Clashes at Dutch Black Pete protest in Gouda (apparently Santa Claus's top elf is racist)

[jmyrlefuller]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30069240

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November 15, 2014



Dutch police have arrested dozens of people during a protest over Black Pete, a controversial black-faced sidekick to the local St Nicholas.

The police said most of the 90 people were arrested for protesting in a non-designated area in the city of Gouda.

Many in the Netherlands see Black Pete as a racial stereotype, but others say the tradition is not linked to race.

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