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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Seeing african tribes as barbarians didnt stop the british from stealing their art tho.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's because it didn't violate the narrative. And stealing it enforced theirs.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 weeks ago

I guess that does make sense yeah.

[–] alcibiades@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

The mere existence of African tribes “violates” a colonial, western mindset. It is the scary unknown that they seek to control and classify.