Blackface For The Holidays? Zwarte Piet Lives On - Unfortunately

The Dutch have a tradition of dressing in blackface for the holidays. They dress St. Nicholas' helper, Zwarte Piet, in an Afro wig with big red lips.

Zwarte Piet, also known as Black Pete, made his debut as a slave in a book published in the 1850s. Traditionally, he traveled with Sinterklass, Santa Claus, and handed toys and candy to the children. Black Pete always displays dim-witted behavior which is why many people have a problem with him today.
 
And even schoolyard bullies of today torment brown-skinned children and call them Zwarte Piet. 

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