noun
human zoo
Refers to an exhibition where people are displayed, often in a dehumanizing or colonial context. Also used metaphorically for situations where people feel watched or treated like exhibits.
19世紀のヨーロッパでは、人間動物園が実際に存在した。
In 19th-century Europe, human zoos actually existed.
SNSは時に人間動物園のように感じられる。
Social media sometimes feels like a human zoo.
Compound of 人間 (human) and 動物園 (zoo). The term is a direct calque of the English 'human zoo' and refers to the historical practice of exhibiting people in zoological gardens.