Amputees launch 'Limbination: Pride Don't Hide!' after Facebook removes 'offensive' photo of an amputee's stump

Amputees launch 'Limbination' after Facebook removes 'offensive' photo of an amputee's stump

Amputees across the UK are being challenged to reveal their stumps with pride after Facebook recently removed the image of an amputee’s stump as they felt it was “offensive”.  

Amputees’ charity Limbcare is disappointed by the action and has launched a campaign urging those who’ve lost limbs to share videos or images of their stumps with pride on social media.    

Limbination: Pride Don't Hide! follows the Ice Bucket Challenge format; amputees are encouraged to post a video of their residual limb and nominate fellow amputees to do the same.  

“We feel this action by Facebook undermines how amputees are perceived by corporations and the public in general" says  Limbcare founder Ray Edwards MBE, a quadruple amputee himself .  

"Taking down this image is tantamount to sweeping us under the carpet, and we won’t be hidden away.  

"With Limbination we are showing our residual limbs and nominating fellow amputees to do the same in order to bring awareness and acceptance and to raise much needed funds to support those who’ve lost limbs, and their families.”

Ray Edwards got the ball rolling with his own video (above).

Limbination hopes to reach all 110,000 registered amputees in the UK and is asking for donations of just £3 where possible.

If you would like to donate, text ( LIMB01 £3 ) to 70070 to donate £3.