Deck Z // what boils my blood are those who exploited him. There are many like them that point fingers and ridicule those with disabilities or deformities today. Nothing much has changed if you ask me.
So sad that he was made fun of his whole life and did not even realize it because he had the mind of a innocent child. If this was my son he never would have been treated like a side show freak.
He was happy. Doesn’t matter if he was made fun of. The little guy didn’t suffer. People back then called people freaks. Only later did the name become so negative because people demonize everything. I feel sorry for the guy but he lived a good life and didn’t care. He was happy. Now if he was sad and you saw it. Then you can be angry. Be happy for the dude.
@@Celestialnighthawk obviously people care if they are commenting stuff and I bet your a bully but your really just a bitch on the phone or computer so stfu if you aren't gonna say anything nice
Actually, Schlitzie was VERY well taken care of for the day. Many people like him were locked up in draconian institutions, because it was the norm. When you realize how new psychology is in the field of medicine, and under standing of mental defects is even newer, Schlitzie really didn't have a bad life, and there are well documented instances of him being happy and affectionate.
@@bootlegger2750 What a dumb comment. The idea that you think you know anything about my IQ from that one sarcastic comment is absurd. Especially considering that my comment in no way indicated that I have a low IQ, it was just a tongue in cheek comment. Stop taking things so seriously dude... You're desperate to insult people for no reason, which just indicates that you aren't very happy. I know because I've done the same thing before. Cheer up, you're ok.
@@AlphaCarinae Far from a kid. And he was important....to his fans, friends, and Hollywood (for money). It is just pure disrespectful but I expect nothing from Hollyweird.
@@AlphaCarinae Hmm, a video about him exists decades after his death. A video you are watching. More than you can say. A character on American Horror Story was based on him as well. You're just a sad little troll.
Sadly folks offended by Todd Browning's movie FREAKS failed to understand its message about how these special people had their own dignity and deserved respect for allowing themselves to be exploited to earn an honest income. ☺
Wow this is where Pepper from AHS came from! I loved Pepper and I love him. His smile light up the room and calling him a pinhead and freak is not the best words to describe someone who was born that way. God makes no mistake. I would of loved to get to know Schlitzie if I was alive then. God bless him. ❤️
@@jondoe5290 Hey leave Diego alone. He is probably suffering very much now. Remember hillary clinton lost in 2016. Diego is probably still in his bed crying. Have a heart.
Because people are scared to be themselves, we think too much about who we are and what people will think of us, he can just be himself and not worry about peoples judgement. So even though his life conditions may be worse, he allows himself to enjoy life more than we enjoy ours cause we cloud ourselves with fear of judgement
It's more sad that his family abandoned him imo. Also, that that first guy who adopted him's daughter dumped in a mental hospital, and it sounds like the second guy who adopted him didn't care enough to get him a proper headstone
This is truly a story of a pure innocent soul who today is enjoying his place in heaven. Unlike the people who exploited him his whole life and treated him with irreverence.
Theres little way he became so successful without handlers, who cared for his best interest. Imagine if he had been given 1 million dollars. Would he even be capable of spending it at all? So, instead im thankful for all the unsung heroes who watched over him during his life, changed his diapers and made sure he was safe. Those were angels in disguise.
Damn man, so sad that he worked his whole life and had no home or money to show for it. Just goes to show how badly people took advantage of those with learning disabilities back in the day.😔 R.I.P. Schlitzie
You realize the freak show gave him a home if it wasn't for it they would of locked him in some mental ward for life he was able to live a semi normal life and left a legacy that will beat out what most of us will ever achieve
@Shandra9000mail - Yes, the world is full of selfish people, but there are also poor people who can't afford a headstone. Or others who think a headstone is not important...who knows? I know the case of a lady who died and her daughter could not afford a headstone. Some years later, the dead lady's grand daughter was able to buy one and took her mother to the cemetery so she could see the headstone. The mother was very surprised and moved . To her, the headstone was important. As for the daughter, even though she loved her grandmother deeply, she didn't care about headstones, just did it to make her mother happy.
The message of the movie was that withing their own little community the "freaks" consider themselves as normal as anyone else and perhaps the real freaks were the so-called normal people who laugh at or mistreat these special folks. ☺
Iman Mahmood this video is not about BTS I’m an army but I don’t got to videos and say ‘ARMYYYY’ in a video totally unrelated to K-POP.. I’m not trying to be rude at all but I’m just saying it’s getting kinda annoying...but hey I’m not stopping you or anything so keep doing it if you want 🤷🏽♀️
@@MH-ox2zw I don't think the person should mention Army everywhere either but that doesn't mean we have to be rude. I think the person got it now so you don't need to say to 'stfu'
i didn’t even see the entire comment thing but i’m an army too but i don’t go commenting it everywhere lol, especially on a sadder video. but yes he did look happy, if only everyone was that happy
Yes I was looking for this comment! The Hilton sisters is also the conjoined twins Sarah Paulson played in AHS freakshow! They’re all based on real ppl that were in real freak shows back in the day!
calling these wonderful people freaks just reminds me of the greatest showman and the beautiful song this is me. it doesnt take much to be kind. we’re all humans.
Stop using the phrase "We're all Human" like we're important, intelligent or beautiful creatures 😂 we're nothing but a Parasite to this planet and all other living creatures on it.
@@TAMAKING-ho8tb we're not, we're parasites😂, that's a more accurate description for our own kind. If you can't make sense of what I mean by that then that's fine, your clearly not old enough to understand especially if you actually sit there and watch Peppa pig you sad little girl.
@@JoeGoldberg1991 spewing shit that sounds like something an antagonist from a cartoon show doesn't make you sound mature, dumbass. You can't talk much considering your profile picture is dragon Ball z
What but how? He was born in 1901 and rdr2 is set in 1899 from what i know. Is it like some sort of easter egg? I haven’t met him myself and i have completed all side and main quests. This is rather strange for me to hear
カイ it is a random encounter that’s found in chapter 4 I believe at a bar. I’m sure there is a walkthrough on how to get it. I got it on my 1st playthrough by mistake. And it was a while ago. I hope this helped
When I saw the movie, “FREAKS”, I thought he was a female till I found out later he was a man. I loved the movie! Glad a fan raised money to get a headstone.
