The Dutch will temporarily stop using their golden coach because of this racist image

[Demovictory9]

The triptych depicts people from then-Dutch colonies paying humble tribute to a white woman symbolizing the Netherlands


Dutch royal family to temporarily stop using Golden Coach, following criticism of colonial ties

The carriage -- known colloquially as "De Gouden Koets" -- has been at the center of fierce debate in recent years.

One of the panels on the Golden Coach, named "Tribute from the Colonies," depicts people of color from the colonies kneeling in subordination to a young white woman who represents the Netherlands, while presenting her with gifts, according to the Amsterdam Museum, where the coach is housed.

The Dutch Empire spanned 250 years from the 17th century to the 19th century, according to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The empire operated in regions including the Caribbean, Brazil, Suriname, southern Africa and Asia, where people were also enslaved and exploited by imperialists.

In 1990, the Curaçaoan artist Ruben La Cruz demonstrated against the colonial vignette at a festival in Rotterdam. Since then multiple public figures, including an activist and two members of the Dutch parliament, have called for the carriage to no longer be used.
However, these demands grew louder after the global Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, when many countries were confronted with their racial and colonial histories.



https://www.cnn.com/style/article/dutch-royal-family-golden-carriage-colonialism-intl-scli/index.html

[ZZenith]

1. Christ, nothing subtle about that.

Gonna take awhile to straighten everything out on this planet, innit?

[TlalocW]

2. Next, maybe change the whole

Black Pete being a helper of Sinterklaas.

TlalocW

[Celerity]

8. Zwarte Piet

[radius777]

3. It just shows how deeply embedded a racial caste system

is within much of our current world which was built upon colonialism. Many whites especially RW whites still see the world as depicted in that imagery, and who yearn for an overtly white dominant order where non-whites had to show deference to whites. Pretty much what is driving Trumpism and the RW's hatred of the BLM/woke-left movements that shine a light on these issues.

[NJCher]

4. Deeply embedded

Is the operative phrase. It is sad to think there are humans who feel the need to be shown deference. Why do they need a person of color to show that to them and second, why do they even need it at all?

It seems to be a rather fragile psychological makeup.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. "Temporarily"???

[Emile]

6. They need an American graffiti artist to paint over it.

Pretty racist! What took so long for them to discover that?

[A HERETIC I AM]

7. In the panel to the right, or the rear of the carriage.....

There is a man with clenched fist apparently threatening the young black child, but appears to be restrained by the woman.



WTF is that all about?

At least they are catching up to the times. A fairly progressive country, but with a very troubled history, much like ours.