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THIS WEEK IN THE THE STATE WE’RE IN PODCAST: Black Peter or Zwarte Piet – is it a beloved Dutch Christmas character or a racist throwback to the minstrel tradition? Quincy Gario, a media expert from the Dutch Island St. Maarten, didn’t think much of it until his mother was called “Zwarte Piet”. Then he launched a public campaign to end the tradition that led to a police beating, death threats and a national debate and led him to being, for a few months, the most hated man in The Netherlands.
QUINSY’S ARREST IN DORDRECHT
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