*I used to work in a hospital with psychiatric patients, and some were acute, and some in my group were this type of patient, and they were so loving, and I can say pretty much intelligent, that followed orders very well, and were helpful in making my work much easier, and rewarding ...*
I’m have Anorexia, Major Depression, and Generalized Anxiety. When I went to treatment for my eating disorder, the patients were some of the most intelligent, kind hearted people I’ve ever met. They made me feel safe and at home. We’re not as bad as people say we are, we are just normal people with a bit more issues and that’s OK
A slap to the surtees' daughter,-- clearly as her act was inhumane for a person so happy and adorable-- and a hug to his family-- the circus, --and that humble fan who respected even his gravestone.
@Brisdad53 sure. What motives do you think she had when he gave him away? I don't even understand why you wud brand me as judgemental, because clearly u are going against a mere opinion I mean she cud want to give him away for a better look in society? Do you ACTUALLY think I wud even mean to hurt someone tho
God doesn't make freaks, he creates masterpieces.Meaning:all of us are God's masterpieces. All of us. Schlitzie is God's masterpiece and should have been treated that way.
@@andreasmoll_0924 HAHAHAH that’s awesome... Why do people get outraged by stuff like this? They faceplant into it and take the bait every single time. “What?!?! Oh my goddddd”
When Schlitzie was younger (1:48) I can see that he would have been a nice looking man if he wasn't born with microcephaly. Sad that he was mistreated by some but he looked genuinely happy while performing in the circus. RIP Schlitzie. You are loved by many.
Saikiran S - So? How is that related to this story ? This poor creature surely loved himself, was happy with what he was doing, surely wasn't hard on himself (why should he? He didn't even notice people looked at him as a freak) , and I guess part of his life was kind of peaceful. What failed here were the "normal" people who took him for a monster , people who paid to see those "freaks". They are the ones who should learn to respect , help and not treat disabled people as monsters.
@@graceschmechel7657 - Just in case you ignore it, humans and animals are all considered to be God's creatures. Language problem, maybe ? BTW, I'd dare say he was much better than many of us.
Wow he faced so many challenges in life. Yet in every picture and video he was smiling. I didn't look false at all. I am certainly taking something positive away from this video,. Thank you
I'm crying, he touched my heart, such an adorable loving, kind and gentle human being, wish i knew you, i would be your best friend, I'm sending you the biggest hug, hope it reaches you in heaven.
Exploitation to all disabled people should stop,disability is NOT inability,whoever makes money with them and gives them nothing including some shelter atleast is soo wicked.
VanillaSoul Everybody is a product of their environment to one degree or another and we should not judge the past too harshly, even though I do believe in absolute truths. There are probably a dozen things that you do which would be seen as immoral in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Throwing stones at the past should be done carefully when living in a glass house.
It hurts me to see him portrayed as a side show freak I mean wtf? Absolutely disgusting..& he should be respected in death as he was not in life.😢 A beautiful soul & heart just like anybody else
Dis you people read the damn story?! He MISSED the sideshow life and his health started to DECLINE due to this. A performer who visited the hospital lobbied them to allow Shlitzie to return to the sideshow which is what HE wanted. Yes it was a choice and it obviously made him happy.
The only thing sad about this story, is what we think of it, Shlitzie would probably say he was blessed and had a wonderfully interesting life, filled with kind people and amazed fans.
Bingo. Why is this labeled sad? He lived to be 70, was cared for by a lot of people who had some affection for him, was apparently never homeless or hungry. A happier life than many humans have had.
@@stephenleblanc4677 I imagine the video uploader felt some level of superiority over Shlitzie, leading them to think of his life as sad, when it was only different.
I know people didn't have the knowledge that we have today , but it just makes me feel sad , and kinda angry that disabled people were really mistreated , back then. I am a Para - Educator for students with disabilities , and I know it was "back in those days" but , it still hurts to see people that were disabled treated this way.
Schlitzie died from bronchial pneumonia at Fountain View Convalescent Home in Los Angeles in 1971 and is buried in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights, California.
What heartbreak! Yet I am so glad he got to live a full life. He didn't seem to expect much from life but gave of himself freely to entertain a cruel world.
I see many people in the comments talking about his situation and how he still managed to be happy but it seems like you guys missed the part where he had the mind capacity of a 3 year old, he probably didn’t even realize what people were calling him or seeing him as.
I like this guy but I need to say that the lower the IQ actually, the happier you are. It's just the way it is. It's known that in life geniuses were depressed and lived homeless and the strong and stupid people were always in a good mood
👍 right.he was probably an Angel for some time on earth,only people that can't see.even now there are same People.For something tribes in history they tought that God lives in them.
@@gumatussiT1 we shoud take from him a lot,not ako,leave him 3-4 milions but that must be in constant rotation.for him and his family let him 10 %,not more becouse him and a Lot Like him from all that money don't have moral and are eugenist.we shoud make balans,and rightcuosnes above all !
Despite his beautiful and innocent smile he had such a tough life. No one to give him a hug. While so called normal people have fake smile still leading a great life. Wonder why innocent people always suffer? The life he enjoyed with the people of the circus, did not even gave a name on the grave.... Selfish people....
He is remembered even after 48 yrs .. Some1 named his head stone.. Some1 took care of him till he was 64 .. Some1 recognised him and took him back to the circus life which he loved .. He was beyond all evil human thoughts and feeling .. He was lucky ..
@@14Aymara And you chose to try to combat half a dozen positive things with one negative. You can keep living your life as a pessimist and be miserable. No ones going to stop you. But its going to suck and you'll regret it. Guaranteed. So you better knock it off now.
