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Zwarte Piet Analysis

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In 5th of December Sinter-Clauses are arrives in Netherland from Spain by stemboat. This Annual celebration makes happy smile for children and prolonged debate by adults. How can this joyful tradition became so controversional? The answer is Zwarte Piet appereance. History of The Character Zwarte Piet (Dutch of Zwarte Piet) is one of important character in Dutch Sinterklaas celebration. This figure believed came from Spain with St. Nicholas in 15th century. In the beginning Zwarte Piet described as stupid and clumsy guy who talk strangely and doesn’t speak proper Dutch. He separated from his friends then Sinterklaas offered him a job to beat up bad kids and put them into a jute sack to be brought to Spain to pick oranges, and as Sinter Klaas’s …show more content…

How about Indonesia? Since sources about Zwarte Piet in Indonesia is hardly to found, and in every chrismast, which held in Indonesia the emergence of Zwarte Piet is rare. Even Zwarte Piet is come nobody will notice him seriously, it doesn’t mean racism because in Indonesian Christmas celebration the Santa will accompanied by dwarf (Santa’s elf). In accordance to The Washington Post journalist article, which written by Ishaan Tharoor, Zwarte Piet it’s only about mythical figures, not black people. Many insisted that I was the racist to even associate Zwarte Piet with "blackness." It's a legacy of pagan times, one critic wrote -- the Zwarte Piets are wood spirits accompanying Woden. (Tharoor, 2014). Conclusion After all, Zwarte Piet is racism or not depend on the people it self. I think that Zwarte Piet is not a racism it’s only exaggerating Dutch people reaction. We’ve been proved by Zwarte Piet’s history, he is only an ex-slave and wear slave cotumes, but Sinterklaas treat him properly as a

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