A tax on colonialists or racism on the contrary? Nigerian sells $18 more food to Whites

A tax on colonialists or racism on the contrary? Nigerian sells $18 more food to Whites

Categories: Food and Drinks | North America

A native of Nigeria, Tunde Wei, who now works at a fast food outlet in New Orleans, suggested that whites pay more for lunch than blacks.

A tax on colonialists or racism on the contrary? Nigerian sells $18 more food to Whites

A tax on colonialists or racism on the contrary? Nigerian sells $18 more food to Whites

The establishment of a Nigerian named Tunde Wei, located in one of the markets of New Orleans

A tax on colonialists or racism on the contrary? Nigerian sells $18 more food to Whites

Tunde Wei prepares national African dishes in his Nigerian cuisine restaurant in Washington, DC, in December 2014

A tax on colonialists or racism on the contrary? Nigerian sells $18 more food to WhitesHis institution Saartj, which has already become a network, is named after Saarti Baartman, a South African woman from the Koi-Koin tribe (Hottentots), who was brought to Europe at the beginning of the XIX century and exhibited in panopticums and "cirques of freaks".

A tax on colonialists or racism on the contrary? Nigerian sells $18 more food to Whites

A shot from the 2010 film "Black Venus"

After Saarti's death, her body was dissected, dismembered, studied and demonstrated during lectures on anthropology as "proof" of how close Negroes are to monkeys. The skeleton, brain and other fragments were distilled and exhibited at the Paris Museum of Man until 1974. Currently, the remains of the "Hottentot Venus" Saarti Baartman have been returned to their homeland in South Africa.

Keywords: Nigeria | New Orleans | Racism | Restaurant | Price

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