Geert Wilders, a far right politician in the Netherlands, has published the following on his social media. https://twitter.com/geertwilderspvv/status/1268944236818415617 Thank You! I'd like to thank him for confirming once and for all that the traditional Zwarte Piet is a racist caricature of black people. It's great that he's taken the time to confirm this. For … [Read more...] about Bigoted Dutch Politician publishes a Zwarte Piet Matters MEME
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The Kinderombudsman Zwarte Piet and Discrimination in Dutch schools
As a black foreigner living in the Netherlands, I went through several phases when I first came across Zwarte Piet. Prior to moving here, I'd never heard of ZP, so you can imagine my surprise the first time I saw a group of white guys blacked up and dressed as Zwarte Piet. My reactions and the subsequent phases can be described as follows: 1. Shock "But, but, I thought that … [Read more...] about The Kinderombudsman Zwarte Piet and Discrimination in Dutch schools