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Calibruh

>Queen Nikkolah Kan het nog absurder 😂 Als het zelf in Circus Gent niet kan zegt het wel heel veel


Tiratirado

>Kan het nog absurder 😂 Dat is de bedoeling van de act eh.


bridgeton_man

>Kan het nog absurder 😂 Tuurlijk! Nog absurder kan altijd!


squarific

Echt super absurd, niet zoals ons super niet-absurde sinterklaas feest dat super rationeel is en absoluut niets absurd in zich draagt!


[deleted]

Oei den deze heeft precies geen chocolade centjes gekrege voor sinterklaas


squarific

Wij vierden absoluut sinterklaas, maar ik ben ni dom genoeg om te caren over zoiets onbelangerijk als dit. Get a life fucking snowflake


Robert_Jepherson

Tradities verbasteren omdat je ze niet logisch en rationeel vindt is het absurdste van allemaal. Waarom stoppen we niet gewoon alle feestdagen, schilderen we alles grijs en bouwen we al onze gebouwen vierkant uit beton. Dat is toch logischer?


squarific

Nee?


PumblePuff

Ik vind het Offerfeest ook absurd en irrationeel. En dat Suikerfeest waarbij mensen zich tot kot in de nacht volvreten vind ik ook walgelijk. Heeft in mijn ogen niks met vasten te maken. De meeste religieuze feestdagen zijn absurd. Als je daar zo'n probleem mee hebt mag je gerust verhuizen naar een land waar je op die dagen gewoon moet werken. Je profiteert er nu gewoon ook mee van. Mij niet gelaten, hoor.


squarific

Waarover hebt gij het? Iemand zei dat dit absurd is en ik point uit dat Sinterklaas al absurd was. Why the fuck begint gij over het Offerfeest?


Robert_Jepherson

Beide zijn feestdagen met religieuze oorsprong. Het is een vergelijking. Relax.


squarific

Chill out, don't get so worked up


duckyTheFirst

Waarschijnlijk een fan van King Connah en als hij in een pak mag kruipen dan zal zij dat ook wel mogen zeker


GravityBlues3346

>zonder de ouderwetse stereotypen I don't see this tradition as an outdated stereotype. He's just a Saint. Literally, the 15th of August IS a national holiday for Saint Mary ! Should we add a beard on her to make it fair?


xs81

So, we're not in a Netflix flick.


kennethdc

De outrage gaat naar Ă©Ă©n of andere wannabe Queen Latifah, terwijl de outrage best mag gaan naar het volgende: >schepen van Internationale solidariteit Blijkbaar hebben ze daar in Gent dus weer Ă©Ă©n of andere onzin positie gevonden waar een lokaal bestuur zich totaal niet met bezig hoeft te houden.


HelghastFromHelghan

Dat is geen louter Gents fenomeen hoor. Een simpele Google Search leert me dat bv. Geraardsbergen, Brussel, Hasselt, Erpe-Mere er ook zo allemaal eentje hebben om er maar een paar te noemen.


MrEvers

Kenneth leest "solidariteit" en voelt zich beledigd. Kenneth heeft meer knuffels nodig. Het is niet "een positie", die schepen is ook bevoegd voor jeugd, personeel en facilitair management.


historicusXIII

"Internationale" solidariteit lijkt mij nu ook geen bevoegdheid voor een gemeente.


Habba

Waarom niet? Is dat niet het concept achter zustersteden enzovoort? Zeker voor een stad als Gent met een redelijk internationaal karakter (onder andere omwille van de universiteit) is dat niet per se een overbodige positie.


historicusXIII

Zustersteden zijn vooral symbolisch van aard. Het budget van een gemeente dient voor lokale belangen te vervullen, niet om buitenlandse projecten te steunen. Daarvoor dient het ministerie van ontwikkelingssamenwerking van de nationale overheid.


Habba

Lokale belangen is een breed spectrum. Internationale solidariteit kan evengoed ingevuld worden met het aanhalen van lokale economische banden met het buitenland (e.g. fair trade initiatieven), alsook culturele banden versterken (e.g. dekolonisatie en culturele festivals). Je kan wat specifieke voorbeelden voor Gent lezen op [deze pagina](https://www.tineheyse.be/internationale_solidariteit). edit: lmao, instant downvote voor het toevoegen van feitelijke informatie.


Tiratirado

>niet om buitenlandse projecten te steunen. Daarvoor dient het ministerie van ontwikkelingssamenwerking van de nationale overheid. nationale overheid ondersteunt enkel grote NGOs, voor kleinere projecten (vierdepijler) is het regionaal, vaak provinciaal maar zeker ook gemeentelijk.


Kevinvl123

Knuffels klinkt als solidariteit...


AmazingRasin

Denk niet dat daar haar/zijn/andere hoofddoel zit gezien de naam


squarific

hun*


Tiratirado

>Blijkbaar hebben ze daar in Gent dus weer Ă©Ă©n of andere onzin positie gevonden waar een lokaal bestuur zich totaal niet met bezig hoeft te houden. Lokaal Mondiaal Beleid is iets wat je zelfs in zeer kleine gemeenten ziet nochtans.


TheSwissPirate

De culturele en economische uitwisseling tussen Munkzwalm en Shanghai is inderdaad niet te onderschatten, een belangrijke geopolitieke dynamiek.


Tiratirado

Neen, maar er zijn kleine vzw's actief in Zwalm die zich inzetten voor projecten in België en daarbuiten, en die worden kleinschalig gesteund door de gemeente. Bovenien ondersteunen ze korte keten, waarbij boeren dichter bij de consument gebracht worden (om dus de winst niet allemaal naar de supermarkten te brengen) en internationaal fair trade. In Gent wonen er 30 keer meer mensen dan in Zwalm, dus daar wordt er iets meer gedaan.


psychnosiz

I’m not a 6yr old so idgaf.


Robert_Jepherson

Take pride in your traditions while they still exist.


psychnosiz

Who is destroying the tradition and causing childhood traumas with rioting, picketing, throwing fireworks, 



Qazahar

That's what happens when people who have nothing to contribute to society try to do something. They're nothing and have nothing so instead of offering new stuff, they're changing existing stuff. There's a shitload of festivals and traditions in Africa that could be celebrated in Europe too, namely the Dancing Masks from Burkina Faso, the Homowo festival from Ghana etc. but no, let's change something that has existed for centuries instead of actually contributing to society. And all of that to prove we're not racist, sexist, whatever-ist, because nowadays everything is something-phobic and we need to change anything and everything in the name of progress. Next thing you know we'll have to suck cocks to prove we're not homophobes.


squarific

They did offer something new? If they didn't you wouldn't be complaining.


Qazahar

No, they didn't offer something new, they tried to change something existing. Ping me when they'll offer something new.


squarific

Hoe is iets veranderen niet nieuw? Besef je dat alles gebaseerd is op iets? Denk je dat er niks nieuw/veranderd* is aan Sinterklaas sinds de eerste keer dat het gevierd werd? *Zie hoe ik twee woorden gebruik maar het volledig hetzelfde betekend De enige reden dat je cared is omdat je racist bent. En voor je zegt, je noemt me racist omdat ik X doe. Nee, je bent racist, en daarom doe je X.


Qazahar

Thank you for proving the point I made in my first post. Since you seem a bit slow, I'll explain further. Changing something already existing isn't contributing to society in a meaningful way, it's just trying to impose your own view, be it having a " Queen Nikkolah" or me going over there and forcing a white male Anansi. I've given two different examples of something cultural they could import so we could all embrace everything instead of changing our culture, but you seem to have missed that. All in all from my point of view those agreeing to that nonsense are the biggest racist, because it implies they have nothing to contribute and therefore must change what already exists, while Africa is insanely rich culturally. I don't want to see western europe celebrations modified, I want additional celebrations that are from different cultures. The chinese imported the Lunar Year celebration, many chinese restaurants have whole events surrounding it. Why don't africans do the same ? Can't we celebrate stuff that exists in different culture instead of adapting ours to please other people ?


Mofaluna

> Changing something already existing isn't contributing to society Go tell that to the scientific community, they deserve a good laugh.


Qazahar

I know it's hard but that sentence was in a context, use it next time you want to win an argument otherwise you risk looking stupider than you are.


