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		chki on Nov 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Man of the Hole There are many differences but first and foremost: the purpose of human zoos was entertainment, in this case it was to protect (and potentially scientific enquiry)

lelandfe on Nov 21, 2022 [–]

For others who, like me, had no idea these were ever a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_zoo

Jeeze.

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