It's been years since this blog was updated. It's shocking that this debate is still going on, and that there is still a huge amount of local backlash for even considering to revise the negative racial stereotype of Zwarte Piet / Black Pete.
Here is one of the latest attempts to try to help people understand. Well done Roger Ross Williams and crew.
'Blackface': Dutch holiday tradition or racism?
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/30/world/blackface-documentary-zwarte-piet-feat/
This blog provides links about the Zwarte Piet/Black Peter tradition in The Netherlands from a racial perspective. It was created so that non-Dutch speakers can more easily find information, and possibly bring it into the mainstream of international discussion. This blog will be limited to links and references about the tradition from a perspective on racism. You are welcome to provide links, but if they are not limited to the aforementioned, they will be deleted.
A sad looking Zwarte Piet
