I chose to post this picture because it is a picture of Sara Baartman. I thought about her because we discussed "gazing" in class and how they whites were amazed at the way that the African women's bodies were. Sara Baartman was sent around for the world people to gaze at her and her uniquely built body. She had an abnormally large bottom and abnormally large genitals. Baartman was treated like an act in a clown or something useless in a museum, and I think this really relates to why black/African women were sexually abused. It amazed the white man that someone could be shaped this way.
They were so fascinated by the women's bodies were on display and it was something unusual to them, so I definitely agree
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