Tis the #blackface season in #The_Netherlands …
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For all the Dutch claims about liberalism and multiculturalism, their love affair with a popular black-faced figure #Zwarte_Piet (Black Pete), associated with the annual tradition of Sinterklaas (a Santa Clause like figure), keeps exposing the #racism that is a part of Dutch, culture, public opinion, institutions and national identity. If you forgot, ZwartePiete are the menacing blackfaced-helpers of […]