@@ruinned - So 3 years in a mental institution (in those days !) is just "one negative thing" ??? Really ? I was just expressing what I thought, like you did, too. You are completely mistaken - I'm not pessimistic but realistic. YOU, instead, sound very combatant, not to mention silly. Or maybe just childish...
McKenzie Jones yeah because let’s leave him on the streets instead of giving him a great life. He was so happy and is more popular than you and I will be
Sometimes in life, you cannot choose who you are as we can see in this film but people can choose how to treat you. Keep that ol' heart glowing peeps. ❤️
This reminds me of a book I read called Flowers for Algenon. The main character was also happy as he wasn’t aware that he had a disability. The story revolves around him going through surgery to make him smarter. He was more measurable the smarter he was. Algernon is the name of the mouse who they first tried this surgery in before experimenting on humans. It is a very interesting book. There is also an American movie and a Japanese series which I totally loved.
How nice of you to bring up such a provocative movie. I enjoyed both the book and the movie. How true it was that Charley had no idea his friends at work were making fun of him until the experiment. It was a good thing he regressed to the same mentally challenged man he was. How like Schlitzie who also could not know when people would mock him.
Dammit....got something in my eye - Shliztie's smile was contagious and glad to hear he got back to performing one last time. RIP buddy, the world loves ya !!
Hey you! STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND SAY AMEN TO THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THIS MAN A PROPER HEAD STONE IN 2007 Edit: omg i never thought that I would get this many likes. I honestly thought I was gonna at least get 12 or 13 likes but this made me get emotional
I hate that he got named a freak. He's not a freak shame on everyone who called him that when he was alive. Shame on no one giving him a head stone for that many years. His life mattered too.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SMILE HE HAD AND ,WHAT A CHALLENGING LIFE. WHILE WATCHING THIS I BECAME " TEARY"..AS MY FIRST JOB INVOLVED WORKING WITH SUCH CHILDREN WITH VARYING DEFORMITIES AND MENTAL DEFICITS...THESE CHILDREN LIVED AT HOME,BUT ATTENDED A DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL DURING THE DAY; AND THE LOVE AND DEVOTION OF THEIR PARENTS WAS "OUTSTANDING"...I WAS YOUNGER AT THE TIME..BUT I DEVELOPED AN APPRECIATION AND LOVE GREW FOR THESE KIDS..WHO WERE OFTEN STARED AT FOR THEIR OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES....THAT WAS OVER 35 YEARS AGO...BUT THOSE MEMORIES HAVE STAYED WITH ME..AND A COMPASSION AND EMPATHY THAT NEVER LEFT AND HAS STAYED WITH ME SO MUCH SO THAT YEARS LATER ON WHEN I HAD MY OWN CHILD...I WAS EVEN MORE GRATEFUL..FOR HAVING A HEALTHY CHILD. I DON' T THINK THERE ARE ANY MORE " FREAK SHOWS" NOW..AND DISABILITY RIGHTS ARE BETTER..BUT STILL MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
Let’s all thank the fan who raised money in 2007 for him to get a proper headstone. That is so nice and sweet
@KING RAGENDARY
1. Yea she is fine
2. Headstone is a tombstone duh
Lmao
Ya'll are rude.. respect girl and learn manners
so many perverts here..
Wtf is wrong with all these pervs??
Just a picture of utter innocence and purity, not a bad bone in his body.
He had the innocence of a 3 year old
Deck Z // what boils my blood are those who exploited him. There are many like them that point fingers and ridicule those with disabilities or deformities today. Nothing much has changed if you ask me.
Pinhead the freak will always be an idiot
@@seankrueger3848 I think that you're the idiot here
do you all not understand that he literally became rich off of this? he was happy. he enjoyed making people laugh and smile.
So sad that he was made fun of his whole life and did not even realize it because he had the mind of a innocent child. If this was my son he never would have been treated like a side show freak.
Except if it was in the 1930s
He was happy. Doesn’t matter if he was made fun of. The little guy didn’t suffer. People back then called people freaks. Only later did the name become so negative because people demonize everything. I feel sorry for the guy but he lived a good life and didn’t care. He was happy. Now if he was sad and you saw it. Then you can be angry. Be happy for the dude.
@@tl2ev-637 i wasnt trying to say i hated him i was just saying people back then were just horrible
@@thes.c.pfoundation7965 He didn't reply to you. He replied yo the original comment.
@@0100-r6d i know but was just saying that i didnt mean anything bad with what i said
Remember how fun it was to be a child.He stayed a child for life.He had more fun in life then you and I.
@I'm Hungry Ppl still think that lol
Yes and his face is most attractive after all
That is assuming he wasn't abused or anything
Look at that smile
So bright, so cheerful
No evil, or sadness
Pure innocence and happiness
Afrina Sultana fr🔹
@@vnuhty8114
Like a 🌟
His Charakter and Smile IS the same than beetlejuice
Wish you'd think this way about ppl without disabilities.
@Master Duck thats hawt
*It's so sad how they bully others for things they can't control*
different times back then
@King Ikem facts
@Morse Code see this is my point. You bully people for things they CANT control 🤦♂️
Obey -King no one cares
@@Celestialnighthawk obviously people care if they are commenting stuff and I bet your a bully but your really just a bitch on the phone or computer so stfu if you aren't gonna say anything nice
He look more happy than those called normal.
Glad to find some1 who thinks alike .. Bhartiyae sooch .
Actually, Schlitzie was VERY well taken care of for the day. Many people like him were locked up in draconian institutions, because it was the norm. When you realize how new psychology is in the field of medicine, and under standing of mental defects is even newer, Schlitzie really didn't have a bad life, and there are well documented instances of him being happy and affectionate.
Ignorance is bliss...
@@brokenwave6125 And he would still have a higher IQ than you.
@@bootlegger2750 What a dumb comment. The idea that you think you know anything about my IQ from that one sarcastic comment is absurd.
Especially considering that my comment in no way indicated that I have a low IQ, it was just a tongue in cheek comment.
Stop taking things so seriously dude...
