Over 11,500 anti-racist demonstrators in Amsterdam

Today, there was a big demonstration against the police murder of George Floyd in the USA and other racism in the Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam.

According to local authorities, over 11,500 people came to this peaceful rally. People distanced spatially against COVID-19.

Tomy Holten died in Zwolle, the Netherlands like George Floyd.

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That Dutch protest is great. I’m glad they’re doing something to raise awareness. I also hope they can get rid of that Zwarte Piet tradition, too.

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petrel41 on June 11, 2020 at 3:08 pm said:

Indeed. The right-wing Dutch Prime Minister has now said that he used to support blackface Zwarte Piet, but now he no longer supports it (but he still does not do anything against it).

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- ospreyshire on June 11, 2020 at 3:18 pm said:
  
  Sure thing. The Dutch PM really needs to take action to stop that horrible tradition instead of just using his words.
  
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  - petrel41 on June 11, 2020 at 3:25 pm said:
    
    At the Amsterdam demonstration yesterday, the announcer wore a Kick Out Zwarte Piet T-shirt, and an organiser said Prime Minister Rutte needed to talk to the organisers.
    
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    - ospreyshire on June 12, 2020 at 1:37 am said:
      
      No way! That’s awesome about that T-shirt. I hope this leads to constructive dialogue.
      
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      - petrel41 on June 12, 2020 at 8:09 am said:
        
        So do I!
        
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Dan Snyder on September 9, 2020 at 3:24 am said:

I agree totally. White people pretending to be black is not right. The white people do not understand the struggles of the black person. I take this deeply to heart. I think actors and actresses in hollywood should be banned. I grew up poor with only my mother. She worked 12 hours days , 6 days a week. She was a waitress at a local resteraunt. She raised me and my brother and sister. She was often too tired to play with us. I get very angry when i see a rich wealthy actress from hollywood playing an actress in a movie. She is playing something she doesn’t know the struggle of. To me an actress playing a waitress is blackface. If you pretend to be something you are not, then you are evil. Here in USA I will protest the blackface of the actors pretending like they are people they are not. Thank you.

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- petrel41 on September 9, 2020 at 6:01 am said:
  
  Thanks for your comment. However, most actors and especially actresses, are not in Hollywood and poor.
  
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