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France Returns Sacred Talking Drum to Côte d'Ivoire in Major Cultural Repatriation Effort (www.france24.com)

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is one of hundreds of objects France is preparing to send back to Africa, with the efforts set to be accelerated by the passing of a new law to authorise mass repatriations.

I just don't understand how France returning artifacts is a bad thing. This is a good thing. Take the fucking win and move on.

[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

You're not reading what I'm saying?

It is a fragment of the things returned. For this to happen, the country has to basically beg and plead for years. The way these "returns" are made are humiliating, and a direct "fuck you" against these countries.

If someone gets raped but the rapist then throws a few coins at them, you'd be like "how is getting free money a bad thing? Just take the win and move on"?

This is not about a win. These countries have the right to own their culture, this right has been stolen, and being given back a fragment in exchange for years of diplomatic struggle is not a win at all.

Take a look at the "limitations" paragraphs of this page https://openrestitution.africa/country/france/

Every restitution is an exception, not the rule, and that is what makes it unacceptable. Once again, macron quite clearly said that France wouldn't apologize for the colonies, on the contrary he thinks they should thank France instead, and a few objects returned means nothing in the context it is in.

You're just participating in the bullshit that modern procolonialism is, by thinking that throwing a few peanuts to the victims is not just good, but even enough.