So, you walk into your favorite restaurant, look at the menu, and custom-order your meal just the way you want it. The same holds true when ordering your new car, although they don't give you nearly as much choice as they used to. Today, with doctors playing games with genes, you can even custom-order the type dog you want. They're called designer dogs, something i think should be illegal, since in many cases, they don't usually live healthy (or very long) lives.
So how would you feel about being able to do the same thing when having a child? That's right! Custom-order it's hair color, eye color, skin tone, height, etc. All you need is some money-hungry, fat slob doctor, tons of money, and you're on your way! Who knows. Maybe your kid can be in The Boys From Brazil II...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/03/03/2009-03-03_designakid_clinic_puts_offer_on_hold.html
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Both of my children are perfect in my eyes. Why would someone want to have a child that looks nothing like them? They must have an extremely poor self image and therefor would be dysfunctional parents.
This is THE dumbest thing to worry about right now, I ever heard. Our country is going down the tubes and people are concerned that some rich guy will buy a custom made son or daughter? Piffle!!
Rich people have been "breeding" for smarts, looks and a knowledge of being entitled and acting entitled since the first caveman out hunted his next cave neighbor, collected more pretty shells, and became RICH by their standards of living.
"RICH PEOPLE ARE BREEDING!?", you say?
Yes, there is and has been a glass ceiling, whatever you want to call it, to being accepted as a non-rich person where it comes to association and marrying into money. Ever been around or been able to just sit back and watch the rich, "smart", good looking people at play? They are very selective among themselves for marrying, and breeding, for even MORE and BETTER rich, "smart", good looking children.
How is it ANY different, that the people WEALTHY enough to genetically pick their kid's looks, hair color, height, "smarts", etc, in a test tube, significantly different than it has ever been? Og, the rich caveman, wanted his daughter Tala, to marry Lar the best hunter, and potentially next rich guy, NOT Atouk, the weird little skinny guy, who will be less rich. And Atouk isn't as "smart" or strong either.
The thing you can't breed for is drive.
If you could breed for drive, every son or daughter of Man of War would have been in the Kentucky Derby. Every son or daughter of the rich, "smart", good looking people would create an opportunity where they were Bill Gates.
BTW, have you seen Bill and Melinda Gates? Rich as hell, he's very "smart", she's OK, not a looker, he's not Mr Universe. Both come from the middle-class, but he had DRIVE that some child of breeding didn't have, or some guy named Kennedy, Forbes, DuPont, Heinz, Bush, ?, ?, would have come up with MicroSoft. But they didn't. But be assured, Gates kids will now marry their money and attributes into the wealthy circle, they will not be allowed to marry outside their circle of influence, money, or "smarts". Bill and Melinda won't want their kids marrying a mechanic or secretary. They'll want the "best" for their kids. But proof that their "smarts" have already missed being smart about everything, having the drive to build a mega-national company is NOT the same as being able to pick the best mate for your child. Only time and hard work dictate that.
I vote this Bottom Story of the Year, given the drop in the Stock Market and the TRILLIONS spent by D.C. in the last 8 weeks. Besides, no one will be rich by 2010, and Gub'ment run Health Care Entity won't pay for these clones.
Not poor self image C-Bug, avarice and arrogance.
This is much more related to being able to buy a top end Mercedes-Benz, or stretching up to buy a Bentley, than buying the Toyota or Chevy, that you could just as easily afford.
but now everyone can look like me!!!
I don't so much care that someone is going to chose red hair over blonde and keep the genes for growing tall. I'm worried about what they're going to change without meaning to. I'll admit right here that I'm no geneticist. But don't genes often do more than one thing? Like in animals - when you breed them to keep a certain body shape, you can end up with problems like hip dysplasia or eye issues. Might not the same thing happen in humans? If you chose the gene for one thing, and discard the gene for something else you don't want, might there not be a third result that you didn't expect? Or am I just paranoid?
I will tax the rich to make this selection process free to all poor Americans & illegal aliens
then everyone can look like me
Designer Wives?
Might be the best thing ever.
if you have big tits you can marry rich
Heidi,
the problem comes in where genetic experimentation, meets culls. And there are culls in any process of breeding.
What do the DuPonts and Kennedys do with brain dead flipper babies?
[well, the Kennedys send them to Congress, we have history to prove it]
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm - brain dead flipper babies - they make the best Soylent Green - droooooooool
Homer,
it's not REALLY Shark FIN Soup. Think flipper, not fin. And did you ever SEE them cut up the "pork" for stir fried pork? What part of the chicken is that in the egg rolls or fried rice?
Just think flipper baby when ordering from Hunan Express.
(and remember $10.00 minimum for delivery / VISA and MasterCard accepted)
Poots, How did your surgery go?
You missed the picture of me in my bikini. Talk about "Designer Wives"! ;-)
Welcome back Poots! We've missed you!
Is that brother Poots? (not so sure since it doesn't "sound" like him) If it is, welcome back bud.
Actually, the point of the article wasn't so much about designer kids as it was about how abusive human nature can be, given the chance, and what some would do with technology like this. Designer kids. Designer men. Designer women, etc. This could get real freaky!
The idea will die after the first mistake is made public. I guess I really don't care that people are willing to tinker with the genetics of their baby. Similar to a guy that read a book on cars once thinking he can ear tune his '68 camaro's carburetor, I think that they don't know what they are doing or what they are getting into, and they will probably screw somthing up.
For the sake of vanity, and nothing more, they are risking the health of their child.
of course, they can always abort it and try again. no biggie. /sarcasm
I am more concerned with people who are so shallow as to care whether their baby has blonde or brown hair becoming parents. They are becoming parents the same way Paris Hilton became a dog owner. not because she loved the dog, but because it made a great fashion accessory.
Babies are not fashion accessories. If this sort of thing is being done, lets use it for good, to get rid of diabilities and mental retardation. Lets not worry so much about hair color.
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