You're desperate to insult people for no reason, which just indicates that you aren't very happy.
I know because I've done the same thing before.
Cheer up, you're ok.
He's not a freak, he's just a man with a soul of a innocent and sweet 3-yr old.
Someone please help, my cat won't stop barking.
@@studentofsweetscience6922 is he barking or.. meowing?...
Man?
he was adorable and kind looking .
I would of loved to of met him .
sounds like he had a hard life at times..
Alright pinhead your time's up
God 2 you wrong for that
@God 2 death is not something to joke about
@Skatejock21 just because it was normal back then, doesn’t make it okay
@@iution4668 well yes,but actually...Yes
I pray and thank the fan who raised for the headstone...it's a shame how people disregard other human beings it just brought tears in my eyes
Prayers never did shit especially towards imaginary friends
@@garbageday587 You're just a bitter silly man or woman. Go rest until you heal
@@garbageday587 I'll pray for you. Mr grump grump.
@@garbageday587
Mkay, no need to reach that far, calm tf down.
@Zeal!
Away from you-
70 yrs old with a 3 year old mental capacity? Lived a great deserving life. Kudos to those responsible.
Don't Reply that’s pathetic.
Colin Woods yes, but it’s true...
bye bitch, kudos
Big Banc sumo, nigga I'm the uno
@@ColinWoods-by9my .
I hope you know that kudos means cells in finnish
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY THAT MADE MILLIONS OFF OF HIM COULDN'T GIVE HIM A HEADSTONE?? UNFORGIVABLE, SHOCKED, WHY, UNBELIEVABLE 💔
@@AlphaCarinae Far from a kid. And he was important....to his fans, friends, and Hollywood (for money). It is just pure disrespectful but I expect nothing from Hollyweird.
@@Greameable Really? I didn't know. Glad people came together and paid respects.
@@AlphaCarinae no, you're not important. He has fans and was famous.
@@AlphaCarinae Hmm, a video about him exists decades after his death. A video you are watching. More than you can say. A character on American Horror Story was based on him as well.
You're just a sad little troll.
@@AlphaCarinae I don't value your opinion.
"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human." -Captain Kirk
❤️❤️❤️
*UR TIME'S UP PINHEAD!*
Thanks for being kind vegeta.
@@catcraze8673 bruh
Could you imagine living in the 30s when people thought a movie could cause a miscarriage?
Lucca it happened during that disgusting movie.
People probably believe that now.
@@jcreazy Honestly, probably.
we live with crazy people now :(
@@mclal 100% true
His smile is so powerful, because it shows that he never cared much about the bad things.
True. How many people are depressed and suffer from anxiety.
he was smiling on his every picture taken.....
Sadly folks offended by Todd Browning's movie FREAKS failed to understand its message about how these special people had their own dignity and deserved respect for allowing themselves to be exploited to earn an honest income. ☺
1:28 you call that a smile
@@thinesussy6902 shut up.
@@micahbell9575 no
@@thinesussy6902 shut up.
Wow this is where Pepper from AHS came from! I loved Pepper and I love him. His smile light up the room and calling him a pinhead and freak is not the best words to describe someone who was born that way. God makes no mistake. I would of loved to get to know Schlitzie if I was alive then. God bless him. ❤️
Jasmine H that’s why I clicked lol
Amen
Jasmine H But he is a freak and a pinhead, and God isn’t real....
@@ericbattista9341 You deadass a wierdo
Captain Obvious oh ok that’s ur opinion and I’m just voicing mines and one day u will see who really real. 😁👍🏽 God Bless you. ❤️
He honestly did more with his life then I’m doing with mine rn lol
@@AmericanGBoyDiego genetically, yes. That doesn't mean he's bad. He had a better heart than 99% of people
I just thought he’s doing way more than what I am 🤷🏻♂️
@@AmericanGBoyDiego you're a leftist aren't you?
I see what you're saying:)
@@jondoe5290 Hey leave Diego alone. He is probably suffering very much now. Remember hillary clinton lost in 2016. Diego is probably still in his bed crying. Have a heart.
Everyone having a good life and being depressed
Him having a really sad and bad life but smiles more than all of us
Kristena Bizune I never had a good life too
Ignorance is bliss
Because people are scared to be themselves, we think too much about who we are and what people will think of us, he can just be himself and not worry about peoples judgement. So even though his life conditions may be worse, he allows himself to enjoy life more than we enjoy ours cause we cloud ourselves with fear of judgement
Kristena Bizune fax
Smile through your fear and sorrow.
i want to hug him, he looks like he gives the most amazing, heartfelt hugs
emily hilston me too, i wanna hug Schlitzie too!
So did Lenny
And he deserves the respect he didn't get from the true freaks.
no u wouldn't stop lying, your probably one of those people who call men weirdos if they get in a conversation with you
@@ye7562 im generally nice but honestly fuck you
He had a beautiful smile !!😁😁
Micheline Israel seriously. The first thing I noticed in the thumbnail 😊
stop lying for likes
@@Lightniicpotato No he really does tbh
How do you know they're lying?
Immature Idiot cause he doesn’t
it took 36 years for someone to put a proper headstone... It`s so sad that he has no family with him
It's more sad that his family abandoned him imo. Also, that that first guy who adopted him's daughter dumped in a mental hospital, and it sounds like the second guy who adopted him didn't care enough to get him a proper headstone
The circus was his true family
The circus accepted him and have him in there show there were so nice to do that
Exploited but thankfully he never knew. He had a beautiful, infectious smile and is still melting the hearts of many.❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sucks how humans treat each other..
Gods Son I totally agree! It’s really heartbreaking how he was he used and abused for profit. Thankfully there is a God!
This is truly a story of a pure innocent soul who today is enjoying his place in heaven. Unlike the people who exploited him his whole life and treated him with irreverence.