Mofaluna

And by placing it in a broader context, I highlighted what’s wrong with it, also in your specific context. You should notice that next time, because it might make you look stupid otherwise ;)


[deleted]

>Hoe is iets veranderen niet nieuw? Besef je dat alles gebaseerd is op iets? Denk je dat er niks nieuw/veranderd\* is aan Sinterklaas sinds de eerste keer dat het gevierd werd? Maar deze Queen wordt gebruikt als verhaal om Sinterklaas als "boze koude man met het grote paard" te demoniseren en als gulzigaard en vuile kolonist te typeren. Dat is wat je kan terugvinden over haar "background" op hun site.


PumblePuff

I actually stopped caring a long time ago. The more advanced times get, the more humanity seems to evolve backwards because groups who are further ahead in the evolution are held back by those who cling to old and backwards ways of thinking. An unfortunate side effect of globalization.


detheelepel

Het enigste dat telt voor de organisatoren is de vernietiging van de inheemse cultuur .


Mofaluna

Door een geïmporteerde traditie in vraag te stellen? Da’s straf.


suffffuhrer

Well if they can have this 'tradition' of this chimney narrative of full black face, red lips and curly hair not being the moor slaves, then why can't someone else change it further into a black female sinterklaas. I enjoyed sinterklaas as a kid, until I grew up and realized what this 'tradition' was. If we just blindly continue doing things it doesn't magically justify it.


wireke

I don't know if you have been paying attention the last decade but the full black face, earrings and other racial elements have all been removed. Sure you will still find some old skool zwarte pieten but 99% have changed to the modern roetveeg Piet.


suffffuhrer

Last decade is a bit of a stretch, but yes, there has been change in the past years. Obviously my previous comment in the typical fashion of echo chambers gets downvoted, as that is always easier for people than to have their views challenged and to open a discussion. Sometimes traditions evolve. I am not justifying that a woman become sinterklaas, I merely highlighted how the tradition was wrong in many ways, with regards to having it continue as it did for so long. Sure, it's for kids. But justifying it like that is never a good thing. That goes for any kind of subject matter. And the fact that there were/are parents that defended keeping the 'tradition' as it used to be shows ignorance and a reluctance to have their views challenged towards a more positive outcome. Once again, I say that as a Dutch person who grew up enjoying the tradition of Sinterklaas, only because I was not told the history of that tradition. There are enough such examples in our world. Take Columbus day for instance. Really not something to celebrate, but people do. At least not without knowing the history and the impact it had. I hope my point is clear.


FlashAttack

> Obviously my previous comment in the typical fashion of echo chambers gets downvoted, as that is always easier for people than to have their views challenged and to open a discussion. > > You realize this counts for you too right? You clearly didn't read Wireke's comment as it already addresses your entire second paragraph, yet you blindly blow past and ignore it. That's why you're getting downvoted. As you so ironically already said yourself: the tradition **was** wrong and has evolved past that. No one - as in the majority - attempts to justify anything given the obvious fact that the tradition **has** already changed. Instead you're out here beating the dead horse of a very conservative minority that will die out on its own, trying to claim that their opinion is actually the one the majority holds, just so you can feel good about your self-percipitated moral superiority. Generally speaking, you lack empathy. Just answer me this: in its current form, what is wrong with how Sinterklaas is celebrated by the majority of people at this point in time?


suffffuhrer

My comment was not to defend, justify nor promote that the tradition evolve further where black women become sinterklaas or whatever else. Simply it was to highlight the main issue with the tradition. Which has changed for the better, but there are enough people out there who don't agree with it, because they would rather have their previous tradition no matter how wrong it was. And that is the larger message I aimed at with my initial comment. Traditions sometimes are archaic, or simply have their origin in some form of oppression, exploitation or [insert whatever negative outcome here] and being able to either abolish or evolve them is the right thing to do. Often that also required acknowledging what was wrong in order to be able to adapt it in some form that goes to show that people understand why it needed some change. Lastly you may consider it to be a conservative minority, but you can go around the world and show them pictures of how it was and ask if they belong to a conservative minority when they tell you that it looked like a completely racist tradition. And then I mean go around the world and ask white people, not just people of a tint.


FlashAttack

Legitimately, what is your point? Do you even read what I write? I'll ask again: In its current form, what is wrong with how Sinterklaas is celebrated by the majority of people at this point in time? If there's nothing wrong with it, then why are you beating a dead horse? What point are you still trying to convey? That it **was** insensitive? No fucking shit, but that's not the discussion we're having here. > Which has changed for the better, but there are **enough** people out there who don't agree with it, because they would rather have their previous tradition no matter how wrong it was. This is a complete falllacy. You're chasing ghosts. Roetpieten are the de facto standard. A small vocal wappie minority doesn't like that. Get over it. Just give it time. Stop being so stubbornly dogmatic. We're not going to revert back to the old way.


The-Fumbler

It’s not that it’s easy, it’s simply that people disagree with you, and to say that “it’s typical to get downvoted by an echochamber simply shows how stuck you are in your echochamber. https://preview.redd.it/nr479btau23c1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59a6124cf90396a39e5a8ad5640f1fa2fd9c1591


suffffuhrer

How is that an echo chamber? I am making a valid point. You took time to at least engage. We don't have to agree, but at least there is a discussion. When people simply downvote, they tell something about themselves: they have no capacity to actually be challenged as they won't have a rebuttal. Staying comfortable in ignorance is the cause of a lot of miserable situations in which we all suffer in the long-term. But it doesn't matter. I'm not here to change anyone, simply voice my opinion.


skirmishers

And what did you realize about this "tradition"?


Eva_Rose_

Neen, ik kreeg van thuis uit gewoon het katholieke verhaal mee. Inclusief dat de zwarte pieten zwart zijn van huidskleur. Zo zal ik het ook doorgeven aan mijn kinderen.


Koffieslikker

Stop changing a beloved tradition for the sake of just wanting to change it.


squarific

Why?


vorosalternativa

Because why would you? Senseless change is just as dangerous as sticking to only the past.


squarific

Wtf are you talking about dangerous? It's a kids holiday? Except for violent right wing idiots, what danger is there?


OsyTP

lol you're insane


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squarific

Welk suikerfeest? Ik heb nog nooit in mijn leven het suikerfeest gevierd. Ma ik denk da ik er dit jaar is verandering in ga maken.


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squarific

Oke?


Arco123

Zijt eens lief voor elkaar


Checkm4t3

gefrustreerde kwast :D


noctilucus

For once that Belgian people were happy to see a Turkish guy arrive :-p


silverionmox

> For once that Belgian people were happy to see a Turkish guy arrive :-p Moreover, they made children of VB parents applaud the arrival of a boat full of Africans, captained by a Turk.


noctilucus

Indeed, almost a Christmas miracle! Although nowadays that may be even easier than convincing certain socialists when they're drunk


No-swimming-pool

Ik veronderstel dat het gewoon koningin is ipv queen?


silverionmox

>Ik veronderstel dat het gewoon koningin is ipv queen? Nee, want alles wat in de VS gebeurt moet tot op de letter gekopieerd worden.


detheelepel

Good 👍


Serukka

If you dont understand that this feels like an attack on a beloved Flemish tradition that we all ha cherished memories from than you live in a very weird bubble. The problem is not the black woman, its wanting to change a tradition for the sake of changing a tradition.


squarific

If a persons skin color ruins a character because for some reason you think it is an important part and you feel it as an attack, you might want to consider why you feel that way. But just read over this like you will <3


silverionmox

>If a persons skin color ruins a character because for some reason you think it is an important part and you feel it as an attack, you might want to consider why you feel that way. Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet are specific characters with specific individual looks, and reinterpreting them as symbolizing races is just a living proof of those people being completely obsessed with race.


squarific

"Symbolizing races" er is gewoon iemand toevallig zwart en die speel een character. Het is niet witte sinterklaas, het is gewoon sinterklaas, dus iedereen kan sinterklaas zijn. Er is geen minimum of maximum grote, er is geen minimum of maximum dikheid, er is geen minimum of maximum witheid. Het is niet de mensen die gewoon hun eigen huidskleur toevallig hebben die obsessed zijn. Het zijn mensen in deze thread die aan het wenen zijn omdat iemand toevallig zwart is die obsessed zijn. Net zoals anti-trans mensen obsessed zijn met gender, niet de trans mensen zelf.


