Remembering Differently
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The Haitian scholar Michel-Rolph Trouillot opens his remarkable work “Silencing the Past” by pointing to the ambiguity of the word ‘history’. #HISTORY is both ‘what happened’ and ‘that which has.....
#EDITORIAL #colonialism #racism #slavery #South_Africa #The_Netherlands
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 […]
It’s that time of the year in #The_Netherlands again …
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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 […]
“We are tired to be treated as second-class citizens”
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“We are tired to be treated as second-class citizens” - Abdelbasset Zaghdoud, a...
#the_netherlands #netherlands #Holland #morocco #immigration #integration #citizenship #HEMA
“It’s already too late, in 10 years this [The Netherlands] will be a #Muslim_state.”
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“It’s already too late, in 10 years this [The Netherlands] will be a Muslim state.” -...
“The #taboos are gone, and now you’re suspect if you say anything positive about #multiculturalism”
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“The taboos are gone, and now you’re suspect if you say anything positive about...
“I hate #jews. It is clear. This thought cannot be taken away from me. I am very pleased with what...”
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“I hate Jews. It is clear. This thought cannot be taken away from me. I am very pleased with...
#the_netherlands #Holland #antisemitism #jew_hatred #hitler #immigration #genocide #holocaust #shoah
It’s just like Africa !
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Linda de Mol is enormously popular in #The_Netherlands. She hosts tv game shows, even has her own talk show, speaks German fluently, and moreover, comes across as very approachable. (She also happens to be the sister of John de Mol, the co-founder of Endemol, the company that should be blamed for “Big Brother,” “Deal or […]
Taking a Critical Look at Dominant White Beauty Ideals
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Miley Cyrus and all the twerking (for those in need of a catch up read this), black-faced and red-faced models in Dutch Vogue, the historical representation of women of color and the whiteness of the wedding industry: these were just a few things on the agenda of the first #Redmond Summer Event this year. Redmond […]
#HISTORY #MEDIA #Bell_Parnell_Berry #Patricia_Kaersenhout #Simone_Zeefuik #Tessa_Boerman #The_Netherlands #Zwart_Belicht
Hiding in plain view: Dealing with the legacies of Dutch #slavery
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The year 2013 marks 150 years since the abolishment of slavery in the former — mostly Caribbean — Dutch colonies. It’s worth mentioning at the outset that the Dutch abolished slavery a while after the British (1833) and French (1848) and, only after much resistance. To mark the occasion, #Africa_in_the_Picture, an African Film […]
#HISTORY #keti_koti #Melissa_Weiner #The_Netherlands #The_Next_Step #Traces_of_the_Trade #Tula