Friday, May 27, 2016

More than 100 celebrities act against Zwarte Piet – NU.nl

In the letter, which the NRC has, the signatories suggest that NTR is broadcasting “specially created to operate so-called vulnerable groups and genres.” The Sinterklaas Journal of the NTR plays by them in Piet debate an important role, because this program brings the only real Santa Claus in the living rooms of the Netherlands.

The letter is published on the day the Mayor of Maassluis announced that Saint Nicholas at the national entry mainly dark brown and black helpers will carry.

the signatories include among others Candy Dulfer, Patrick Kluivert, Monic Hendrickx, Humberto Tan and Paul de Leeuw. The letter is also signed by comedian Erik van Muiswinkel, who resigned this week as head Piet.

She and other celebrities questions in the letter to the NTR or “multiculturalism have such stereotypical image of dark people “endures. Abroad is not to explain the character of Zwarte Piet, according to them. “Even the United Nations ruled that the Sinterklaas propagates this caricature racism – particularly among children,” it says in the letter

Also, according subcutaneous racism will come to the surface.. “The reactions of the so-called advocates of Zwarte Piet on the social media are full of xenophobia, aggrieved nationalism and intolerance ‘, written in part to the NTR

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By: Reuters

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