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[heywoodu 15,168]

2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I could sworn I’ve photos of some European Santa Cluas figure in blackface, sorry I got them mixed up. 

Enjoy your riot! 

No deaths reported yet  Although the atmosphere got rather....threatening at a bridge in Rotterdam, where children were brought out in tears by their parents due to the aggressive behaviour of protesters.

Edited November 17, 2018 by heywoodu

[Bohemia 1,411]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

I could sworn I’ve photos of some European Santa Cluas figure in blackface, sorry I got them mixed up. 

Enjoy your riot! 

 

Maybe you were thinking about this one? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet

[Olympian1010 7,980]

15 minutes ago, Bohemia said:

 

Maybe you were thinking about this one? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet

Yes that’s it! Thanks

 

Also, is still a thing because it’s pretty racist.

[heywoodu 15,168]

36 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Yes that’s it! Thanks

 

Also, is still a thing because it’s pretty racist.

It's racist if there's negativity around it, as there was 40-50 years ago when they were mostly the dumb helpers (as in, acting like fools, speaking in completely incoherent ways), nowadays they are 100% associated with positivity, joy, happiness and everything since a couple of decades ago the decision was made that 'hey, getting these black people and making them look and speak and act dumb on purpose might be a tad wrong' (and rightfully so of course).

 

Anyway, any discussion about it is entirely impossible in the Netherlands, even though it comes back stronger every year, because the people who are strongly for keeping this tradition call you a traitor if you don't agree with them (which obviously is plain stupid) and the people who are strongly against keeping this tradition call you a racist if you don't agree with them (which obviously is just as plain stupid). Even better, if you're somewhat in the middle and you don't care so much (like the vast majority, including people from every colour in the Netherlands) you're called a traitor AND a racist because you don't entirely agree with both extreme sides  

 

It's also fun when outsiders join in and go "you're all a bunch of racists and this needs to stop!". How very open-minded and non-generalizing.

Edited November 17, 2018 by heywoodu

[bestmen 2,822]

the scenarist Stan Lee passed away , he did : the avengers , spiderman ,thor ,captain America, the black panther ....etc 

[heywoodu 15,168]

Hasbro made a game called 'Monopoly for Millenials', with jokes about 'millenials' and now 'millenials' are all pissed off at it because they have no sense of humour and take everything way too serious   

[Olympian1010 7,980]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Hasbro made a game called 'Monopoly for Millenials', with jokes about 'millenials' and now 'millenials' are all pissed off at it because they have no sense of humour and take everything way too serious   

I though it was a little overdone, but still a funny game. It also acts as some good satire.

[bestmen 2,822]

the first waves of migrant caravan has arrived at US border , they are going to extinguish the fire as the locals can't 

 

 

 

 

[Bohemia 1,411]

Talking about millennials, I had this video in my recommendations on Youtube today, what a coincidence  :

 

[bestmen 2,822]

Chicago :shooting into one hospital