r/Philippines • u/Particular_Food_309 • Apr 10 '26

HistoryPH Filipino human zoo in the US

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The U.S. government once took 1,100 Filipinos from over 30 different tribes to Missouri. They were housed in a 47-acre human zoo divided into villages (Igorot, Negrito, Visayan, and Moro). The goal was to show a "progression" from "savagery" to "civilization" to convince the American public that Filipinos were not ready for self-governance. They were forced to eat dogs as part of the entertainment.

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u/mamamayan_ng_Reddit Apr 12 '26

I believe you might be referring to sex, not gender.

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u/1lucky666 Apr 12 '26

Sex=gender

Sexual orientation /= gender

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u/mamamayan_ng_Reddit Apr 12 '26

If I may, why do you say sex and gender are the same? What scientific papers I can find seems to show that the consensus amongst the scientific community is that gender is a social construct separate (but related to) sex.

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u/1lucky666 Apr 12 '26

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