Paris 1817, the Royal Academy of Medicine. &#8220;I have never
seen a human head so similar to that of an ape’s&#8221;.
Standing by a molded cast of Saartjie Baartman’s body,
anatomist Georges Cuvier’s verdict is categorical. Seven years
earlier, Saartjie left her native South Africa with her master,
Caezar, to expose her caged body to the audiences of London’s
freak shows. Free and enslaved all at the same time, the
&#8220;Hottentot Venus" became an icon in the slums, destined to
be sacrificed in the pursuit of a shimmering vision of
prosperity.  Wow, what a totally racist concept. I want to watch
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