In the past few weeks, news outlets like the left-leaning newspaper Volkskrant have begun to cover the subject with a flurry of opinion pieces. Earlier this week, Flavia Dzodan, an activist who was born in South America and lives in Amsterdam, spoke with Latoya Peterson, of Slate’s sister site The Root, about the racism of the Zwarte Piet figure.
Zwarte Piet: Holland’s favorite racist Christmas tradition. – Slate Magazine
It seems I am the de facto name check on all things Black Pete these days. Today’s, comes courtesy of Slate Magazine.
I must say, it was quite bizarre to see my name on a piece that randomly appeared on my Twitter feed.
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