11 people have paid $1,000 each for a hyper-realistic sculpture of a human foreskin

Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2015-05-04 05:26

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'At least 11 people have stumped up $1,000 (£684) each to buy a hyper-realistic sculpture of a human foreskin - designed to raise awareness about the "true cost" of male circumcision.

The artwork - called HUFO (Human Foreskin) has been created by Vincenzo Aiello, who believes that circumcision is an unnecessary mutilation that diminishes sexual pleasure later in life.

Whe he's not making art, Aiello is also the founder of Foregen, an organisation that plans to use stem cell technology to regrow foreskins lost through circumcision.

HUFO is being sold through crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise money for Foregen research. And so far, 11 people have forked out for the silicone sculpture. But who are they?
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More than 130 people have supported the crowd funding campaign, with others pledging anywhere between $10 and $10,000 to the cause. Aiello is hoping to raise at least $40,000, and has already raised more than $35,000.'

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