A Chinese museum exhibition comparing Africans to wild animals. Photo credit: Twitter.
A Chinese museum is in the middle of a social media storm after it displayed racist exhibition photos comparing Africans to wild animals. Many have termed the display as the worst form of racism to ever happen in this day and age.
The news of the exhibition broke on Wednesday after a video emerged on Instagram showing Chinese art fans admiring exhibition photos that placed Africans alongside wild animals at a museum identified as the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, Central China.
The controversial photos include an image of a roaring lion displayed next to an African man making the same facial expression. Another one has a monkey with its mouth wide open put alongside an African man with the same expression.
There is another one with a herd of elephants and giraffes standing alongside African kids. All these controversial exhibits are titled with a Chinese idiom, “Outward appearance follows inner reality”.
The exhibition has offended a lot of people across the world.
Admiring African “Primitiveness”
The Chinese exhibition labeled “This Is Africa” was started on September 28 by a Chinese photographer, Yu Huiping, with the intention of illustrating the kind of “primitive life” found in Africa by comparing the connection between humans, wild animals and nature.
According to Shangaiist, a Chinese destination blog, Huiping, who is also the vice president of Hubei Photographers Association, has a deep passion for Africa and its wildlife.
But neither the museum nor the photographer has commented on the racist exhibition. Such controversial displays have become quite common nowadays, with some popular brands creating adverts that are laced with racist undertones.
Just a week ago, Dove – an international skincare company, triggered a social media storm after it published a controversial Facebook advert showing a black beauty model turning white after using body wash.
The advert attracted heavy criticism from the black folks, many of whom claimed the whole concept was racist. Dove has since apologized for the advert although the black model in the video insists that she’s not a victim, arguing that the advert was taken out of context.
Whether preparing for action-packed scenes or delving into historical accuracy, talent alone doesn’t always deliver…
Auguste, a 64-year-old teacher from Dakar, Senegal, has returned to the classroom after undergoing life-changing…
Over the last few years, startups have faced challenges when trying to exit, due to…
Tanya Young Williams, a Black shop owner, recounted that a man wearing a Donald Trump…
Wedding bells are set to ring as billionaire heir Geoffrey Ogunlesi has proposed to his…
Language evolves with every generation, and Gen Z—those born roughly between 1997 and 2012—has taken…
Chicago Sky player Angel Reese has accused fans of fellow WNBA player Caitlin Clark of…
The cannabis industry has over the years seen little participation of women and the involvement…
Nine Chicago-area mayors have petitioned President Joe Biden to pardon former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.…
Even before he retires from the NFL, Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett has turned his attention…
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is poised to make history as the first Black woman to…
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who is reportedly nearing billionaire status, has revealed his contentment with…
Gregory Tucker served as his own lawyer and won an appeal of a case that…
Amber Williams, the distraught girlfriend of late rapper Rich Homie Quan, made a frantic 911…
Bennecia Smith and her family were looking forward to settling down in their recently purchased…