Slum Tourists: When Wealthy People Toured Chinatown ‘For Fun’

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

It’s true — back in the day, wealthy residents of cities from London to Chicago would pay for tours of disadvantaged communities, the same way that you might take your friends to a zoo today. The communities responded, staging events meant to give the upper class an ersatz sense of authenticity. Spoiler, it was terrible.

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