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James Acaster On The Absurdity Of The British Empire

Still Watching NetflixCited 3× on HN, 2022-2024
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8.1M views · 6 years ago · comedy · evergreen

A short stand-up clip from James Acaster's Netflix special about the British Empire and museums that display things taken from other countries in glass boxes.

HN cites it jokingly in threads about repatriating stolen artifacts and the British Museum.

Stand-up & sketch comedy#jamesacaster#stand-up#britishempire#museums#repatriation

3 comments from Hacker News

@virtualritz2024 · in “The Netherlands has returned some stolen artifacts to Indonesia”

There is a great comedy sketch from James Acaster that sums up the situation in- and the stance most other Western countries take on this, unfortunately: ▶ this video

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@suoduandao32024 · in “Funimation End of Services”

If the Museum originally got it from someone who stole it from somewhere else, there's a reasonable argument to be made. James Acaster's comedy bit on the british museum comes to mind: ▶ this video

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@abeppu2022 · in “The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it back (2017)”

James Acaster does a great job highlighting the absurdity of the British refusing to repatriate stuff taken from the empire. ▶ this video

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