Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
He's no negroe, that's what SJW's make out of it. It's a completely harmless children party.
Quote Originally Posted by Wiki
The character first appeared in an 1850 book by Amsterdam schoolteacher Jan Schenkman, and is commonly depicted as a blackamoor. Traditionally, Zwarte Piet is said to be black because he is a Moor from Spain
Then there should be no problem replacing the aesthetic with one of simple black markings smeared over the face.

Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
I pity people whose identity is based solely on sexual preferences.

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Where did you see me expressing a wish to abolish them? Let them have it as long as it doesn't impinge on others. What I argued, repeatedly, is that there is no sense to be proud of your sexual orientation. It is like being proud that you have two ears, square chin, curly hair or that you are a woman or an adult.
Have you ever heard of "Black is beautiful"? Pride is beside the point.