The one man adopted him and then the other person later rescued him from the mental hospital. He had people who loved him in addition to his fans
Theres little way he became so successful without handlers, who cared for his best interest. Imagine if he had been given 1 million dollars. Would he even be capable of spending it at all? So, instead im thankful for all the unsung heroes who watched over him during his life, changed his diapers and made sure he was safe. Those were angels in disguise.
@@bluepill8077 said well, what gets me is the horror and disgust felt by many, and why, besides the issue of changing diapers
Damn man, so sad that he worked his whole life and had no home or money to show for it. Just goes to show how badly people took advantage of those with learning disabilities back in the day.😔
R.I.P. Schlitzie
You realize the freak show gave him a home if it wasn't for it they would of locked him in some mental ward for life he was able to live a semi normal life and left a legacy that will beat out what most of us will ever achieve
Yup im sure they made a lot of money from him
zan w she was talking bout after he retired
@@iconicsyn3095 thank u :)
@@Luchi_HTX oh hell yeah!
Me: *good life*
Also me: :(
Him *not as good life, with an disease*
Also him: :)
Kay well he did have the mind of a three year old...
No u that should tell you something...
Lawrence Gore he doesn’t see the negative of life yet.
a good life doesnt really has a definition, if ur unhappy with it then its definitely not a "good" life
@@nekura I think he talks about that he is healthy and his family/he got money and food
Good someone had the heart to give him a headstone
Silva 07 - Is a headstone so important? Kind of late, isn't it? I wish he had been respected, as he deserved, like all human beings.
@@14Aymara I guess it's just a sign that someone remembers? But I agree with you, like the saying goes: buy me flowers while I'm still alive.
@@slipperydick - Yes, it could be as you said, but ...who knows ? Totally agree with the last paragraph. :-)
@Shandra9000mail - Yes, the world is full of selfish people, but there are also poor people who can't afford a headstone. Or others who think a headstone is not important...who knows? I know the case of a lady who died and her daughter could not afford a headstone. Some years later, the dead lady's grand daughter was able to buy one and took her mother to the cemetery so she could see the headstone. The mother was very surprised and moved . To her, the headstone was important. As for the daughter, even though she loved her grandmother deeply, she didn't care about headstones, just did it to make her mother happy.
@Shandra9000mail - Maybe not in your country. But, in case you forgot, there are other countries and different economies in this planet. :-)
Breaks my heart he looks so happy and pure❤️
The message of the movie was that withing their own little community the "freaks" consider themselves as normal as anyone else and perhaps the real freaks were the so-called normal people who laugh at or mistreat these special folks. ☺
@@WytZox1 Beautiful movie and beautiful person. 🙏
I'm jealous because he looked more happy than us. He is cute
Iman Mahmood this video is not about BTS I’m an army but I don’t got to videos and say ‘ARMYYYY’ in a video totally unrelated to K-POP.. I’m not trying to be rude at all but I’m just saying it’s getting kinda annoying...but hey I’m not stopping you or anything so keep doing it if you want 🤷🏽♀️
@@iman2751 uhh um excuse me stfu
@@MH-ox2zw I don't think the person should mention Army everywhere either but that doesn't mean we have to be rude. I think the person got it now so you don't need to say to 'stfu'
i didn’t even see the entire comment thing but i’m an army too but i don’t go commenting it everywhere lol, especially on a sadder video. but yes he did look happy, if only everyone was that happy
Jealous*
American horror Story freak show is basically based off them
Brand Outlaw yep him, lobster boy, bearded women
i had no idea this was based off of a true story
i just came to that conclusion
It's somewhat based of the movie Freaks
Yes I was looking for this comment! The Hilton sisters is also the conjoined twins Sarah Paulson played in AHS freakshow! They’re all based on real ppl that were in real freak shows back in the day!
Props to that fan. They did the right thing
Rest in peace to this man. These people were cruel.
i am sure you would not have been able to take care of him so don't criticize people from this time ,,,
@@LOLONO666
The people who was meant to care for him either abandoned him or used him to earn a fortune.
No, Schlitzie and people like him were gentle and loving childlike people who ever lived.
@@weatherboithat’s what he’s saying you silly sausage
calling these wonderful people freaks just reminds me of the greatest showman and the beautiful song this is me. it doesnt take much to be kind. we’re all humans.
Stop using the phrase "We're all Human" like we're important, intelligent or beautiful creatures 😂 we're nothing but a Parasite to this planet and all other living creatures on it.
@@JoeGoldberg1991 IKR
@@JoeGoldberg1991 We're still human, tf
@@TAMAKING-ho8tb we're not, we're parasites😂, that's a more accurate description for our own kind. If you can't make sense of what I mean by that then that's fine, your clearly not old enough to understand especially if you actually sit there and watch Peppa pig you sad little girl.
@@JoeGoldberg1991 spewing shit that sounds like something an antagonist from a cartoon show doesn't make you sound mature, dumbass. You can't talk much considering your profile picture is dragon Ball z
This guy is in Red Dead 2 that's cool I had no idea he was a real person
I just encountered him in my Red Dead game today, and now this appears in my recommended...
I'm a bit freaked out tbh!
J. Quinn that guy is funny
Only thing is he's 7ft in rdr.
What but how? He was born in 1901 and rdr2 is set in 1899 from what i know. Is it like some sort of easter egg? I haven’t met him myself and i have completed all side and main quests. This is rather strange for me to hear
カイ it is a random encounter that’s found in chapter 4 I believe at a bar. I’m sure there is a walkthrough on how to get it. I got it on my 1st playthrough by mistake. And it was a while ago. I hope this helped
“Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.”
Amazing 🙏
God is fake
@@Angelito_Valentino why do you get so upset over that it's kinda funny
@@stephensnyder9319 lmao, I mean if their culture believe in God, but we don't ,just piss them off lol
True
He had a beautiful and peaceful smile... God bless his soul 😥😊
I just want to give him a hug he's so cute and sweet I hope people learn from this
Cool kiana Anderson - Don't hold your breath...it's like we never learn. Wars are a good example of what I'm saying.
I couldn't agree more, I want to give him a hug too...
