• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Different country, this is a Dutch tradition. As a Dutch man, this shit is racist as hell and they know it. Anyone who still adores black Pete or dons the blackface is a racist motherfucker.

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        53 minutes ago

        White Santa Claus = good and brings presents

        Black Peter = evil and punishes the kids

        Netherlands colonised africa.

        It has always been racist, there’s just no direct proof for it.

        These days after protests, they claim it’s grime, so they don’t paint their faces in black anymore but put some smut on it.

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      10 hours ago

      Nothing prepared me for this when I moved from the US to NLD. My first year I was so shocked. One Sunny Bergman documentary later (Zwart Als Roet) and I was vindicated. Nuts that it still goes on. Ongeloofelijk (unbelievable)!

    • Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 hours ago

      Kohl-pech-raben-schwarz as it goes in one german story about saint nicolas, not just black but kohl-pech-raben-schwarz. Black-black-black-black-black :3