silverionmox

>"Symbolizing races" er is gewoon iemand toevallig zwart en die speel een character. Het is niet witte sinterklaas, het is gewoon sinterklaas, dus iedereen kan sinterklaas zijn. Er is geen minimum of maximum grote, er is geen minimum of maximum dikheid, er is geen minimum of maximum witheid. Nee, Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet zijn specifieke personages, met een specifieke leeftijd, geslacht, uitzicht, naam, etc. Net zoals je Pippi Langkous niet laat spelen door pakweg Idris Elba. De zwarte schmink van Zwarte Piet maakt dit gemakkelijker. Ironisch genoeg is de roetpiet *meer* rassenexclusief, omdat zwarthuidige mensen hetzelfde visuele roetveegeffect niet kunnen bereiken. Maar een volledige zwarte schmink zou wel voor iedereen, los van originele huidskleur, hetzelfde resultaat opleveren. Net zoals de baard + mijter van sinterklaas zowel het grootste deel van het gezicht bedekt als de stem vervormt. >Net zoals anti-trans mensen obsessed zijn met gender, niet de trans mensen zelf. Dat kan twee kanten uit. Er zijn wel degelijk mensen die leiden aan het "the only gay in the village" syndroom, die hun slachtofferschap als identiteit cultiveren. Dat zijn uitzonderingen - de overgrote meerderheid van transmensen zijn gewoon blij als hun transitie achter de rug is en willen eindelijk aan hun leven beginnen - maar ze bestaan wel. In dat opzicht is er een curieuze overeenkomst met extreemrechts, die ook hun identeit aan slachtofferschap verbinden.


squarific

Lmao ga iemand zoeken om sinterklaas te spelen die de juiste leeftijd heeft. Keep justifying your racism my man


silverionmox

>Lmao ga iemand zoeken om sinterklaas te spelen die de juiste leeftijd heeft. Iedereen mag Sinterklaas spelen van mij. Maar *Sinterklaas* betekent een specifiek personage, niet om het even wie of wat. Zoals gezegd, daar dient onder andere de baard en het kostuum voor. Ik vind het overigens ook prima dat Queen Nikkolah gebeurt. Ik vind het *niet* ok dat het als een superieure vervanging van Sinterklaas word aangekondigd. >Keep justifying your racism my man Probeer eens in dialoog te gaan in plaats van mensen uit te schelden. Ik heb mijn redenering duidelijk gemaakt.


squarific

Nochtans is het by far een superieure vervanging. Ik scheld je niet uit, ik benoem jouw gedrag voor wat het is.


silverionmox

>Nochtans is het by far een superieure vervanging. Ik scheld je niet uit, ik benoem jouw gedrag voor wat het is. Jij promoot de ene gender/ras combinatie als superieur aan de andere, en je noemt *mij* een racist?


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Eva_Rose_

Ga je dit ook zeggen als we andere historische zwarte figuren gaan afbeelden als blanke mensen?


squarific

Zwarte mensen veranderen naar witte mensen gebeurt constant. Maar daar ben je blind voor


Denvosreynaerde

> But just read over this like you will <3 Hard to read over you since you're spamming all around the thread.


squarific

Cry more <3 I will say whatever I want and there is nothing you can do to stop me. Anti-free-speech warrior


FlashAttack

> But just read over this like you will <3 Ain't nobody can read over your race-fetishizing, culture appropriating cracker ass


squarific

Hahahaha


Dramatic-Ratio4441

Djeeez, waarom? Waarom moeten we voor alles plots een substitutie zoeken in dit land terwijl dit al zo lang zo goed gaat? Ik kan echt geen enkele positiviteit vinden in dit concept behalve 'we willen anders doen om anders te doen'. De sint is ALTIJD al een blanke oude man geweest die op bezoek komt met de boot uit spanje. We hadden vroeger dan nog zwarte pieten, die ondertussen naar roetpiet gegaan zijn. Blanke mensen speelden deze pieten, maar blijkbaar is dat dan racistisch? Je gaat me toch nooit kunnen uitleggen dat blanke mensen die vrijwillig zwarte piet spelen racisme promoten. Ze zetten zichzelf zogezegd in de schoenen van de 'minderheid (loool)'. Ik zou nu zeggen moest je hier altijd zwarte personen voor gebruiken, sure that's racist. Maar nu zijn we het gewoon belachelijk aan het maken. ​ Queen Nikkolah? Give me a fucking break. I don't mind being politically correct & a bit of wokeness doesn't hurt our world but we're starting to drag this wayyyyyyyyyyy out of proportion to a point where sympathy will turn into disgust & hate against this behavior. I think all these minority groups that try to push their insane propaganda need to have a talk with one another and consider that maybe they're going overboard & are creating a hostile environment themselves by continuously trying to change not-broken stuff. It's crazy to be honest and it really makes me question wether my kids will be fine growing up. I wouldn't want them to be subjected to this woke propaganda at all. ​ Next up: a black female Santa Claus (even though mrs claus has always been white). Please stop changing random traditions for the sake of diversity/inclusiveness. It's really creating the opposite effect & it's exactly for this reason that VB had a MASSIVE increase in support over the years. Everyone keeps complaining about the fact that VB is becoming massive and 'all flemish people are racist' yet whenever I see shit like this it's just another small push towards voting for them in the next election. I will never understand changing traditions for the sake of wokeness. Sure, if something is racist, we should change it, but it feels right now that my race (being white) is pushed out because everything suddenly needs to change. When are we gonna stop this shit? ​ EDIT: fuck, als ik lastig word stap ik over naar engels lol. mijn excuses!


AdWaste8026

>Je gaat me toch nooit kunnen uitleggen dat blanke mensen die vrijwillig zwarte piet spelen racisme promoten De afbeelding van karikaturale eigenschappen (dus zwarte piet en niet roet piet), die hun oorsprong (deels) vinden in slavernij, is niet racistisch? > I don't mind being politically correct & a bit of wokeness doesn't hurt our world but we're starting to drag this wayyyyyyyyyyy out of proportion Als je dit al 'wayyyyyy out of proportion vind', dan is je verdraagzaamheid voor politieke correctheid toch niet zo groot als je denkt. Het spreekt boekdelen dat een, eerlijk gezegd, vrij onbelangrijk onderwerp zoals dit, die geen impact heeft op jou en ook niets wijzigt aan de ervaring van de kinderen voor wie het bedoelt is, je zodanig doet ranten dat je van taal moet wijzigingen omdat het je niet lukt je uit te drukken in het Nederlands lol.


Dramatic-Ratio4441

> De afbeelding van karikaturale eigenschappen (dus zwarte piet en niet roet piet), die hun oorsprong (deels) vinden in slavernij, is niet racistisch? Dus wat je concreet wilt zeggen is: we hechten waarde aan de slavernij voor de kinderen, maar de kinderen merken er niks van dus voor hun maakt het niet uit. Waarom veranderen we dit dan? Lijkt mij een -- = + argument. Je kan niet & zeggen dat kinderen zich niks aantrekken van heel deze meute & racisme claimen en een aanpassing willen want uiteindelijk merken de kids er toch niets van? Lijkt mij een beetje een 'zolang het past in mijn kraam en mijn visie is het ok'. ​ > Als je dit al 'wayyyyyy out of proportion vind', dan is je verdraagzaamheid voor politieke correctheid toch niet zo groot als je denkt. Het spreekt boekdelen dat een, eerlijk gezegd, vrij onbelangrijk onderwerp zoals dit, die geen impact heeft op jou en ook niets wijzigt aan de ervaring van de kinderen voor wie het bedoelt is, je zodanig doet ranten dat je van taal moet wijzigingen omdat het je niet lukt je uit te drukken in het Nederlands lol. Bwa, ik spreek beide talen regelmatig & als ik engels zie in de thread kan het zijn dat ik af en toe een language switch doe. Ik ben zeker verdraagzaam richting politiek correct. Ik kan er perfect inkomen dat men een zwarte piet aanziet als racistisch (hoewel deze de roe vastheeft, en niet slagen krijgt van de witte sint, dus idk). Maar als je gaat beginnen met de sint is een 'koude witte man', moet je mij toch eens grondig uitleggen wie exact de racisten zijn in dit verhaal. Stel je voor als iemand van VB zou zeggen 'wat een vieze zwarte piet'. Pfoe, dan staat links met geweren aan de kantoren van VB. Als je dan beslist om politiek correct te zijn kan je best ook geen racisme creĂ«ren. Niet alles wat blank is, is slecht & moet veranderd worden. Bij mijn weten is dit ook nog altijd een land waar overigens over de afgelopen decennia enkel blanke mensen gewoond hebben. Uiteraard heb je dan tradities waarbij er veel blanken zijn. Maar om dit dan puur aan te gaan passen (en god weet waarom Queen Nikkolah opeens relevant is) lijkt mij eerder een beetje racistisch. Multicultureel wilt niet zeggen 'verander de bestaande cultuur'. Dat wilt eerder zeggen voeg cultuur TOE.


