Black is black and so is Zwarte Piet!
Why Zwarte Piet must remain black! As I write this, it’s November again. In the Netherlands,...
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The Sinterklaas survival guide: Nieuwe Sinterklaas liedjes
We don’t need nieuwe Sinterklaas liedjes The Shallow Man has been feeling pretty depressed this year. The reason for this is that it hurts me to see so many Dutch people being dragged kicking and screaming into the twenty...
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Dutch tolerance and Zwarte Piet a personal view
This is the first and last post that the Shallow Man will write about Zwarte Piet this year. Like...
Read MoreAn interview with Zwarte Piet
The Shallow Man, in his never ending quest to fulfil the requests of his readers, went to great efforts to secure an interview with the man who is a hero to so many Dutch children. A man, that to many represents the very essence...
Read MoreThey are not black, they have been through a Chimney
The Dutch Love of Blackface The Shallow Man is an elegant but aged fossil. I’ve been around since the days when Madonna still made decent music when Mick Jagger claimed that he wouldn’t continue performing once he...
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