Hello Lee!

07 Dec 14 22:57, you wrote to Joe Delahaye:

 LL> Zwarte Piet is evil, a legacy of the Netherlands'
 LL> colonial past that conveys a stereotypical image of
 LL> Dutch citizens of African and Caribbean descent.

 LL> Not exactly a good role model for young children.

 Your association is wrong. It has nothing to do with our
 colonial past. In our image of Saint Nikolas, we project
 him to live in Spain. Spain was once occupied by the
 Moors and that is where the servants stem from.
 The legends are all from before the Americas were discovered,
 so reference to caribian slaves and colonial past are far
 fetched.

 Thank you.

Kees

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