Smash or pass
Stfu I bet if you met him you would run
I love him so much I know he is in a better place and that is in Heaven with the almighty 🙏
Aww... He was like a baby... He was sweet and adorable😍
He was ugly asf
Goliath Maker u r ugly bitch
@@goliathmker3335 UR UGLY BITCHASS
No he was an ugly freak. I just look at him and think ew.
Ya'll hurt asf 😂
I believe he enjoyed his life and he was a blessing to those who knew him.
Well said
Aaron Cook what’s your problem? shut up
When I saw the movie, “FREAKS”, I thought he was a female till I found out later he was a man. I loved the movie! Glad a fan raised money to get a headstone.
Yes, me too! I'm glad the burial place wasn't forgotten! 🙏
The movie freaked me out
Me: scrolling through comments looking for negativity to reply on
Comment section: he's so happy and cute
Qilkzy why are u spending ur time looking for negativity? Some toxic behavior
Fortnite 😂🤡
@@Alphae21 190 subs🤣😂
@@Alphae21 stfu your a virgin
@@chrisjordan9662 he looking for me if he looking for toxic behavior
*I used to work in a hospital with psychiatric patients, and some were acute, and some in my group were this type of patient, and they were so loving, and I can say pretty much intelligent, that followed orders very well, and were helpful in making my work much easier, and rewarding ...*
Bless your heart, my dear
I’m have Anorexia, Major Depression, and Generalized Anxiety. When I went to treatment for my eating disorder, the patients were some of the most intelligent, kind hearted people I’ve ever met. They made me feel safe and at home. We’re not as bad as people say we are, we are just normal people with a bit more issues and that’s OK
H Steel I hope you get through your issues, I have depression and anxiety, I know how hard it is. The struggle of just getting up every morning
At least he has a heart!!! Thats more than 90% of people in 2019
My mom have heart
She is donate some money to disabilities people in my countries
Samraj Rai bruh
Everyone has a heart if someone doest that person is dead
🙌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻
I regained my heart after watching this video...
A slap to the surtees' daughter,-- clearly as her act was inhumane for a person so happy and adorable-- and a hug to his family-- the circus, --and that humble fan who respected even his gravestone.
@Brisdad53 sure. What motives do you think she had when he gave him away? I don't even understand why you wud brand me as judgemental, because clearly u are going against a mere opinion I mean she cud want to give him away for a better look in society? Do you ACTUALLY think I wud even mean to hurt someone tho
@@rupalvasavada4449 maybe she thought a mental hospital would take care of him better then she could
@@deactivated5931 ya that's true
A unmarked grave what a disrespect and Respect To The Fan Who Gave Him His Headstone
But still he looks nice, and at least has a heart than other people in 2019
Ya
People say he was abnormal
But my view is that
He was an angle who always smile and make people happy
Mana G THATS FUCKED UP😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How obtuse.
God doesn't make freaks, he creates masterpieces.Meaning:all of us are God's masterpieces. All of us. Schlitzie is God's masterpiece and should have been treated that way.
Yes, in the meaning of life - everybody is complete, perfect & unique.
The adulterers do. That comes all by adultery. If more then one man was inside a woman the cells will come in chaos...
@@andreasmoll_0924 What kind of sick crap is this? Are you serious?
@@peffken8834 could be true. Look at all the disease and health problems in the world. Sin always leads to death.
@@andreasmoll_0924
HAHAHAH that’s awesome...
Why do people get outraged by stuff like this? They faceplant into it and take the bait every single time. “What?!?! Oh my goddddd”
When Schlitzie was younger (1:48) I can see that he would have been a nice looking man if he wasn't born with microcephaly. Sad that he was mistreated by some but he looked genuinely happy while performing in the circus. RIP Schlitzie. You are loved by many.
Wtf this was in AHS
I didn't know they were almost all real! 😮
Neither did i. It’s crazy
vaso vaso alot of the characters in AHS freak show even coven are based on real people !
Katt Moon WoAh! Seriously?
Me either!!! Thought the writer just had a great imagination 😳
Yeah they were all based on real characters. Watch the films Freak.
I cant believe that this post refers to the people who cared for him as his handlers. He was a human being not an animal !!
Ikr but not even animals should be treated that way either they're also living beings
Or a baby
Dank dank you're a prick but I'm sure you get fed up with people telling you that. This is a grownup conversation
@guy with no videos but has subscribers you obviously dont watch memes. There are offensive memes. Bullying memes. Look up dark humor.
@@bruh.1770 Exactly, I agree.
'His handlers'. That made me sick to my stomach.
Movie stars have handlers.
So do politicians
@@evabartlett4599 Many people saw him as a freak or an animal. You know what they meant!
@@Michelle-pn9xt No, I think your own bias is showing.
@@evabartlett4599 What the heck are you talking about? I do not have time to deal with your ignorance and hatred.
Schlitzie, I hope you doing well in heaven and making new friends. RIP (from Sudan)
Amen🙏
Eyhab AAb Awwwww...that's so sweet!
tf
@@hypertykkel2445 ennit not soo cute when he shits on your kitchen floor
Such a beautiful thing to say. Love from the USA
I think people should understand this :
Lover yourself first....Admire what you do ... and don't be hard on yourself... live a peaceful life.
Saikiran S - So? How is that related to this story ? This poor creature surely loved himself, was happy with what he was doing, surely wasn't hard on himself (why should he? He didn't even notice people looked at him as a freak) , and I guess part of his life was kind of peaceful. What failed here were the "normal" people who took him for a monster , people who paid to see those "freaks". They are the ones who should learn to respect , help and not treat disabled people as monsters.
@saikiran s what a beautiful comment!
@@14Aymara bruh he was no creature. He was a human just like us. Just saying.
@@graceschmechel7657 - Just in case you ignore it, humans and animals are all considered to be God's creatures. Language problem, maybe ? BTW, I'd dare say he was much better than many of us.
@@14Aymara I think hes saying we should be more like him
He has the best true smile we all could never forget.
