Whilst I was getting ready for work a couple of days ago, the Jackass movie was on TV. I sat and watched for a while, as they did everything from run around Japan in panda suits, to shoot bottle rockets out of their buttholes whilst the rocket was tied to another guys weiner.
And then came the paper cut scene. This is where one of the guys sits in a chair, and lets the others give him paper cuts between his toes, fingers, and even across his lips. I had seen this before, and it literally made me want to vomit. My stomach was turning before they even did anything, so I switched the channel until they were done.
Now here is where it gets weird. I have seen the beheading videos, I would like to become a forensic pathologist one day, and so in my studies I often have to see some rather disturbing photos of bodies in various degrees of decomposition / dismemberment etc. Yet none of this has any effect on me. Not even a twitch.
I can see a man having his head hacked off and not be disturbed, but even thinking about watching someone get a paper cut has me reeling.
It was my wife (Serenity) that initially pointed this out to me, and at first I laughed it off, but now it really has me wondering. Why do I have this disconnection when it comes to death?
Anyone had similar experiences / feelings?
FMZ