Zwarte Piet: a documentary in the making
1st Major Documentary about blackface in 2013 in the Netherlands
“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.”
~ W.E.B. du Bois
Greetings,
As you may or may not know, I’ve been engaged in research in the Netherlands for the past couple of years. Of course most of my experiences have been nothing short of delightful. One of the things I did encounter, however, is the Dutch’s blackface tradition in the form of Zwarte Piet, a character classified as the helper of Sinterklaas, who is the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus. The major difference between Old Saint Nick and Sinterklaas is that every year, white people dress up in blackface, redden their lips and wear afro-wigs in the same tradition as the minstrel shows of the U.S. that are now seen as blatantly racist in the States and other parts of the world.
Shantrelle Lewis
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Santa Claus, who is the Dutch equivalent of Sinterklaas, is created by coca cola as a marketing personage
get your information right!
because the states find it rascist, doesnt mean it is! seems all ppl who think that it is…well, to lame to find the right story about it. most of the ppl in the netherlands are fucked up that everybody outside the netherlands thinks that it has to do with slavery! well its not…
translate this and the VN and that lady who says that its the last year that sinterklaas can be celebrated has bigger issues to deal than a children event that is combined with presents and candy
Terwijl in grote delen van Afrika de clitoris van heel jonge meisjes wordt weggesneden met een roestig aardappelschilmesje. En in Maleisië heel jonge kinderen in de seks industrie gegooid worden. Er in India onder erbarmelijke omstandigheden door kinderen kleding voor ons gemaakt word. Tienduizenden kinderen in de smerigste goudmijnen werken. Duizenden kinderen in zuid Amerika op vuilnisbelten hun kostje bij elkaar scharrelen. Er duizenden kindsoldaten zijn.. enz enz