated. ARGH, THIS MILDLY ENTERTAINING THING CAUGHT MY EYE... BUT ITS NOT IN THE RIGHT SUB!!!!!!!!!!! Chill out. Soak it all in, thats what R is for.

[–]H_E_Pennypacker 1 point2 points ago

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I think community moderation is pretty important. If a community as a whole wants to enforce strict standards as to what can/should be submitted, I think they should. Look at a sub like r/science. Crap submissions/comments are not tolerated at all and the subreddit has maintained pretty high integrity while the rest of reddit kind of went to crap.

[–]RubyRubyRoo 1 point2 points ago

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Agreed. This crap belongs elsewhere.

[–]SynxS- 4 points5 points ago

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I wonder what are the long term effects/ problems of contortionists.

[–]rhetorikill 16 points17 points ago

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They live long healthy lives and have great sex, poor bastards.

[–]intercommie 3 points4 points ago

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Read this as "I'm not sure this kid has a boner"... I spent way too much time staring at his crotch as he spins and spins.

[–]Jasonrj 2 points3 points ago

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Creeplarious.

[–]carricko 2 points3 points ago

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Man, I wish my girlfriend could do that.

[–]KaylaThePope 2 points3 points ago

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Is he... Putting his mouth on a... Penis?

[–]koshercowboy 7 points8 points ago

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Hold on, was that a dick in his mouth?

[–]mac3 1 point2 points ago

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Sure he does, you can see his ribs.

[–]fench 1 point2 points ago

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I did not enjoy that

[–]DerpityDog 1 point2 points ago

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Maybe he can be in next year's Super Bowl halftime show.

[–]EdiblePwncakes 1 point2 points ago

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Kid's gonna go crazy when he discovers autofellatio

[–]elementop 1 point2 points ago

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This week on Fucked Up or Awesome: Children trained to accomplish Super Human feats! Child Endangerment or Child Enhancement?!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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He has bones, this is just one of those casual exorcisms I keep hearing about

[–]CharlieTango 1 point2 points ago

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yay child abuse

[–]JRacine04 1 point2 points ago

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I'm not sure this kid has parents

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[–]foyamoon 0 points1 point ago

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Sadly, you probably would get beaten the hell out of you if you don't

[–]kmofosho 0 points1 point ago

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r/gifs exists, you know

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[–]drebot 2 points3 points ago

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Chosen One!

[–]Tokio13 0 points1 point ago

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Marinelli bend (contortion act)

[–]comejoinus 0 points1 point ago

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Skeleton Jelly.

[–]MoonDaddy 0 points1 point ago

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Kid's gonna grow up to be a Madonna dancer.

[–]Akyu 0 points1 point ago

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I really want to know, who was the first person who thought that was a good idea?

[–]andytuba 0 points1 point ago

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Chinese acrobats, approx. 2200 years ago.

[–]Nog64 0 points1 point ago

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Garry's Mod strikes again

[–]Hu_dat 0 points1 point ago

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I'd like to see how he developed when he got older.

[–]Chcyo7 0 points1 point ago

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Well... He certainly has a strong set of chompers...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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It sort of looked like he was being inflated for a bit

[–]latecraigy 0 points1 point ago

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I thought at first it was edited somehow, then the crazy started.

[–]Shaggyfort1e 0 points1 point ago

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So that is what they mean by "ass-hat"

[–]lennytime 0 points1 point ago

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what the actual fuck..?

[–]tarafitz 0 points1 point ago

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GOMU GOMU No.... SPIN!

[–]citizenblue 0 points1 point ago

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upvote for all the dildo & boneitis comments.

[–]heuheuheuheuh 0 points1 point ago

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I'm not sure this kid has loving parents.

[–]duckandcover 0 points1 point ago

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Once again proving that no matter what you do well somewhere there's an Asian kid who does it better.

[–]Jimmy_Big_Nuts 0 points1 point ago

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Man, China is fucked up.

[–]TheMediumPanda 0 points1 point ago

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Seen them in China plenty of times. Not sure about the 'kidnapped' thing tbh. Not saying it's not possible but it wouldn't be my first guess for sure. Most trafficking in China is to parents who can't get children and/or want a son but it isn't working out, so yeah, child kidnappings do happen but to make them work as street performers is probably way low down on the list of reasons.

[–]Finnick 0 points1 point ago

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[–]warp21 0 points1 point ago

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..............how?

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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is that a dildo in his mouth lmao

[–]Jman5 -1 points0 points ago

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There is something about this that just feels off.

Are we sure this isn't CGI?

[–]pancakehiatt -1 points0 points ago

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not a kid, just Asian.

[–]Nitro16 -1 points0 points ago

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[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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Repost made to the front page? Cool

[–]gn3xu5 -4 points-3 points ago

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Requesting porn version.

[–]obuibod -2 points-1 points ago*

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This belongs in /r/autofellatio. <NSFW>

[–]backflipsoffofstuff -5 points-4 points ago

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If he didn't have bones he wouldn't be able to move his limbs... I think that is basic anatomy