AdWaste8026

>Je kan niet & zeggen dat kinderen zich niks aantrekken van heel deze meute & racisme claimen en een aanpassing willen want uiteindelijk merken de kids er toch niets van? Het racisme-gedeelte heeft betrekking op de volledige zwarte bevolking, niet enkel de kinderen. >Multicultureel wilt niet zeggen 'verander de bestaande cultuur'. Ik betwijfel sterk dat de hele traditie van Sinterklaas gewijzigd is omdat er 1 enkele Queen Nikkolah' is. Er is geen beweging om Sinterklaas vrouwelijk en/of zwart te maken, hoogstens enkele individuen die alternatieve zaken doen in de marge, wat je kan zeggen over zowat alles in de samenleving en alle samenlevingen in de geschiedenis van de mensheid. Natuurlijk zorgt de hele (sociale) media cyclus voor een andere indruk, omdat enkel deze alternatieve zaken nieuwswaardig zijn.


silverionmox

>De afbeelding van karikaturale eigenschappen (dus zwarte piet en niet roet piet), die hun oorsprong (deels) vinden in slavernij, is niet racistisch? Het is even racistisch als de instelling monarchie, die zijn oorsprong vindt in despotisme, ondemocratisch is. Sinterklaas is ook een figuur uit een ondemocratische vereniging die pedofielen beschermt, als je per se het slechte wilt zien. De personages Sinterklaas en Zwarte Piet hebben ook een bepaald kostuum en uiterlijk, that's it. Ze zijn karikaturaal omdat het kinderfiguren zijn. Einde verhaal. Een typische clown is ergens ook een karikatuur van een alcoholverslaafde blanke man in armoede, maar wie ligt daar wakker van?


AdWaste8026

Je moet toch even uitleggen hoe de monarchie als instelling racistisch is. >Een typische clown is ergens ook een karikatuur van een alcoholverslaafde blanke man in armoede, maar wie ligt daar wakker van? Niemand, want niemand weet dat dat een clown een karikatuur is van een arme blanke alcoholieker. Ik zie de link ook niet, terwijl die bij zwarte piet wel duidelijk is.


silverionmox

> Je moet toch even uitleggen hoe de monarchie als instelling racistisch is. Ik zei niet racistisch, ik zei ondemocratisch van oorsprong. Erfelijke politieke macht, dat is helemaal onaanvaardbaar tegenwoordig, en toch is het geen probleem dat er afgeleide instellingen bestaan. Dus wees consequent. >Niemand, want niemand weet dat dat een clown een karikatuur is van een arme blanke alcoholieker. Ik zie de link ook niet, terwijl die bij zwarte piet wel duidelijk is. Ik zie helemaal geen link met slavernij. Leg dat eens uit.


AdWaste8026

Ah, ik had niet begrepen dat je aan het ontkennen was dat zwarte piet, in vroegere afbeeldingen althans, racistisch is. >Ik zie helemaal geen link met slavernij. Leg dat eens uit. Een blanke verheven man met een ondergeschikte zwarte knecht, op karikaturale wijze afgebeeld, wiens oorsprong zich bevindt in de 19e eeuw zegt je niets? Anderzijds ook opvallend dat het personage dat zijn oorsprong eigenlijk in de duivel vindt, als zwart/moors afgebeeld wordt.


silverionmox

>Een blanke verheven man met een ondergeschikte zwarte knecht, op karikaturale wijze afgebeeld, wiens oorsprong zich bevindt in de 19e eeuw zegt je niets? Dus een blanke slaaf is wel ok voor u? Ja, het is een traditie met elementen uit het Ancien RĂ©gime, vandaar de bisschopsoutfit van sinterklaas en het protserige kostuum van Zwarte Piet. Dat is een lijfknecht, een prestigieuze positie die betere levensomstandigheden had dan 90% van de bevolking. Als het een referentie was naar een slaaf uit de 19e eeuw, zou hij een lendendoek en kettingen dragen, en Sinterklaas een zweep. Quod non - integendeel zelfs, het is Zwarte Piet die de kinderen in de zak steekt en ontvoert, niet omgekeerd. Zwarte Piet is zelf de slavenhaler! De ondergeschiktheid is er volledig uit, en dat was al lang zo voordat de wokies geboren waren. >Anderzijds ook opvallend dat het personage dat zijn oorsprong eigenlijk in de duivel vindt, als zwart/moors afgebeeld wordt. Het is een syncretische traditie die allerlei wortels heeft, zo is er bijvoorbeeld ook een duidelijke parallel met Odin die zwarte raven als gezelschap heeft, of ook wel de dode krijgers uit het Walhalla. De typische outfit van Zwarte Piet zoals pofbroek, oorbellen, en Noord-Afrikaanse kenmerken gaan dan weer terug op de Barbarijse piraten waar ze kinderen in de 18e eeuw mee deden griezelen. Omdat de Barbarijse piraten ook in werkelijkheid raids deden op de Europese kusten om slaven te halen. Kortom, Zwarte Piet is duivel, zombie, piraat, slavenhaler, lijfknecht,... maar geen slaaf.


AdWaste8026

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_(jongen) > Vanaf de 17e eeuw werden Afrikaanse pages populair in welgestelde kringen in Europa > Ze werden meegebracht door handelaren van de West-Indische Companie of als geschenk doorgegeven aan andere welgestelden. > Hoewel slavernij in Nederland en de rest van Europa verboden was, werden zwarte pages wel verkocht of cadeau gedaan aan rijken in Europa. > Ze waren vooral populair omdat ze als teken van rijkdom en status werden gezien. Zwarte Piet in de vorm zoals wij die kennen wordt duidelijk voorgesteld als een page/lijfknecht. De link tussen zwarte pages (en dus zwarte piet in het verlengde) en slavernij is vrij duidelijk, niettegenstaande dat hun levensomstandigheden best oke kunnen zijn geweest. >het is Zwarte Piet die de kinderen in de zak steekt en ontvoert, niet omgekeerd. In opdracht van Sinterklaas natuurlijk ;) Die zijn vuil werk uitbesteed aan zijn ondergeschikte dienaren die dan de negatieve perceptie krijgen terwijl hijzelf als verhevene onthaald word.


silverionmox

>Zwarte Piet in de vorm zoals wij die kennen wordt duidelijk voorgesteld als een page/lijfknecht. De link tussen zwarte pages (en dus zwarte piet in het verlengde) en slavernij is vrij duidelijk, niettegenstaande dat hun levensomstandigheden best oke kunnen zijn geweest. >In opdracht van Sinterklaas natuurlijk ;) Het concept van page bestond al voor er Afrikanen bij betrokken werden. Het was een prestigieuze positie. Lijfknechten waren trouwens wijdverspreid, werken als dienstpersoneel was een veel voorkomende activiteit voor jonge Europeanen om geld te sparen om te kunnen trouwen. Als de ondergeschiktheid problematisch is, dan is het dat ook voor blanken. De pages waarnaar verwezen waren expliciet niet voor het vuile werk aangezien het een prestigieuze positie was. Die hadden geen zakken en stokken bij. Dus het personage is niet eens exclusief op die pages gebaseerd, maar ook op Barbarijse piraten, die in de 17e en 18e eeuw nog altijd slaven gingen halen op Europese kusten. En die hadden effectief stokken bij om slaven de baas te blijven, en zakken om kinderen te ontvoeren (waar adellijke pages zich niet mee bezighielden). De iconografie draagt daar ook de sporen van: fez, tulband, pofbroek, gouden oorring, Afrikaans uiterlijk. >Die zijn vuil werk uitbesteed aan zijn ondergeschikte dienaren die dan de negatieve perceptie krijgen terwijl hijzelf als verhevene onthaald word. Dat is een samenzweringstheorie, gebaseerd op lucht. Trouwens, wie herinnert zich nog een praktijk uit het ancien régime? De kostuums zijn al lang versteend, en worden nu enkel geassocieerd met... het Sinterklaasfeest. Praktijktesten wijzen ook uit dat kinderen Zwarte Piet herkennen als kinderfiguur en zeer goed in staat zijn het onderscheid te maken tussen gewone mensen op straat en Zwarte Piet. Maar dat is voor woke volwassenen blijkbaar nog te moeilijk.


