Good thing most places have banned Black Pete and use Chimney Sweeper Pete. The only places that are holding out are backwaters inhabited by hicks and yokels. It’s actually useful that these racists are calling themselves out so I will never set foot in these backwards towns.
It can go a bit too far though. A while back I read about a person with black skin who used to play Black Pete each year and was no longer allowed because Black Pete being black was considered racist. So now apparently he can now only be played by white people. In one occasion a darker skinned person was asked to use make-up to lighten his skin color before he was allowed to play Black Pete.
I’m all for changing this tradition into one where Pete’s face just has some soot on it instead of full blackface and getting rid of the caricature, but we should make sure we end up with a new tradition where everyone is included.
Black Pete being black was considered racist. So now apparently he can now only be played by white people. In one occasion a darker skinned person was asked to use make-up to lighten his skin color before he was allowed to play Black Pete.
I’m guessing that was white people deciding? That just sounds like more racism to me.
Expect those people are not black and need to stop pretending they are. Other than that, it’s always been a great and festive time for me
Yeah that’s a hot button issue here
Good thing most places have banned Black Pete and use Chimney Sweeper Pete. The only places that are holding out are backwaters inhabited by hicks and yokels. It’s actually useful that these racists are calling themselves out so I will never set foot in these backwards towns.
It can go a bit too far though. A while back I read about a person with black skin who used to play Black Pete each year and was no longer allowed because Black Pete being black was considered racist. So now apparently he can now only be played by white people. In one occasion a darker skinned person was asked to use make-up to lighten his skin color before he was allowed to play Black Pete.
I’m all for changing this tradition into one where Pete’s face just has some soot on it instead of full blackface and getting rid of the caricature, but we should make sure we end up with a new tradition where everyone is included.
I’m guessing that was white people deciding? That just sounds like more racism to me.