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A Third of Housing Agencies in Amsterdam Are Willing to Discriminate

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Recently the Dutchnews.nl site published a story about the results of research that a third of housing agencies in Amsterdam are prepared to discriminate against non-native Dutch people if requested by homeowners. via GIPHY In other news, several other earth-shattering discoveries were made this week. Water is in fact wetFire burnsDutch women like wearing clothes with … [Read more...] about A Third of Housing Agencies in Amsterdam Are Willing to Discriminate

Being Offended is a Choice and can get you beaten unconcious

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Woman of Chinese Descent Beaten Unconscious for Objecting to the Racist anti-Chinese Carnival Song In a previous post, I wrote about the casual everyday racism faced by Asians in the Netherlands since the outbreak of the Coronavirus. In that post, I also translated the lyrics to a carnival song called ‘Voorkomen is beter dan Chinezen’, which is a blatantly racist hate song … [Read more...] about Being Offended is a Choice and can get you beaten unconcious

In the Netherlands Being Racist to Asians is the New Black (Darling)

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Being racist to Asians is the new black Greetings dear readers. I hope that while cycling headlong into Storm Ciara that you survived. I sometimes like to write about trends in the Netherlands so am happy to let you know that the latest and hottest trend in this windy flat land is being racist to Asians. It the new black darling! The joy of being racist to Asians In the limited … [Read more...] about In the Netherlands Being Racist to Asians is the New Black (Darling)

Discrimination Case Against Amsterdam School by Moroccan Mother

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A Moroccan mother suing a school in Amsterdam for discrimination Amsterdam has 180 nationalities and god knows how many kut tourists and expats. It's like that old song, "what we need is a great big melting pot'. Living in Amsterdam I see people from all over the world even while shopping at my local Albert Schwein. If you are like me, shallow as a worms grave, then you can … [Read more...] about Discrimination Case Against Amsterdam School by Moroccan Mother

Only People of Dutch Origin Allowed To Rent An Apartment

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Only people of Dutch origin allowed to rent an apartment As we all know, the Netherlands is THE MOST TOLERANT COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. In spite of this, it does appear that in some situations that if you're not of Dutch origin, that this could be a disadvantage in some circumstances. Some time ago I wrote about the experiment carried out by Nederland undercover, where they had a … [Read more...] about Only People of Dutch Origin Allowed To Rent An Apartment

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