angelo soliman
not only the life of angelo soliman was exotic. born around 1721 in nigeria and brought to viennaise society as the first black person he lived in aristocratic comfort with a huge circle of friends. in this small model the coexistence of white and black did work out not only theoretical. some of his “friends” endeavored to persuade soleman to leave his mark after death in the form of his skin for public as racist theories became modern just around that time. he agreed.
so he was padded (ausgestopft) after his death in 1796 and for almost ten years a grotesque exhibit at the “naturhistorisches museum wien” before he and his two padded collegues, f
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great post. makes me think that at least in some ways, times have changed to the better.
obligatory nitpicking: “Viennaise” - is that a mix between viennese and mayonaise?
o gott! wahre geschichte???
da denkt man, dass man wien kennt…
die agypter habens getan, wir tuns immer noch mit dieser grauslichen austellung (k
find man darf unterscheiden zwischen eklig und kontrovers.
k
ich fand k
naja dann noch den add-on zu angelus soliman:
seiner das eigentliche leid tragenden tochter, die gegen die
und sorry wenn ich irgendwie “harsh” war im ausdruck. bin emotional zerborsten, und dann geh ich mit mir durch. ich versteh den krieg nicht. heut nacht waren schneed
war nicht zu harsch. war eigentlich gar nicht harsch.
und die schneed