why is zwarte piet a thing

it's so dumb

the netherlands would be so much better if zwarte piet was never a thing

it's so fucking dumb

it's dumb because it creates a giant divide over such a stupid thing
"it's tradition" whoopty fucking doo

i'm fine with sinterklaas but just paint the bastards purple or something

"but the "intent" isn't blackface or "to be racist"
okay fine
i was there at some point

but intent doesn't mean much when the end result is... not what you intended

"hey i didn't intend to hurt you when i punched you in the face"
well it still fucking hurt

you keep punching me in the face with the intend to make me feel good but it keeps making me feel bad
huh
how weird
maybe stop doing it then

when enough people say you're in the wrong then maybe you are

but no
people double down
they go all in
become full time zwarte piet defenders
dedicate their lives to it for some reason
spend every day "fighting" for it
"fighting" for the "right" to wear blackface

it's idiotic