The Chinese embassy has reached out to him apparently, he specified it won’t be going to a private collector and definitely not to the Japanese government

His Twitter where he posted some of the pictures. Again CW, horrific atrocities. And I imagine those are some of the less bad ones

    • AmericaDelendeEst [any]
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      2 years ago

      someone else on his twitter feed is claiming that it's a fake, that the album is one that was sold with photos like that in it, idk tho I don't know enough to tell either way

      this thread

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        They make a compelling argument, presumably this is something a museum curator has the expertise to definitively figure out though.

      • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Huh honestly not surprised that sailors enjoyed buying these types of souvenirs given that quite a few pacific theater vets defleshed Japanese skulls.

        • Ecoleo [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          This shit is so fucking weird lmao

          "I'll give you $100 for the photo of the dead family!"