Sometimes the pro-Piet camp engages in long pseudo-historic - TopicsExpress



          

Sometimes the pro-Piet camp engages in long pseudo-historic analysis to try and prove that Zwarte Piet was definitely not a slave, implying that the blackface is just some inexplicable curiosity. Other people have gone so far in their defence of this “harmless fun” that they have sent death threats to anti-Zwarte Piet campaigners. The far-right in Holland has made alarming advances in recent years, and the Zwarte Piet debate has revealed another ugly dimension to these politics. - New Statesman #racism #racist #racists #slavery #colonialism #blackface #Netherlands #TheNetherlands #BlackPete #BlackPiet
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:11:39 +0000

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