Since the Age of Discovery, the West has become a trend of selling black slaves. But do you know? These Western countries that claim to be humane and civilized not only oppressed black people to work as slaves, but also openly established a "human zoo".
uses black people who have been robbed publicly as animals. And this exhibition is also called the Race Expo.
The black man being exhibited
What's even more outrageous is that such an inhumane race expo has even appeared on the stage of Expo .
Just like at the 1889 World Expo, the most eye-catching "exhibition" was more than 400 natives from all over the country. How did such an inhumane fair become popular? How many victims are there? Let’s talk about it today.
As we all know, since Columbus discovered the New World , the Age of Discovery has arrived. Thanks to the industrial revolution , Europe developed extremely fast and expanded rapidly to the world, taking over one colony after another.
Since ancient times, as long as people are rich and powerful, they basically like to collect. After these people had colonies, they became even more unscrupulous in collecting them.
gems, minerals, rare birds, and strange beasts, even the local natives were tied up and taken away. Why did the natives kidnap? Because they don't think this is a kind of creature, but a creature similar to apes.
The indigenous people being exhibited
So these indigenous people were taken to the zoo and lived with the rare beasts.
At the beginning, these natives were only private collections and were not exhibited on a large scale. Until more and more colonies were growing, the more curious Europeans were growing. Gradually, this "race fair" that was inhumane began to be widely spread.
is like Bronx Zoo in New York. In the early 19th century, a Congolese named Ota Banga was deceived to make "exhibitions". Banga has sharp teeth, which are specially polished for local customs.
In order to watch Banga, the zoo has more than 40,000 tourists every day. Of course, their viewing is no different from watching monkeys, and they don’t think that this is a self-esteem and thoughtful person at all.
Ota Banga
And in order to make Banga more interesting, the zoo also let him live with the monkey. The tag outside the cage contains information such as his breed, age, hobbies and habits.
In Germany, "black villages" are also popular. They captured people from a village into the zoo and let them show their living customs. Even Prime Minister Bismarck, German Emperor William II and other prominent people went to visit.
There is also the 1958 World Expo in Belgium, and the slogan is "Science, Civilization, Humanity", but it turns out that it is not human affairs.
They will tie African girls to wooden fences for tourists to visit. The black child was also surrounded by a fence, so that tourists could feed him like they were feeding animals.
Black girls tied up for exhibition
Blacks who appeared in the Western world as "exhibits", basically have no good ending.
Some are sold around like goods, some live without dignity like animals, and some are still unable to find a job to support themselves even if they are rescued.
Among the many "exhibits", the most famous one is the South African girl Saltier Batmann.
Batmann was born in 1789 in the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and is a member of the local Koisan tribe.
The Coisan tribe makes a living by hunting. There is a place different from ordinary people in the tribe's women - their hips are huge, which is caused by obvious inheritance of "steatosis". Butman is the best among Coisan women, with a larger buttocks.
Batman's comic
Batman was born, the Coisan tribe was already scattered.
Under the expansion of Europeans, large tracts of African land became colonies. The black people who rose up to resist fell under advanced weapons, while the surviving people became slaves to Europeans and were despised as "Hotentots."
What is the life of a slave? In the eyes of the owner, they are not of the same kind at all, but an animal similar to an ape. So they would suddenly kill slaves because of one idea, and would not give them food and drink, so that they would let them survive on their own.
But Bartman was born in such a slave family. He was exhausted every day, but he still couldn't eat. His life was extremely miserable.
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Batmann's original "master" was a Dutch farmer named Peter Sezar.
20, she had been working on the farm. In 1810, Peter's brother Hendrick Sezal came to the farm, and he was accompanied by an English doctor, William Dunlop. William immediately realized that his chance to get rich was coming when he saw Bartman.
At that time, the race fair was prevalent, and Bartman's extremely huge buttocks would inevitably attract many viewers.
As for whether Bartman is willing to become an "exhibition", who cares? There is a word in China called ", the guilt of possessing a treasure ". Although Bartman does not have a jade bi, her huge buttocks, in William's view, are a continuous stream of wealth.
Batman's comic
So on a very ordinary day, Batman was told that if she returned to London with William and Hendrick and cooperated with the performance, she would gain wealth and freedom.
Batmann didn't know what the performance was, but wealth and freedom were supreme temptations for every slave, so she went to London with hope.
However, Bateman was deceived, let alone wealth, she didn't even get freedom.
As soon as he arrived in London, Bartman was stripped naked and locked in a cage. The beast cage is placed on a high platform in the square. Under the publicity of the two, countless people came to watch this special black woman.
Batman
When tourists come, they force Batman to make various unbearable actions to attract more audiences. With fame and tourists watching, William and his wife took the opportunity to sell tickets and made a lot of money.
As Bartman becomes more and more famous, British newspapers also specifically reported this matter. , as in the London Times, said that Bartman was "like a beast, ordered to move back and forth in public, each performing for up to 3 hours."
"Master" makes money, and tourists exclaim that Bartman, as an "exhibition", lives without dignity.
Every exhibition is a humiliation for a woman who knows how to think. Buttman's buttocks were exposed to everyone, and even men touched with their hands or poked with their fingers.
Batman's painting
Sometimes Batman is brought to high-end banquets and appears almost naked for those noble men and women to watch up close. Although she is a thoughtful person, in the eyes of Europeans, Bateman is no different from those rare birds and beasts.
There is no record of Bartman’s ideas in history.
But we can imagine that when she was exhibited, her heart must be full of grief and despair. The only idea that supported her to go on was the freedom and wealth promised by William and Hendrick. Although there was little hope, she was still looking forward to it in her heart.
