Candyman: An Agent of Black Retributive Justice
During the savage rule of King Leopold II of Belgium (still a highly celebrated figure there) Black men, women and children in the Congo were often mutilated under Leopold’s orders having their hands and feet severed as punishment for not supplying the daily quota of rubber. What is even more sinister is that one of the most popular chocolates in Belgium today is Antwerpse handjes (Antwerp Hands), chocolate shaped to resemble severed human hands.
