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By: Dirk

Dirk — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:05:00 +0000

You people are just being silly. Odysseus killed his father and made love to his mother. Are you going to change all myths ?

By: Lessa

Lessa — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:58:35 +0000

Cece, The source of this character grows out of the Dutch involvement in the slave trade, which I am sure they’d rather not be reminded of.

Hundreds of years of racist indulgence will die a slow and bitter death, if ever. Bigots want to hold on to their racism no matter who it hurts or offends.

By: Dagný

Dagný — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:37:56 +0000

Let’s celebrate 2012 as the year when everybody has the right to determine how they are represented.

Let’s say that Black People are in control of how they are represented. Does that sound like a good idea?

Fact: Zwarte Piet is a black person. He has black skin, he has curly hair, he has large red lips.

Conclusion: if (black) people object to this representation, then that is their right.

It is NOT ok to tell black people that Zwarte Piet is not a “black” person. Black people should have control over how they are portrayed and represented.

To me, this is like telling women that they do not have the right to complain about being raped, or that it is their fault that they are offended.

The central issue here is that Zwarte Piet is not intended to be racist. That is why Dutch people are so emotional about this issue and are unable to understand the truth.
The truth remains however: Zwarte Piet is based on a black person.

So the question is: who should be in control of how black people are portrayed?
ongoing discussion here: http://zwartepietinfo.wordpress.com