Comments on: Sinterklaas Arrival Parade with WorkCycles Bakfietsen http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/2008/11/24/sinterklaas-arrival-parade-with-workcycles-bakfietsen/ City cycling news & opinions from WorkCycles in Amsterdam Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:20:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: henry http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/2008/11/24/sinterklaas-arrival-parade-with-workcycles-bakfietsen/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 henry Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:03:29 +0000 http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/?p=366#comment-2324 Barry, I'll roughly translate the above comment for our non-Dutch readers: Hello, I'd like to say something about Sinterklaas. Sint was the bishop of Myra, then Greek, currently Turkish thus the connection/confusion with Turkey en having nothing to do with the large birds. The Piets are Italian chimney sweepers thus their black faces, that's thus soot! The Moors were slaves that Sinterklaas bought in order to free! Thus Sinterklaas was not a slave owner!! Wow, if that's all true and not revisionist history it's great background info and thanks very much for the explanation. It is indeed typical that these stories get all mixed up and confused, though this one has apparently been really extremely twisted out of context. Of course even knowing this won't stop the "politically correct" types from complaining about racism in Sint and Piet since even the image of people in blackface makeup could be confused with the racist blackface actors of yesteryear, thereby insulting people or injuring fragile egos. Barry,
I’ll roughly translate the above comment for our non-Dutch readers:
Hello, I’d like to say something about Sinterklaas. Sint was the bishop of Myra, then Greek, currently Turkish thus the connection/confusion with Turkey en having nothing to do with the large birds. The Piets are Italian chimney sweepers thus their black faces, that’s thus soot! The Moors were slaves that Sinterklaas bought in order to free! Thus Sinterklaas was not a slave owner!!

Wow, if that’s all true and not revisionist history it’s great background info and thanks very much for the explanation. It is indeed typical that these stories get all mixed up and confused, though this one has apparently been really extremely twisted out of context.

Of course even knowing this won’t stop the “politically correct” types from complaining about racism in Sint and Piet since even the image of people in blackface makeup could be confused with the racist blackface actors of yesteryear, thereby insulting people or injuring fragile egos.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/2008/11/24/sinterklaas-arrival-parade-with-workcycles-bakfietsen/comment-page-1/#comment-2323 Anonymous Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:41:20 +0000 http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/?p=366#comment-2323 Hallo,bij deze wou ik graag iets over de Sint kwijt. Sint was de bisschop van myra,toen grieks grondbezit,hedendaags turks vandaar de connectie/verwarring met turkije en met kalkoen heeft t niks van doen. De pieten zijn italiaanse schoorsteenvegers vandaar hun zwarte gezichten,das dus roet! De Moren waren slaven die de Sint kocht en die hun vrijheid daarmee terug kregen! De Sint was dus geen slavenhouder!!! Zegt het voort, Piet is zwart van t roet,niet van huidskleur. Met vriendelijke groet Barry (zoon van hulpsint) Hallo,bij deze wou ik graag iets over de Sint kwijt. Sint was de bisschop van myra,toen grieks grondbezit,hedendaags turks vandaar de connectie/verwarring met turkije en met kalkoen heeft t niks van doen. De pieten zijn italiaanse schoorsteenvegers vandaar hun zwarte gezichten,das dus roet! De Moren waren slaven die de Sint kocht en die hun vrijheid daarmee terug kregen! De Sint was dus geen slavenhouder!!! Zegt het voort, Piet is zwart van t roet,niet van huidskleur. Met vriendelijke groet Barry (zoon van hulpsint)

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