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Singapore-based company apologises after blackface controversy at corporate event sparks backlash
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Singapore-based company apologises after blackface controversy at corporate event sparks backlash

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A renowned Singapore-based property developer …

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Kick Out Zwarte Piet cancels demos as councils go "inclusive"
1 month ago

Kick Out Zwarte Piet cancels demos as councils go "inclusive"

Dutch News  

Campaign group Kick Out Zwarte Piet is calling a halt to its demonstrations at Sinterklaas parades this year, after reaching an agreement with almost 30 local councils on making changes to their plans. In total, 28 local councils have now agreed “to move to an inclusive Sinterklaas parade,” the organisation said, after contacting towns and villages which still had blackface …

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Middle schooler accused of wearing blackface to football game backed by civil rights group
1 year, 1 month ago

Middle schooler accused of wearing blackface to football game backed by civil rights group

Raw Story  

A middle school student in California was suspended after he was accused of wearing blackface to a football game, but a civil rights group is speaking out in his defense, The New York Post reported. “As the First Amendment protects J.A.’s non-disruptive expression of team spirit via a style commonly used by athletes and fans — notwithstanding your inaccurate description …

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Support for blackface Zwarte Piet tradition halved in six years
2 years ago

Support for blackface Zwarte Piet tradition halved in six years

NL Times  

Support for controversial Sinterklaas character Zwarte Piet in his “traditional” blackface form halved among adults in the Netherlands in the past six years, I&O Research found in a study. In the young adult age group, 18 to 34, support for blackface Piet decreased from 34 percent last year to only 19 percent this year. Among people 35 to 49 years …

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Police investigate Staphorst pro blackface mob action
2 years, 1 month ago

Police investigate Staphorst pro blackface mob action

Dutch News  

Overijssel police have launched an investigation into Saturday’s trouble outside the Bible Belt village of Staphorst, which led the mayor to cancel a demonstration by anti-racism campaigners during the annual Sinterklaas procession. Amnesty International’s Gerbrig Klos, one of three people in the car that was attacked, said she had felt extremely threatened by the pro blackface group. ‘The right to …

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Police investigate Staphorst pro blackface mob action
2 years, 1 month ago

Police investigate Staphorst pro blackface mob action

Dutch News  

Overijssel police have launched an investigation into Saturday’s trouble outside the Bible Belt village of Staphorst, which led the mayor to cancel a demonstration by anti-racism campaigners during the annual Sinterklaas procession. Amnesty International’s Gerbrig Klos, one of three people in the car that was attacked, said she had felt extremely threatened by the pro blackface group. ‘The right to …

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Boobs, blackface and pink bombshells: The story behind Twitter-to-film stripper saga Zola
3 years, 4 months ago

Boobs, blackface and pink bombshells: The story behind Twitter-to-film stripper saga Zola

The Independent  

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Anti-blackface protests planned in five cities, starting today
4 years, 1 month ago

Anti-blackface protests planned in five cities, starting today

NL Times  

Kick Out Zwarte Piet will be protesting against the blackface Sinterklaas character between November 14 and December 5 in at least five cities, the group of anti-racism activists announced. "It is not possible to support Black Lives Matter without being against Zwarte Piet," the organization said. "We therefore call on all BLM demonstrators to, just like in the summer, take …

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