Beginning in 1810, until 1814, Bartmann toured the UK for four years. As the public's attention shifted, the "master" received less and less rewards on her.
Batman's painting
The insatiable William and Hendrick did not let Batman go. 814, Batman was brought to France. They attempted to make money by "exhibition" Batman again in this brand new country.
However, this plan did not succeed, so Hendrick was furious and not only did not give Bartman freedom, but also sold her to an animal trainer like an animal. In the next year, Bartman became even more tired.
Although you don’t have to stay in an iron cage, you are regarded as an animal with no emotions like birds and beasts.
Batmann
exhibited in the exhibition has a record of French journalists, "Tears pour out from the corners of her eyes, she jumps, she sings, she beats the drums."
The audience was cheering, and Bartman was crying. In order to make money, the beast trainer forced her and other rare birds to tour the exhibition day and night together, regardless of Bateman's heartbreak. He made a fortune, but Bartman was exhausted.
You should know that Batman is a living person. She has thoughts and pursuits, is proficient in Dutch , English and French, and is eager for a better life.
In order to live a better life, she spoke three European languages like her native languages. She also learned to play guitar and drums, and learned to dance more.
About Batmann's paintings
But in the years since leaving South Africa, Batmann not only hasn't lived a good life, but also has become more tired than when he was a slave. When he was a slave, Bartman was physically exhausted at most. But after leaving South Africa, in addition to physical fatigue, more psychological despair.
Every time it is "exhibition", Bartman accepts public attention, guidance and touching while almost naked.
They will marvel at her huge buttocks and make fun of her special genitals. Even though Bartman couldn't understand European languages at first, she could understand them later. Listening to these words and looking at the neatly dressed people, how would Bartman feel?
Such a naked humiliation and such a situation that is not considered a human being, even the strongest person will inevitably be depressed. So five years after the exhibition, Bartman passed away in despair at the age of 26. Unfortunately, her tragic fate did not end with death.
Batmann
South Africa scholar Diana Ferrus said that in the colonial era, Europeans were very curious about Africans' sexual abilities, so they watched the nude bodies of African women, but let European women wear as much as possible.
And those anthropologists always want to prove that Africans are closer to apes than Europeans, and Bartmann is living evidence of this idea.
So after Batmann's death, the body was not spared, and the French Scientific Research Association took over .
Research Association George Guvier is a very authoritative anatomy . When Bartman was alive, he began to wonder whether the other person's buttocks were made of fat? Or is it supported by bones? At the same time, I was curious about the sagging objects in Bartman's vagina.
Anatomist George Cueye
No matter which one is, it is extremely private, but these people do not respect the privacy of black people at all. In 1815, when Bartman was still alive, George watched Bartman up close with some medical professionals.
They measured Batman with their hands or rulers, and gave her an alias - Venus of the Hottenstein. Of course, this is just a derogatory term. During the
exhibition, Bartman could still have a small fig leaf. Even if he was forced to walk in front of everyone, at least he had a handkerchief covering his vagina.
But a few hours after her death, she lay unobstructedly on George's dissection table. Privacy, like the genitals, was also dissected without reservation.
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Regarding the anatomical results, George also wrote a paper. He compared Bateman to chimpanzees, believing that these are the basis for blacks to be closer to animals. After
, Bartman's genitals and head were soaked in formaldehyde . These are left behind in order to explore the "primitive" population, using Bateman's skull as a reference.
, and Bartmann's bones were boiled and rearranged, together with the gypsum model, brain and genitals supported by the corpse, were put into glass cabinets and were publicly exhibited at the French Museum of Humanity.
The practice of the museum is tantamount to humiliation for South Africa. Therefore, the petition for the return of Batman's remains has never stopped. But France ignored it and let Hottensot's Venus, the "work of art" exhibited in the French museum for more than a hundred years.
was not forced to withdraw under various pressures until 1974.
Batmann
Although no longer exhibited, Batmann's remains remain in France and have not been returned to South Africa. With the development of society and the popularization of humanitarian spirit, more and more human rights organizations have brought up the case of Bateman.
and South African President Mandela also petitioned the French government in 1992 to return Batman's remains.
But this request was not adopted by the French government, and the reasons they gave were ridiculous. It is said that once this precedent is set and other countries come to ask for exhibits, their museum will be empty. So no matter how much public opinion pressure is, the French government still ignores it.
But the South African people have not given up. There are many exhibits made of human bodies in the world, such as mummies, specially treated South American races, etc. But in the eyes of South Africans, Bartman is different.
She has a name and a surname, and is a living person. She is a national hero of South Africa, and her remains belong to the people, not to science.
South African President Mandela
In 1994, South African President Mandela once again requested, hoping that France would return Baltmann's body.
However, this petition was still on hold. It was not until 2002 that after eight years of diplomatic negotiations that France returned the remains of "South Africa Venus" in early May under pressure from all parties.
During the negotiation process, a special organization was established in South Africa. After research, they decided to give up the derogatory nickname " Satti" of Batmann and instead return his real name "Sarah".
On August 8, South Africa held a grand funeral for Sarah Batman. Thousands of South African people gathered in a remote valley - Gamontu Valley to see off Batman.
Batman
This place is her birthplace and her burial place. In 186 after his death, Bateman finally returned to his hometown.
In addition to the people who came spontaneously, there were also the President of South Africa and various officials. That day, Bateman finally put on traditional South African clothes.
is a traditional South African fur cloak, a vanilla-smoked turban on her head, and a bracelet made of leaves on her hands and feet. This tragic woman finally ushered in the kindness of fate.