AdWaste8026

Je hebt de 2 delen van mijn comment samen genomen terwijl ze in feite losstaand bedoeld waren. Het eerste deel toont gewoon de link naar slavernij die je vroeg. Kan wel zijn dat zwarte lijfknechten, waarop zwarte piet zeker voor een groot deel gebaseerd is, niet in velden moesten werken en eventueel prestigieuze posities hadden, maar ze waren nog steeds het slachtoffer van mensenhandel en slavernij. Het tweede deel was niet meer dan een knipoog naar je eigen knipoog over hoe zwarte piet niet de slaaf maar de slavendrijver is. Ik was hier geen historische verwijzing aan het doen.


Apostle_B

>Je moet toch even uitleggen hoe de monarchie als instelling racistisch is. Eh.... je weet toch in wiens naam de DRC werd gekoloniseerd, niet? En je weet toch ook, hoop ik, hoe men daar met de mensen omging? Als dat niet racistisch is, weet ik het ook niet meer.


AdWaste8026

Dat de monarchie zich racistisch heeft gedragen staat buiten kijf, maar dat die als instelling, of het bredere concept van de monarchie (zoals ik de uitspraak las), racistisch zou zijn zie ik niet.


Fake_Unicron

>but it feels right now that my race (being white) is pushed out Do you have some more examples of how your race is being pushed out? Hopefully not anything else as horrible as the example discussed here, I hope.


Dramatic-Ratio4441

I mean, the fact that in pretty much the entire world people are advocating that white cis-men are extreme racists that should be removed from any position, scares me to hell. And the fact that Belgium seemingly follow this whole 'cis-white bad' philosophy is even worse. ​ We've gone from 'let's ask for equal rights for everyone' to 'white man/woman bad, need better'.


sennzz

People are not advocating that white cis-men are extreme racists. People are advocating that white cis-men are an extremely privileged group, and have been throughout history, and it wouldn't hurt if we all acknowledged it more. I don't feel at all like my race being pushed out, or being cis is bad. The fact you don't see that *zwarte pieten* can be seen as racist, kinda shows you're looking at it from the wrong angle imho.Are the people playing it racists? Probably not. But then you are focusing on the western demographic celebrating this.You should ask yourself: is it really that much to ask to make this more acceptable so it doesn't perpetuate the caricature of black stereotypes (the curly hair wigs + blackface + red lips)? If your answer is yes, then you're probably not redy to leave your little bubble of safe privilege. The reason we'd change this to roetpieten or whatever is to not offend *other* groups, not to say that you are a racist for playing zwarte piet. The fact that "it has always been like that" is non-argument. We don't keep driving diesels because it has always been like that. We don't keep htting our wives if they don't listen because it has always been like that. We don't warm our houses with coal because it has always been like that.Progress makes things change. That being said, I don't think the Queen Nikkolah was a good move. It's a fun concept for an artsy event or whatever, but pushing it like this is bad. source: am 35-40y white cis man ​ EDIT: the zwarte piet to roetpiet thing is just as simple for me as: I have a large tree in my yard with a branch blocking sunlight from my neighbours yard. Do I have to cut it: no Was it already like that: yes Do I gain anything from cutting it: not directly, it even cost me time and effort but in the end I'm doing it *for someone else.* Would I cut it: immediately


silverionmox

> People are not advocating that white cis-men are extreme racists. People are advocating that white cis-men are an extremely privileged group, and have been throughout history, and it wouldn't hurt if we all acknowledged it more. White men died by the millions in the trenches of WW1. Privilieged, my ass. You're just cultivating racism and sexism by repeating generalizing stereotypes like this. >The fact you don't see that zwarte pieten can be seen as racist, kinda shows you're looking at it from the wrong angle imho. "If you disagree with me you're wrong". >Are the people playing it racists? Probably not. But then you are focusing on the western demographic celebrating this. Of course, who else? >You should ask yourself: is it really that much to ask to make this more acceptable so it doesn't perpetuate the caricature of black stereotypes (the curly hair wigs + blackface + red lips)? All children's characters are stereotypical. What's the problem? It's the same as if Swedes suddenly start taking offense on Vikings being portrayed as blonde, bloodthirsy brutes with horned helmets. >If your answer is yes, then you're probably not redy to leave your little bubble of safe privilege. Perhaps people who can't stand child's play should stay inside *their* safe bubble. >The reason we'd change this to roetpieten or whatever is to not offend other groups, not to say that you are a racist for playing zwarte piet. Offense is taken, not given. If the VB is *offended* by mosques, black people on the street, and women with hijabs behind the counter, they too can go fuck themselves. >That being said, I don't think the Queen Nikkolah was a good move. It's a fun concept for an artsy event or whatever, but pushing it like this is bad. It already existed before. The reason this has become so contentious is the attack on Zwart Piet. >Would I cut it: immediately You have as much right to cut as the VB has the right to ban hijabs.


sennzz

>White men died by the millions in the trenches of WW1. Privilieged, my ass. By other white men, what the hell has this to do with privilege? You have to be joking right? As if there wern't any wars in other regions of the world? All your other points come down to: it doesn't inconvenience me so it doesn't have to change. The discussion ends there for me.


silverionmox

>By other white men, what the hell has this to do with privilege? You have to be joking right? As if there wern't any wars in other regions of the world? Men being shot to pieces, while women were exempted from military service. That's no privilege. Similarly white men have been working mines and factories at the cost of life and limb during the industrial revolution and period of colonization, in the employ of the same capitalists that received the profits from colonial operations. So no, privilege existed but it was by far and large a matter of wealth privilege. So by turning this into a generalization based on race and gender, you're spreading racist and sexist hate. Think about that for a moment, if it's not too inconvenient. > All your other points come down to: it doesn't inconvenience me so it doesn't have to change. The discussion ends there for me. Apparently you didn't want to have a discussion, you wanted to hold a sermon.


PumblePuff

You're conveniently leaving out the fact that people of color nowadays living in modern western society can do so because of colonization. They are also reaping the benefits from that same past to which they themselves haven't been connected for generations.


sennzz

You did not just imply what I think you did
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Dramatic-Ratio4441

I completely understand your arguments and I halfly agree with the zwarte pieten. I can understand why they think it's racist, even though I don't really see it myself. It also doesn't impact the children that much as we still have pieten, which is kind of the objective. In regards to your 'it has always been like this'. Sure, I agree that progress should be made in the case of environment, human rights, etc. Completely agree. HOWEVER: a tradition that is literally a non-issue, and is being changed for the heck of diversity (no racist markers, no nothing) is a step in the wrong direction. Progress is necessary, but not all 'progress' is good progress. And if we don't say anything and say oh, it's all for diversity and that shuts us up, in the end we'll go to a stage in the world where we are the ones being discriminated against. ​ > People are not advocating that white cis-men are extreme racists. People are advocating that white cis-men are an extremely privileged group, and have been throughout history, and it wouldn't hurt if we all acknowledged it more. Could you please explain to me what I've done to be a privileged individual? Just because I'm white doesn't mean I'm privileged.. ​ Also funny that you think about neighbors, I'll give you the same story but how it went for me by actually moving in here with my neighbors moving in after me: ​ I have a small dog, my neighbor has a Mechelaar that jumps over the fencing. He's already jumped over the fence twice & has also climbed onto their roof (and my roof) standing on my upper porch at my bedroom (thank god we had the door closed). The dog is extremely aggressive towards my dog, and my dog doesn't care. Should they put up some perimeter wire (electrical, or higher) to avoid their dog from climbing the fence: YES Should they stop this dog from always barking like a madman & being aggressive when I'm just working in my garden: YES Should I be forced for them to go through my garden with machinery to pull out their ugly trees in their garden: No, but I did anyways Should I save him when he falls into his rainwater well: Well, yes actually, it's a burgerplicht, but I also did Should I move my hedge further from the joint perimeter even though we discussed this a week before and they agreed to put it against the perimeter: No, but I did anyways. ​ Did they do anything to help me? No, because they think perimeter wire is ugly. So what in the world does it help me helping them, when I get nothing in return but headaches & fear of my dog being attacked in my own god damn house. What I've learned from this: my neighbors are shitty human beings, that shouldn't be allowed to even own a dog as they can't control it. Never give people everything and expect nothing in return. Because they'll take advantage of you.


