"The [#DutchEastIndiaCompany] was...accused of carrying out...the first...#corporate #genocide."

Keyword: First.

"...whenever foods enter...#PopCulture...the way #PumpkinSpice has in the #US, it’s important to acknowledge how it reached us."

It's fitting that a #spice blend synonymous with "basic #whiteGirl" "#culture" is deeply rooted in #colonial violence.

I don't have a #WashingtoPost subscription and can't provide a gift link.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/10/06/history-pumpkin-spice-colonialsim-dutch/

https://apple.news/A7kagPkU3RTyUCcmwIVOV5Q

In the early 17th century, the Dutch and English East India Companies turned their eyes towards India, as part of their grand schemes to develop extensive trade networks across the Indian and China Seas. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2048/the-english-and-dutch-east-india-companies-invasio/ #History #BritishEastIndiaCompany #DutchEastIndiaCompany #EastIndiaCompany

Royal embroidery - The new curtains of Queen Máxima

#curtains #DutchEastIndiaCompany #embroidery #exhibition #PalaceHuistenBosch #QueenMáxima #TextielMuseum #TheNetherlands #Tilburg @TextielMuseum@twitter.com

https://www.nettyroyal.nl/exhibitions-travel/royal-embroidery-the-new-curtains-of-queen-maxima/