I write about Europe, from the perspective of someone who lives here and tries to understand that. Someone writes from a different perspective? Great, the …
I know a lot of what your talking about is European eccentric but the oppression of minorities is not just white problem. The fight for rights in Japan is a topic close to my heart and when we label the oppressor as “white” I feel we devalue the struggle of people who are oppressed by non-white individuals. What do you think?
mahakavi: redlightpolitics: No. A lot of “bad things” happen in the world, I get that. However, many of them (I’d contend all, but I try …
I know a lot of what your talking about is European eccentric but the oppression of minorities is not just white problem. The fight for rights in Japan is a topic close to my heart and when we label the oppressor as “white” I feel we devalue the struggle of people who are oppressed by non-white individuals. What do you think?
No. A lot of “bad things” happen in the world, I get that. However, many of them (I’d contend all, but I try to avoid …
Why I don’t “debate”
Yesterday I mentioned that media has framed the current racist violence taking place in The Netherlands as a “debate”. I am repulsed by this framing …
An intersectional feminist approximation to aesthetics around Zwarte Piet
If this is the first time you encounter mentions of the character of Zwarte Piet, I’d recommend a few readings on the topic (otherwise, most …
Saturday link extravaganza: “Zwarte Piet and Racism in The Netherlands” edition
Here’s a roundup of the latest links around the topic I’ve been covering all week: UN requests The Netherlands to stop harassing and intimidating Human …
Zwarte Piet, racism and gaslighting as a culture wide phenomenon in The Netherlands
As I read the statement by Rita Izsák, the UN advisor on Minority Issues and her eloquent remarks about the violent nature of Zwarte Piet’s …
On White Dutch people’s “feelings”, blackface, racism, lives worth cherishing
[Photo caption: a yellow sign with two silhouettes, next to a road, reads, in Dutch: denk aan onze kinderen] Sign reads, in Dutch, “Think of …