Comment on Okay, I'll go.😰

• VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Black people look like people, not drow elves with giant red lips. It’s a racial caricature. I’ve stated and restated that. Dutch Christmas celebrators themselves recognize that.

  Old Zwarte Piet Costume: Image

  New Sooty Pete Costume:

  Image

  I’ve explained as best I can. This feels like willful ignorance. It’s up to you now to read what we’ve said and figure out why we’ve said it. Trust me, if you reread this thread you’ll figure it out.

  source

  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    But why is making a (racial) caricature of someone harmful? Can you imagine any situation or alternative timeline in which such a caricature would be neutral?

    source