Hello!can I get a shoutout? To you I subscribed
I'm actually quite shocked that once Schlitzie achieved fame, his real parents didn't come back to claim him.
He had a beautiful smile. :)
@Morse Code yo wtf
@Morse Code same
Morse Code im dead lol
@Morse Code bruv sound affect 2.2.
Better then mine.
He might've had a sad story, just remember that he managed to achieve all his dreams.
Wow he faced so many challenges in life. Yet in every picture and video he was smiling. I didn't look false at all. I am certainly taking something positive away from this video,. Thank you
I'm crying, he touched my heart, such an adorable loving, kind and gentle human being, wish i knew you, i would be your best friend, I'm sending you the biggest hug, hope it reaches you in heaven.
Bless that one fan that gave him a better home 🙏 1970
well he looked happier than me
Karina Staneva Ditto
Yeah facts
Exploitation to all disabled people should stop,disability is NOT inability,whoever makes money with them and gives them nothing including some shelter atleast is soo wicked.
Lizz Njoki nowadays, I completely agree but it was different for them back then
@@katyxo6216 It still doesn't make it right for people with disabilities to be treated like that. It was immoral even if the times were different
VanillaSoul Everybody is a product of their environment to one degree or another and we should not judge the past too harshly, even though I do believe in absolute truths. There are probably a dozen things that you do which would be seen as immoral in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Throwing stones at the past should be done carefully when living in a glass house.
Stupid , the circus gave him a life with some purpose.
Think about this: If he and other freaks had not been exploited, their plight would not even be known to the world.
He was a pure, decent, kind, and loving human being.
He has a beautiful smile and innocent look.
It hurts me to see him portrayed as a side show freak I mean wtf?
Absolutely disgusting..& he should be respected in death as he was not in life.😢
A beautiful soul & heart just like anybody else
He could've backed out
He wasn't forced to do this bud
@@Dead_Head-fv6lr yep I agree with Barbra "His mind wasn't the mind of an adult" so No he prob didn't have a choice.
@Barbara Sheehan Wasnt f
Yeah, but you get to fight him in red dead redemption
Dis you people read the damn story?! He MISSED the sideshow life and his health started to DECLINE due to this. A performer who visited the hospital lobbied them to allow Shlitzie to return to the sideshow which is what HE wanted. Yes it was a choice and it obviously made him happy.
People say
"a man is not unique in appearance but in the heart"
Akhi Tamanna who were those people?
he was trully an angel 👼 bless his heart
The only thing sad about this story, is what we think of it, Shlitzie would probably say he was blessed and had a wonderfully interesting life, filled with kind people and amazed fans.
Bingo. Why is this labeled sad? He lived to be 70, was cared for by a lot of people who had some affection for him, was apparently never homeless or hungry. A happier life than many humans have had.
@@stephenleblanc4677 I imagine the video uploader felt some level of superiority over Shlitzie, leading them to think of his life as sad, when it was only different.
i agree. I think the only time he was sad was in the mental hospital when he could not perform.
what a lovely soul that can be seen through that smile , might he rest in peace !!
I know people didn't have the knowledge that we have today , but it just makes me feel sad , and kinda angry that disabled people were really mistreated , back then. I am a Para - Educator for students with disabilities , and I know it was "back in those days" but , it still hurts to see people that were disabled treated this way.
civilization didn't come to us for that long, this world is still pretty cruel
His Abagail Well it’s hard to get used to change, in nature such severe difference poses as a threat. Give them time
Schlitzie died from bronchial pneumonia at Fountain View Convalescent Home in Los Angeles in 1971 and is buried in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights, California.
Excellent .. 👍
I want to go put some flowers at his Grave he was so precious
Even after such a sad life, he didn’t realise what was happening because in his mind he was just a 3 year old. No wonder he was always happy.
Isn't Pepper from American Horror Story inspired by him?
That was I was gonna say
I'm glad he was happy during his life
I appreciate my life so much seeing him be happy and being strong gives me motivation nothing can stop you
@BIGMONEYJEFFAFA 😂
@@Ssbetterway do you appreciate the can I eat your ass comment ?
Lay Slays But his disability “stopped him” happiness is irrelevant.
Well said!
What heartbreak! Yet I am so glad he got to live a full life. He didn't seem to expect much from life but gave of himself freely to entertain a cruel world.
I have a early memory seeing him walking around, I grew up in Eastside of Hollywood in the late 60s.
Now I'm really getting upset. This is theft! They are blatantly stealing my channel name. So sad. I reported them, but I don't think it will help.
@@sandrareed18 what the fuck are you talking about?
@@sandrareed18 ???
sandra reed you dont even upload ?
He wasn't a freak, god just made him extra special
Ghettø god does not exist
@@Facegrrr opinion>fact
xD
Xx BigBoss xX lol
LopsidedEdits well thats not true
he's so cute and adorable. he is what we call "innocent".
I see many people in the comments talking about his situation and how he still managed to be happy but it seems like you guys missed the part where he had the mind capacity of a 3 year old, he probably didn’t even realize what people were calling him or seeing him as.
Literally no one missed that part.
Multsson Viking majority of the comments seem to literally skip over or completely forget this part, if you don’t see.
@@senovia. I disagree.
Bummer patrol, coming through.
I like this guy but I need to say that the lower the IQ actually, the happier you are. It's just the way it is. It's known that in life geniuses were depressed and lived homeless and the strong and stupid people were always in a good mood
👍 right.he was probably an Angel for some time on earth,only people that can't see.even now there are same People.For something tribes in history they tought that God lives in them.
What about bill gates
@@gumatussiT1 we shoud take from him a lot,not ako,leave him 3-4 milions but that must be in constant rotation.for him and his family let him 10 %,not more becouse him and a Lot Like him from all that money don't have moral and are eugenist.we shoud make balans,and rightcuosnes above all !
Ignorance is bliss they say
@@vladimirvelickov954 Commie
It’s in fact a never mentally aging toddler
Well he lived pretty long, 70 is old in the 70’s
Not really.
