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@JWestland
It is interesting zwarte piet comes up a lot as "the big thing" where the UK evicted windrush people, some names in Netherlands on your CV means it goes right in the bin, etc.
There is probably way more dangerous racism going on in NL and abroad but it is not as "mediagenic" The EU report on racism against black people in the EU made for sobering reading, always feel to me ZP distracts from bigger issues.
EDIT: Not saying that Zwarte Piet should not be changed, just everytime it comes up the discussion takes SO MUCH TIME. Some people in NL still don't want to acknowledge the colonial past of NL, let Dutch people that are descendants of slaves/people from the old colonies/black Dutch/Dutch oversea territories to have their own discussion and take a step back, then listen to what they have to say.
Oh brexit. Yeah unionist speakers here still doesn't want the backstop (see the newsletter) so yeah, again we are stuck.