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2019-08-26 Europe

Belgian Anti-Racism ~~rabble-rouser~~ Activist Forced To Flee

[TheGuardian] An anti-racism activist has said he was forced to leave the Belgian town of Ath on Sunday after a row with local authorities about a folkloric festival.

A carnival float featuring a white man in blackface called "the savage" featured on Sunday as part of Ath's annual festival, despite calls to abandon the practice, which campaigners say is an act of "symbolic violence" towards black people in Belgium.

Mouhad Reghif, a spokesman for the Brussels Panthers, who is leading a campaign against blackface, said he had been expelled from the town on the mayor's orders after being spotted by the police. He said officers had followed him for 30km on the motorway to make sure he left.

And that's how it's done. The way to protect your culture is to threaten physical harm to any bastard that insults it. Do read the whole thing at the Guardian.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-08-26 10:49|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Blackface is deeply embedded in the culture of the !owlands — Belgium, the Netherlands, and reaching into Germany. St. Nicholas goes nowhere on December 6th without his faithful servant, Black Pete (and a donkey carrying a bag of gifts for good little children, but that’s not at issue here.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-08-26 12:49|| 2019-08-26 12:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Excellent...chapeau a Wallonie!

Posted by DooDahMan 2019-08-26 14:39|| 2019-08-26 14:39|| Front Page Top

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