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I Saw People In Blackface At The Grocery Store. When I Found Out Why, I Was Even More Disturbed.
1 week, 2 days ago

I Saw People In Blackface At The Grocery Store. When I Found Out Why, I Was Even More Disturbed.

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In 2004, I followed my boyfriend Frank from North Carolina, where we’d met, to the Netherlands, where he was born and raised. When that didn’t inspire reflection, they created Kick Out Zwarte Piet, an organization that coordinated protests with signs reading “Zwarte Piet kan niet,” an expression roughly translating to “Black Pete is not allowable.” In 2013, then-Dutch Prime Minister …

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Alt-right broadcaster criticized again for featuring blackface Zwarte Piet characters
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Alt-right broadcaster criticized again for featuring blackface Zwarte Piet characters

NL Times  

The Dutch Public Broadcasting Foundation has again reprimanded broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland for violating its Sinterklaas programming policy by featuring blackface characters during a live broadcast. The incident occurred Thursday during an episode of Ongehoord Nieuws, where several studio guests were dressed as Zwarte Piet, a traditional but controversial Sinterklaas character depicted in blackface. Since 2019, the NPO has adhered to …

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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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Mayor cancels anti-racism demo after pro-blackface mob stops cars
2 years, 1 month ago

Mayor cancels anti-racism demo after pro-blackface mob stops cars

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The mayor of the Bible Belt village of Staphorst cancelled a demonstration by anti-racism protestors at the last minute on Saturday, after supporters of blackface Zwarte Piet turned out in force to stop them from attending. Riot police were called out ahead of the Sinterklaas procession in the village after pro blackface demonstrators blocked roads and threw eggs and fireworks …

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Mayor cancels anti-racism demo after pro-blackface mob stops cars
2 years, 1 month ago

Mayor cancels anti-racism demo after pro-blackface mob stops cars

Dutch News  

The mayor of the Bible Belt village of Staphorst cancelled a demonstration by anti-racism protestors at the last minute on Saturday, after supporters of blackface Zwarte Piet turned out in force to stop them from attending. Riot police were called out ahead of the Sinterklaas procession in the village after pro blackface demonstrators blocked roads and threw eggs and fireworks …

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Support dwindling for blackface Zwarte Piet
4 years ago

Support dwindling for blackface Zwarte Piet

NL Times  

Support for Sinterklaas character Zwarte Piet in his traditional blackface form is dwindling among the Netherlands public, according to a poll of nearly 2,300 people by I&O Research. Among people with a secondary education, support for blackface Zwarte Piet decreased from 58 percent to 45 percent. A survey by the Volkskrant among over 300 primary schools across the country also …

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Sinterklaas arrival draws big tv crowds, pro-blackface activists criticised
4 years, 1 month ago

Sinterklaas arrival draws big tv crowds, pro-blackface activists criticised

Dutch News  

Some 2.2 million viewers watched Saturday’s broadcast showing the arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands, the kick-off for three weeks of festivities ahead of the main December 5 present-giving event. The lack of public events has muted the heated debate about Zwarte Piet, Sinterklaas’s traditional helper who used to be portrayed by a white person in blackface makeup. Research published …

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Support waning for blackface Zwarte Piet
4 years, 1 month ago

Support waning for blackface Zwarte Piet

NL Times  

The proportion of the Dutch population that supports Zwarte Piet in his traditional blackface form is waning. After the anti-racism protests, Prime Minster Mark Rutte said that his opinion about Zwarte Piet's appearance has changed over the past years. 7 percent of people who changed their minds about Zwarte Piet this year said that Rutte's statements influenced their opinion. Many …

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Sinterklaas to dock at fictional location on Saturday, but tv cameras will be there
4 years, 1 month ago

Sinterklaas to dock at fictional location on Saturday, but tv cameras will be there

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The official arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands on Saturday will take place at a fictional location this year, as coronavirus puts paid to the traditional welcome parade. Broadcaster NTR, which always shows the arrival live on television, has opted for a non-existing village, and built it into the storyline which is being revealed this week in children’s news show …

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