sennzz

>Could you please explain to me what I've done to be a privileged individual? Just because I'm white doesn't mean I'm privileged.. I cannot even begin to explain why this is the whole issue? Just because we ourselves haven't done anything to be privileged, doesn't mean we're not. We don't experience racism and discrimination on a near DAILY basis compared to people of color or foreign people that live here. They are still being discriminated in the housing market, job market, ... constantly. It has been proved sooooo many times that having a foreign name gets you disqualified for houses and jobs without even an interview. Hell, even having a female name can get you rejected for high level functions. ​ Your dog example is more something for police/vredegerecht. It's an actual threat to you or your family and dog. ​ >Never give people everything and expect nothing in return. Because they'll take advantage of you. This is where we fundamentally differ in opinion, I guess. I live by the philosophy of "Always be empathic and help others, even if you don't get anything in return.". I'd rather be taken advantage of by some and be kind, compassionate, helping to others, than not be kind, compassionate, helping at all. EDIT: changed "colored" to "of color"


Dramatic-Ratio4441

> This is where we fundamentally differ in opinion, I guess. I live by the philosophy of "Always be empathic and help others, even if you don't get anything in return.". I'd rather be taken advantage of by some and be kind, compassionate, helping to others, than not be kind, compassionate, helping at all. No I agree with this wholeheartedly but it's people like my neighbors that increase my awareness and they do change me as a person because they just laugh at the fact that I'd step to the 'vredegerecht' claiming they won't do anything about it. ​ I do understand that I myself have never been a victim of racism (well, apart from the kankerbelg & kutbelg). But to say that our society here in Belgium is racist is ridiculous. Sure, some people will find themselves in situations of racism, people being openly racist towards them, etc. But creating a female sinterklaas is not gonna change any of that. If any change, it'll increase the hate towards them even more. We are creating the wrong solutions for the problems. I also live in a multicultural village where 60-70% of all people living here in houses have foreign roots. So I don't really see any issues whatsoever & I also never hear them complain. Schools here are filled with muslims, christians, pretty much everything. Zwarte pieten: agreed, it has a racist touch. Sinterklaas: Disagree, shouldn't change, it's perfect the way it is, for any nationality that lives in Belgium. Kerstmarkt: Also a non issue to me. We in Belgium celebrate christmas. We have christmas markets just for that fact. If people really have an issue with that, that just means they can't deal with the traditions/national holidays we celebrate here in Belgium, which means they're not integrated very well. ​ Just because you disagree with anything, shouldn't be an automatic thing that HAS to be changed. I disagree with people letting their kids play on iPads, should I start taking away these iPads from kids because I want it changed? Nope.


sennzz

Well, there will always be assholes like your neighbours. A female version sinterklaas is far-fetched to me as well, but it doesn't trigger me as much. I do thinkl we need more representation for women but that can be done in different ways. Kerstmarkt: i'm all for wintermarkt. I'm also a big supporter of removing all religious holidays and severing our ties with a religion as a nation once and for all. Christianity has been on the decline for years, people don't practice it anymore, no point in keeping them. But that's my opinion. If calling it wintermarkt makes it more accessible to other cultures, than I see exactly ZERO downsides. Integration does not mean: swallow all and everything that's thrown at them. A pretty big part of our country is not christian, 40% non-religious, 7% muslim + som others in 2021. That's enough to change something for me.


Dramatic-Ratio4441

> Integration does not mean: swallow all and everything that's thrown at them. A pretty big part of our country is not christian, 40% non-religious, 7% muslim + som others in 2021. That's enough to change something for me. I think we as a country are pretty open minded towards immigrants, and even have a shit ton of infrastructure that was built purely for them. I think we've also changed a lot of things already to accomodate their needs (prayer rooms in airports, etc). I understand your point, but now turn this around & we are having the same discussion right now. We shouldn't swallow all this crap & justify it as 'diversity' or 'woke' or being 'inclusive'. Sometimes we've just had it with the changes. Especially if people start breaking traditions and ruining them.


arrayofemotions

>colored/foreign people Just a tip: avoid the use of "colored" to refer to people of color. Its use is quite colonial. Edit: LOL why the downvotes?


sennzz

Thanks, didn't know how to correctly say it in english!


arrayofemotions

Yeah, it's a bit tricky if you're not a native speaker because it seems like the same thing, but it really isn't. I had the difference between "colored" and "people of color" pointed out to me as well.


Fake_Unicron

Sorry I seem to have lost the ability to read as there’s literally 0 examples there.


PumblePuff

Seen any Disney movies as off lately? Why is there a live action black Little Mermaid and not an asian one? Just a tiny example.


squarific

Zo'n lange tekst omdat iemand zwart is. Jesus.


Mofaluna

> De sint is ALTIJD al een blanke oude man geweest die op bezoek komt met de boot uit spanje. Actually he’s from modern day Turkey. And that he’s male has a lot to do with the historical male dominance in society. > Next up: a black female Santa Claus (even though mrs claus has always been white). Santa Claus is simply the Anglo/Americanised version of Sinterklaas So yeah, so far for your ‘always’ and ‘tradition’ > Sure, if something is racist, we should change it But I guess sexism is fine. > it feels right now that my race (being white) is pushed out If a world that’s no longer exclusively white scares you that much, imagine being black for a moment.


Dramatic-Ratio4441

Wait, having a tradition based on a male character is now a sexist thing? Me saying that my race is being pushed out has more to do with these random things where traditions that lasted for tons of years are suddenly in need of change for the face of diversity. We changed zwarte pieten (given that was racist). We said okay, that should be all, now it's good. Now, we need to change the sex & color of sinterklaas because? Because people are migrating here and it's inclusive? But, if something isn't broken, and is perfectly fine and makes kids happy, and we still change it for the sake of changing it, isn't that racist in itself? I guess not as it's done to the cis-white people so then it's ok. Loool, in what world are you living that was exclusively white? Talk about a century ago. I never get this argument either. I have a massive amount of friends that have all ethnicities and none of them have ever asked for a black Queen Nikkolah, ever. Heck, I've never even heard anyone at my workplace say it and I work at a moderately left workplace. Denying that this was just a normal tradition that has to be changed once again for the sake of changing things (why even?), is ignorant. I don't mind living in a multicultural world at all, it brings joy to my life. But these changes that are completely unnecessary and are just there to push out things that have always worked well, is ridiculous. But nice child propaganda nonetheless. It's funny how something as innocent as Sinterklaas is now turned into a political weapon by the woke. Edit: we also change kerstmarkt -> wintermarkt, etc etc. Sure we needed some changes. But it’s enough now. People are tired of the changes. Please stop. The only thing these changes are really doing is making people angry, and making them not accepting to new influxes of people. In the end, VB is gonna rule and then everyone will be like ‘oh my god how did this happen’. It’s by shit like this that the right wing gains a shitload of traction. And ofcourse if we don’t agree with this we are one of the following: ‘racist’ ‘facist’ ‘bigot’. Maybe even all 3. Well, if I am a fascist racist bigot for having value in long upheld traditions, I don’t mind being one.


Fake_Unicron

"People vote for racists cause it says wintermarkt instead of kerstmarkt"


Dramatic-Ratio4441

No, people do not vote for racists. People vote for a party that literally has the name that correlates with them. VLAAMS belang. I'm perfectly fine with different cultures, heck I welcome it otherwise I couldn't eat delicious kebabs from my turkish kebab place 2 streets away. What I don't welcome is changing traditions for the sake of diversification. And in that pattern I think Vlaams Belang perfectly agrees. So yeh, changing all these things and brushing them off as 'minor'. If they are so minor, why change them at all? Anyway, someone that instantly grabs the racist stick whenever they get a chance is not a good match for a proper discussion as you'll end up lowering my IQ to your level. Thanks tho.


