French Slave Owners Watching Haiti

Text on the meme

French Slave owners in heaven watching Haitians starve to death

What it means

A painted portrait of a refined man in historical European clothing is paired with a caption about French slave owners watching Haitians starve to death from heaven. The joke uses an ironic, condemning image to criticize colonial exploitation and the suffering caused by French slavery in Haiti. EN: A painted portrait of a refined man in historical European clothing is paired with a caption about French slave owners watching Haitians starve to death from heaven. The joke uses an ironic, condemning image to criticize colonial exploitation and the suffering caused by French slavery in Haiti.

Objects

painted portrait / нарисованный портрет white man / белый мужчина historical clothing / историческая одежда blue coat / синее пальто white cravat / белый шейный платок blond hair / светлые волосы cloudy sky / облачное небо social media post / публикация в соцсети flag emoji / эмодзи-флаг black background / чёрный фон