The Six Continents and the Sexualization of Non-Western Women

The “Six Continents” statues are on display outside the Musee d’Orsay, one of the most well-known museums in Paris. The statues are intended to be personifications of the continents. The statue of Europe is fully clothed in an outfit reminiscent of a Greek goddess or warrior, possibly Athena. The other five statues all have their breasts exposed and some are almost entirely naked.

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