jamaicanblackcastoroil:

ossuariies:

Whenever people are like “here are the garishly long femininity rituals rich white women had to endure in 18th century Europe” or whatever– I don’t care. All that tulle is from slaves. All that cotton is from slaves. The wealth that purchases the silk. The sugar from the sweets they serve at the ball. The indigo used to dye the fabrics. At my pettiest I think, “Serves you right all your wealth is built on slavery enjoy your fucking corset and tell your descendants to pay me reparations.”

i read somewhere that the corsets were based on sarah baartman’s body!