The Year the #blackface Tradition in the #Netherlands Hit the Big Time
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In 2013, the world was introduced to the Dutch December tradition of #Zwarte_Piet (“Black Pete”)—the blackfaced sidekick to #Sinterklaas. Though a letter complaining of the racism inherent in the practice was sent to the Office of the United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights way back in January of last year, and there have […]