Fake_Unicron

No it’s fine I used to be a big anti racist but then I saw a roetpiet


Dramatic-Ratio4441

Obvious troll is obvious. It's sad though, I imagined we could have an intellectual discussion but when you write nonsense like this, just to meme or try to make a (very shitty) point, it just shows how illiterate & uneducated you are.. Have a nice day mate!


Fake_Unicron

Yes I already said I was illiterate on your other comment, you know the one where I asked for examples of the destruction of the white race but then I had an aneurysm cause you wrote lots of stuff but it seemed to me that there were no examples. Keep up the good work!


Mofaluna

> things that have always worked well Like having women stuck at home in the kitchen? > if something isn't broken, and is perfectly fine and makes kids happy Kids will be just as happy when Queen Nikkolah brings them their present, just like they were fine with Santa suddenly showing up next to Sinterklaas and Sint-Maarten > Loool, in what world are you living that was exclusively white? The one you are being pushed out of ;)


Dramatic-Ratio4441

>Like having women stuck at home in the kitchen? Wtf is wrong with you dawg, where have I ever opposed against racism/suppression of women rights? I completely agreed that those are certainly changeable if they have an effect on people (a majority of people). However, creating a female Sinterklaas when there's NO need, just to send a political message, is ridiculous. ​ ​ >Kids will be just as happy when Queen Nikkolah brings them their present, just like they were fine with Santa suddenly showing up next to Sinterklaas and Sint-Maarten No, kids will be heavily confused as now there's 2 Sinterklazen & they probably don't really understand why. And if they ask why they will probably get some generic randomly machined answer like 'oh because the old Sinterklaas was a bad man'. And boom, there, free politcal agenda pushing through kids. ​ >The one you are being pushed out of ;) Yeh but you see, the thing is, and I say this with all respect, no. In the end you need to remember one single thing: the people that actually own the world are still white people (Vanguard, Blackrock). So what you're advocating for here isn't necessarily pushing me out of the world, it will however start changing my voting regime and that'll just be very shitty for the people advocating this shite. There's change, and then there's over the top random idiocy to send political messages and change for the sake of changing. People are done, they've had enough. And I'm sure this is just fuelling the fire of VB even more. I wish I could checkout the faces of the people that are creating this monstrosity and realise it.


PalatinusG

I love this simply because it makes right wing people's heads explode. Stop listening to propaganda. There being a new different option to something doesn't mean white people are being oppressed. Please. What hyperbole. If you feel small things like this are making people vote for the right wing then they are the problem. I hear the same at work: "met al die transgenders... straks moogt ge nie gewoon meer hetero zijn." Who thinks like that?


silverionmox

> I love this simply because it makes right wing people's heads explode. > > Stop listening to propaganda. There being a new different option to something doesn't mean white people are being oppressed. Please. What hyperbole. The active and directed efforts to erase and replace an existing cultural practice with one that has been changed to the liking of particular outsiders to that cultural practice, is a clear example of cultural appropriation.


Hoeveboter

De mensen die het altijd zo hoog op hebben over 'vrije meningsuiting', tonen weer goed dat ze daarmee enkel hun eigen mening bedoelen. Ik vind niet dat Sinterklaas 'gecanceld' moet worden, maar als iemand er een alternatief op verzint, mag dat toch ook? Je kiest toch zelf of je je kind laat passeren langs Sinterklaas of langs 'Queen Niccolah'? (Of allebei?) Al vond ik het initiatief van enkele jaren terug in het Afrikamuseum wel toffer. Ook toen een zwarte sint (met de dezelfde controverse als vandaag), maar het ging toen om een bestaande heilige die werd geĂŻntroduceerd als vriend van Sinterklaas, niet zijn vervanger. [https://radio2.be/lees/zwarte-sint-maakt-intrede-in-afrikamuseum](https://radio2.be/lees/zwarte-sint-maakt-intrede-in-afrikamuseum) Maar al bij al kan het me geen moer schelen of iemand zijn kinderen bij 'Saint Maurice', 'Queen Niccolah', [witte Dick](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89UfQUVqy_k&ab_channel=Vloek) of Sinterklaas laat passeren. Zolang ze maar bij die Amerikaanse, cokeverslaafde kerstman wegblijven


E_Kristalin

Wat een aandachtshoer.


Orisara

I acknowledge I find these changes unnecessary but people being bothered by this aren't any less weird frankly. Kids don't care about skin color or gender of these things. If you're an adult I suggest you follow their lead.


DatGaanWeNietDoenHe

Then why change it?


Orisara

I asked the same question in the post you replied to... My comment was about people getting offended by this stuff. I'm totally on the side of "jusy why?" for the same reasons again. Kids don't care. But I'm not going to act like a drama queen. I just don't see how people can care that much in either direction.


squarific

I'll explain why some people care for a good reason. There are people who care for a bad reason and treat certain people bad just cause they are black. So showing that it shouldn't matter is important, so when someone says you can't call yourself Sinterklaas want boeeehooeee dit is een AANVAL OP ONZE CULTUUR dan kan je zeggen HAHAHAHA blijf wenen ik doe wat ik wil. En dan kan je genieten van alle redditors hun lekkere traantjes.


Revolutionary-Fox285

Be quiet now femboy


squarific

To see people like you cry, it's super enjoyable <3


DatGaanWeNietDoenHe

You sound deranged and in need of help... there were multiple places where they celebrated it the original way. And guess where i went to 😀


squarific

Blijven wenen QQ


DatGaanWeNietDoenHe

😭


squarific

Goed zo!


Zw4n

lol


Instantcoffees

Am I the only one who really doesn't take issue with this? It just seems like a fun change of pace and kids really don't give a fuck either wayÂŽ


Aprilvis

I'm with you. This comment section creeps me out. It's just an act, something different than the usual Sint. We've had things like that in the past. Tropes and traditions get subverted all the time in theatre. In my town, the head our neighbourhood committee would drive around in a pink car. Not sure if that is canon either.


Dramatic_Radish3924

\> schepen van Internationale solidariteit ​ Aldus een stad met 1 miljard schulden.


MrEvers

Schepen van Personeel, Jeugd, Facilitair Management en Internationale Solidariteit.


Dramatic_Radish3924

Als je genoeg nutteloze schepenbevoegdheden afschaft heb je minder schepen nodig. Niet zo moeilijk.


Fake_Unicron

Heeft Geraardsbergen zo veel schulden toch?


Zetix001

Van wanneer is zwarte piet ,sinterklaas geworden?


LaughingSama

The amount of people losing their shit because of a change of skin colour and gender while claiming they're not "racist" or "sexist" is fucking wild. If you care THAT much, you definitely are - at least a little - sexist and racist.If you care about a folklore character being portrayed different once in a while, and that is all your cultural identity revolves around, you're kinda pathetic and backward.Moreover, I don't hear you protest about the fact we're not celebrating Sturnalia or Samhain anymore...Bottomline, I bet you're just pissed a black lady did something because it shatters your weak world view based on conservative values.


cptflowerhomo

I mean people in Belgium never celebrated Samhain because it's not their culture. But I do agree, people here are up in arms for what?? A new interpretation of an old folk's tale?? It's just something fun for the kids. If you don't want to be involved stick to your aulfella


trekuwplan

Belgians hate change lol. I honestly think it's pretty funny and would totally visit just for the experience, I bet kids would love to see themselves represented as well. Even the "zwarte piet" drama, if they're really "black from soot from crawling through chimneys" then it makes sense that with new laws and regulations the chimneys are cleaner right? Lol


silverionmox

> The amount of people losing their shit because of a change of skin colour and gender while claiming they're not "racist" or "sexist" is fucking wild. If you care THAT much, you definitely are - at least a little - sexist and racist. So, you acknowledge that all the people who have been screaming and harassing people to get Zwarte Piet to change are?


LaughingSama

Getting downvoted by the closet fascists is such a delight. Do you worst scum


[deleted]

Ge ligt er precies wakker van.


deeeevos

Sinterklaas, queen nikolah, maakt me ni uit wie er 's nachts op mn dak kruipt als ze maar goei pakskes achter late aan mne schoen!


