Dirt Eater Mask Correction

African Hub @AfricanHub_ · 1T This metal mask was used during slavery for 3 main reasons: 1) To prevent the slaves from eating fruits such as apples, pineapples, oranges, cashe... Leser*innen haben Kontext hinzugefügt These are "dirt eater masks". Slave owners forced slaves to wear it to stop them from eating dirt....

A social media screenshot shows a historical metal mask beside a person wearing a similar mask. The original post claims it was used to stop enslaved people from eating fruit, but the added context corrects the claim, explaining that these were “dirt eater masks” allegedly used to prevent enslaved people from eating dirt. The joke comes from the absurdly false original explanation being publicly corrected. EN: A social media screenshot shows a historical metal mask beside a person wearing a similar mask. The original post claims it was used to stop enslaved people from eating fruit, but the added context corrects the claim, explaining that these were “dirt eater masks” allegedly used to prevent enslaved people from eating dirt. The joke comes from the absurdly false original explanation being publicly corrected.

• @eternalclassic / 38034 2023-08-31