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Ah, yes, I remember that tradition. I would have compromised instead of rejecting the gift outright. Accepted the Sinterklaas and told my mother that there would be no Black Peter in my house, and why.

It's tough. I have racist European relatives.

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The hardest part is...she does not see this as racist.  I think that is why she is so upset with me.  [/quote]

Most Dutch people -- who are much more tolerant and accepting of other cultures than the US, with much less racism overall -- don't, including most Dutch children who believe that the "blackface" is like a clown's makeup and don't see any connection to black people.  It's only because of the history of blackface that we link it with racism here in the US.[/quote]

Wrong. I know Dutch people, including-- get this!-- black Dutch people. This is very much like Little Black Sambo, and the common white Dutch reaction is very much like the reaction of a white person to LBS in the 1940s. Or Washingtonians to the "Skins" mascot, frankly. They mean it totally respectfully, dontchaknow-- it's just a tradition, doesn't mean anything, no racism to see here blah blah blah.  Sure, the Dutch and other Europeans aren't racist at all, no sirree.  Just ask the Surinamese and the Indonesians.  Sigh. [/quote]

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