A Filipina girl and her mother tied to a post to be displayed like animals to white racists, who throw food at them and mock them, in a human zoo in New York, USA. (1906) (thelemmy.club)

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This is the true history of the West, the one that teaches lessons in civilization.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/DaniMayakovski/status/2044696568381514041#m

and

https://vocal.media/education/story-behind-the-human-zoos

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[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago

Libs today: "this is not who we are!"

[-] deathtoreddit@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

marg bar Amrikkka.

And to think there was even a human zoo in Belgium (home of Leopold) in 1958 and moreso....

marg bar Gharb really

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

And in London

[-] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

Disney CEO, "Ask legal if we can have one of these at our theme parks. Looks like a money maker, if we rewrite the girl as a lost princess who captures the eye of a rich kid tossing a banana at her. The shareholders will love it."

Later, over martinis at the club, "I can't believe legal shot down my idea. They already axed my Epstein Island Fantasy Ride. Those woke bastards are ruining capitalism."

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