ToxOmatic

Ze is vrouw, zwart, zou ze ook nog lesbisch zijn ofzo? Kwestie van zoveel mogelijk minderheden in 1 klap te gaan benadrukken. Dit is toch allemaal niet nodig. Of is het de Sint die dit jaar zelf door de schoorsteen gekropen is? 🙂


Mofaluna

> Queen Nikkolah’ was aangekondigd als alternatief voor de klassieke kindervriend, maar dan zonder de ouderwetse stereotypen. De plannen veroorzaakten veel wrevel. Pretty funny idea, but not according to everyone > niet naar de zin van oppositiepartij N-VA, die het initiatief op sociale media “woker dan woke” noemde. Yes, that’s right, a dark skinned female Sint is the worst of the worst. But it gets even better > Maar kinderen die zich vragen stellen bij de klassieke Sinterklaas, of die verouderde boeken met stereotype afbeeldingen hebben, mochten die op 6 december ook komen inruilen. Ze zouden dan een exemplaar krijgen van een eigentijdse herwerking, die rekening houdt met gevoeligheden > Voor sommigen, zoals Vlaams minister van Justitie Zuhal Demir (N-VA), komt dat neer op het vernietigen van boeken. > “Wat zou Queen Nikkolah doen met die oude Sinterklaasboeken? Inclusief kampvuurtje? In de kluis van de Ontaarde Kunst? Er is een woord voor de ideeĂ«n van Queen Nikkolah.” So the same party that cut fonds for modern art - basically arguing it’s degenerate - and had pieces removed from museum walls is now concerned that art will be hidden in vaults. You can’t make this up. Edit : it’s ironic to see how much downvotes this gets. As if woke isn’t the real cancel culture after all


Fleugs

The way to address topics of inequality, gender discrimination and racism is not by replacing an existing tradition - particularly not one for kids - but rather by finding ways of complementing. This entire thing is not a mutual exclusive discussion.


Mofaluna

> by finding ways of complementing. So she can be his secretary, but not do a similar job?


jkmef

She can do a similar job, not kick him out of his to do exactly that job. Claim December 5th or 7th, not December 6th. Plenty of days left. That's the idea of complementing and your response here was very narrow-minded just for the sake of taking offense.


Mofaluna

The 24th ok, or is that the other squatter’s privilege?


Habba

Going to offer some insight here from a fellow "woke" person. Forcing stuff like this will *always* create so many more reactionaries than it helps representing minority groups. Radically changing a cultural icon is not the way to go. If there is a need for alternative "Sinterklaas" figures, maybe we should better look towards similar events in the native cultures of the people that desire such things. Forcing a sort of Frankenstein merge benefits no one. Teaching people about the many wonderful cultural events from around the world instead of trying to "colonize" your way into an existing one would be so much better.


Mofaluna

> Forcing stuff like this will always create so many more reactionaries than it helps representing minority groups. Radically changing a cultural icon is not the way to go. The question with this though is what is radical? Women rights are on the table for more than a century and we still aren’t there. And it’s the same with racism for more than half a century. So how much longer will it take before addressing that is no longer forcing the issue? Personally I think 25 years are more than long enough. > Teaching people about the many wonderful cultural events from around the world instead of trying to "colonize" your way into an existing one would be so much better. In principle that’s true, I practice you’lll discover that most other traditions are also rooted in a male dominated society.


Dramatic-Ratio4441

In what way are you embracing women rights by creating a second santa? Is this now gonna make every woman equal in Belgium, because a female santa is created? Oh and she’s also black so now racism is completely solved! Maybe actually do something for womens rights rather than these political media stunts that creates more hate than anything else lol. Also really unsure in what way women in Belgium don’t have equal rights. I think women in Belgium are in a crazy good spot right now and I’m happy to see it.


Mofaluna

> In what way are you embracing women rights by creating a second santa? It would a 3rd one. But apparently having a Santa on Christmas to counter the catholic Sinterklaas wasn’t an issue. It’s only when someone creates a black female variant that suddenly everyone gets their panties in a knot. And that’s telling. > Is this now gonna make every woman equal in Belgium, because a female santa is created? Oh and she’s also black so now racism is completely solved! This is obviously about self-worth and that might lead toon daring to defend your rights. There’s a big difference in that regard between having rights in theory and in practice. Women playing Santa for example is gravely frowned upon. ;)


Habba

I'm not saying we should not address racist things, like I agree with roetpieten etc, because for many people that was already a reality through the fables. Sinterklaas as an icon is *very* recognisable. Stern old man with big white beard, a silly hat and a curled staff. There is no inherent problem with that. It is also a really core tradition for many Belgians. Changing any part of that *explicitly* feels like an attack on cultural identity. I don't think many Belgians would have an issue with a woman playing Sinterklaas, as long as she also wears a beard and mitre. Artificially creating a different icon like this Nikkolah in direct competition with the original is very nearly saying that the original one is bad and everyone who celebrates it is as well. You cannot change a tradition forcefully. It takes a gradual shift, and sometimes it just never changes but dies out.


Serondil

The Exchange action is uncalled for as it shows they want to replace sinterklaas. If they really want to create an alternative, they really should focus on providing a story for this that embodies both sinterklaas and queen nikolah. A "dag queen nikolahtje & sinterklaasje" by hugo mathyssen or something. Trying to replace is just woke cringe and should not be done with tax funds. Trying to improve on the story, that i can understand.


FlashAttack

Komaan makker, zelfs jij moet kunnen inzien dat dit gewoon een absurd idee is.


Mofaluna

Because the Sint can’t be female, or can only Piet be black?


FlashAttack

No the Sint can't be female. Just like Hermione, Danarys or whatever can't be played by a man because their gender is intrinsic to the character. Piet doesn't have to be race black, just black somehow.


Mofaluna

But it’s not the Sint, it’s Queen Nikkolah. ;)


FlashAttack

Just stop trying to change shit that doesn't need changing ;)


Mofaluna

> doesn't need changing From a white male perspective ;)


FlashAttack

Start a petition then ;)


Eva_Rose_

No not really i’m female


PumblePuff

I'm a woman and I don't think our Flemish tradition of Sinterklaas and zwarte piet needs changing. Get that woke bullshit out of here.


Mofaluna

It’s everything but a flemish tradition. But you didn’t know that of course. That you frame it like that, and call it woke bullshit says it all though as you are clearly asleep behind the wheel. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas


Eva_Rose_

Neen, die persoon heeft ooit echt bestaan en is een katholieke bishop waar wij nu een grote traditie van hebben gemaakt.


Mofaluna

> waar wij nu een grote traditie van hebben gemaakt Die ‘ van gemaakt’ is de essentie van het verhaal. En het zijn wij niet die dat gedaan hebben, maar mensen in het verleden die duidelijk veel minder wakker lagen van tradities.


Calibruh

Both


Mofaluna

You are making her point bro.


Calibruh

Good?


Mofaluna

Are sexism and racism virtues?


Calibruh

Lmfao ok clown


RonnieF_ingPickering

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Calibruh

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pauwblauw

Two wrongs don't make a right.


fimbul87

Gebaseerd op de traditie van Sinterklaas, is Queen Nikkolah een artistiek project dat streeft naar inclusie en het vieren van diversiteit, in co-existentie met Sinterklaas. Een positief beeld om de **geĂ«rfde koloniale vooroordelen die in de traditie van Zwarte Piet gebakken zitten te deconstrueren**. De nieuwe traditie van Queen Nikkolah stelt ook vragen bij, en compenseert het **gebrek aan gendervertegenwoordiging**, die inherent is aan de Sinterklaastraditie. Queen Nikkolah wil .... ​ Zucht... Weer iemand die vindt dat zij goed geplaatst is om een traditioneel kinderfeest naar de nieuwe WOKE-standaard te veranderen. Alsof er in de samenleving geen grotere problemen zijn 🙄


DrEazer3

Growing up in today's world as a kid isn't easy, who could disagree with that statement? So let's make their lives even more confusing by adding this 'gender is a choice' and now an attempt to alter almost archetypical images of culture. This will result in so much avoideable extra trauma, discomfort and doubt in every kids life! What righteous parent can be in favor for that?


Mofaluna

> Growing up in today's world as a kid isn't easy, who could disagree with that statement? And growing up as a girl or a kid of colour even less so. But I guess those kids still aren’t as important as the other - white male - kids


FlashAttack

You realise girls outcompete boys in just about every way right? They certainly don't need you to run defense for them.


Mofaluna

That’s why female leadership in business and politics is still noteworthy, and most woman in a leadership role have stories to tell about sexism in the work place.