Venus Hottentot - Post 2
I was really upset when viewing that video. These France basically took advantage of this young woman that was gullible and native and made her life a living nightmare. Then towards the end they had a happy song playing, like everything was okay and as if Sara Barrtman was finally was going to get some justice or fairness. And even if that was true, she dead now and one doesn't wait until a person's death to treat them right. I do not want to offend anyone but I really wanted to punch the wall. I felt like the could have a least sent her body back to South African when she died and it took them until 2002 to that. And to be honest we really do not know if her remains got to South Africa. It just really made me upset and I pretty sure I was not the only one that felt that way. Again I apolgize if I offend anyone.
I felt the same exact way. That is why I remained silent towards the end of class. This womans life was humiliation and being degraded. She was sexually violated and it was particulary hard to watch the imagery/ Characatures. But the music at the end sounded like some reading rainbow B.S. very insulting, To Sarrah Barrtman's life, remains and memory.
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