He lived to an old age when you consider his condition.
Despite his beautiful and innocent smile he had such a tough life. No one to give him a hug. While so called normal people have fake smile still leading a great life. Wonder why innocent people always suffer? The life he enjoyed with the people of the circus, did not even gave a name on the grave.... Selfish people....
He is remembered even after 48 yrs ..
Some1 named his head stone..
Some1 took care of him till he was 64 ..
Some1 recognised him and took him back to the circus life which he loved ..
He was beyond all evil human thoughts and feeling ..
He was lucky ..
@@cassino9399 - You forgot to mention the 3 years he spent in a mental hospital, where Surtee's daughter put him
@@14Aymara And you chose to try to combat half a dozen positive things with one negative. You can keep living your life as a pessimist and be miserable. No ones going to stop you. But its going to suck and you'll regret it. Guaranteed. So you better knock it off now.
I think he did have love in his life. The circus community was very close. He had carers who really loved him.
@@ruinned - So 3 years in a mental institution (in those days !) is just "one negative thing" ??? Really ? I was just expressing what I thought, like you did, too. You are completely mistaken - I'm not pessimistic but realistic. YOU, instead, sound very combatant, not to mention silly. Or maybe just childish...
This man has achieved more than most other people. Spread love and happiness to the world around him. Memorable human being.
Lowkey took advantage of him 👀
McKenzie Jones yeah because let’s leave him on the streets instead of giving him a great life. He was so happy and is more popular than you and I will be
McKenzie Jones He didn’t know that he was getting taken advantage of, he was happy and taken care of..
@@drainurmom you are absolutely dumb
Biggie Cheese and they only did that because they saw an opportunity to make money out of him.
@@flursfrost1152 That's what liking anime and being a women does to you...
I’d say he had a pretty good life for the time he born in. Sure he was abandoned, but he came a long way and was treated mostly well!
what a pure soul. he lived a very good life. god bless him.
These unfortunate but famous people bring awareness to strange diseases and conditions. I enjoyed this video very much.
Sometimes in life, you cannot choose who you are as we can see in this film but people can choose how to treat you. Keep that ol' heart glowing peeps. ❤️
Admire the unnamed fan who thought to honour Schlitzie with a grave stone 40 years after he passed.
I remember playing red dead redemption 2... This is one of the side missions in the game never thought its real..
It is where can I find it
yea meto
I have done that mission and it reminds me of it to
The King in ansebuge I think that’s how you spell it
Fr 💀
This reminds me of a book I read called Flowers for Algenon. The main character was also happy as he wasn’t aware that he had a disability. The story revolves around him going through surgery to make him smarter. He was more measurable the smarter he was. Algernon is the name of the mouse who they first tried this surgery in before experimenting on humans. It is a very interesting book. There is also an American movie and a Japanese series which I totally loved.
How nice of you to bring up such a provocative movie. I enjoyed both the book and the movie. How true it was that Charley had no idea his friends at work were making fun of him until the experiment. It was a good thing he regressed to the same mentally challenged man he was. How like Schlitzie who also could not know when people would mock him.
Here is the 1968 movie version "Charley":
ruclips.net/video/qG0wKBpaF5M/видео.html
Disclaimer: OP described the first half of the book..the 2nd half is very depressing.
The guy in that book was not like this. That is not even close to the same thing. All disabilities and problems are not the same.
@@nancysherburne7445 How is it nice? That character was not like the man in this video.
..such a beautiful, guiless smile and natural love and joy. He was a gift to this world to see real inner beauty and childlike essence.😊
All i see is that he had the biggest smile ..❤
@Phoebe Merrick i commented after the video so i also know about his condition but i chose to count on his beauty .
I literally thought Schlitzie was a female all these years
Beetlejuice from the stern show
Dammit....got something in my eye - Shliztie's smile was contagious and glad to hear he got back to performing one last time. RIP buddy, the world loves ya !!
Omg he looked so happy even with a condition he learned to love himself
suckmytoes cause i dont like u 🥺💓✊🏻
Hey you! STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND SAY AMEN TO THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THIS MAN A PROPER HEAD STONE IN 2007
Edit: omg i never thought that I would get this many likes. I honestly thought I was gonna at least get 12 or 13 likes but this made me get emotional
Amen🙏🏽
Amen
AMEN💓💓💓💓💌💌
Obama🙏
Amen
I hate that he got named a freak. He's not a freak shame on everyone who called him that when he was alive. Shame on no one giving him a head stone for that many years. His life mattered too.
Hero Paws
I mean what if you saw him in the street i would run away really fast
@@paolaaa... No, I would not run away. If you would run away from someone because of their looks without knowing them. Then you have no compashion.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SMILE HE HAD AND ,WHAT A CHALLENGING LIFE. WHILE WATCHING THIS I BECAME " TEARY"..AS MY FIRST JOB INVOLVED WORKING WITH SUCH CHILDREN WITH VARYING DEFORMITIES AND MENTAL DEFICITS...THESE CHILDREN LIVED AT HOME,BUT ATTENDED A DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL DURING THE DAY; AND THE LOVE AND DEVOTION OF THEIR PARENTS WAS "OUTSTANDING"...I WAS YOUNGER AT THE TIME..BUT I DEVELOPED AN APPRECIATION AND LOVE GREW FOR THESE KIDS..WHO WERE OFTEN STARED AT FOR THEIR OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES....THAT WAS OVER 35 YEARS AGO...BUT THOSE MEMORIES HAVE STAYED WITH ME..AND A COMPASSION AND EMPATHY THAT NEVER LEFT AND HAS STAYED WITH ME SO MUCH SO THAT YEARS LATER ON WHEN I HAD MY OWN CHILD...I WAS EVEN MORE GRATEFUL..FOR HAVING A HEALTHY CHILD. I DON' T THINK THERE ARE ANY MORE " FREAK SHOWS" NOW..AND DISABILITY RIGHTS ARE BETTER..BUT STILL MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.