But I repeat myself.
‘Netherlands: Outraged
leftists protest against “Black Pete” across the country’
Christmas
parades across the Netherlands welcoming the arrival of St. Nicholas and his
helper, Black Pete, were the scenes of protests by leftists who say Black Pete
should be removed from the tradition, because for them, he’s a symbol of
racism.
Sinterklaas, the Dutch version
of St. Nicholas, arrived on horseback on Saturday at a nationally televised
parade in the city center of Apeldoorn. Thousands of Dutch families celebrated
as the procession with Sinterklaas and his helpers took place, Dutch news
agency NOS reports.
This year, however, there was
one noticeable difference. St. Nicholas’ helper, Black Pete, instead of wearing
the traditional blackface, had dark chimney soot smeared over his face –
apparently from all the chimney’s he’s climbed down to deliver presents.
A group called Kick out Zwarte
Piet (KOZP), protested in several cities on Saturday during the entry of
Sinterklaas.
Here is the
really stupid part: In the Hague,
hundreds of protesters gathered in opposition to Black Pete. Demonstrators held
signs that read “Black Lives Matter”, “Stop Black Face,” and “Black Pete is
Racism”.
Black Pete is a helper of
Santa Klaus and has a black face from all the chimneys he slides down,right? If
Black Pete becomes white, leftists will complain because he is not she.
