I cannot for the life of mine find a job in Ireland and I may get a job offer in Belgium. I cannot find any information on Belgium which doesn't read AI generated. Is it a real country? Pls halp.
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I cannot for the life of mine find a job in Ireland and I may get a job offer in Belgium. I cannot find any information on Belgium which doesn't read AI generated. Is it a real country? Pls halp.
They are not referencing Congo but an old myth about the founding of the city of Antwerp. However, continuing to make candy in the shape of severed hands is a bit fucked up, considering the context of the colonial history of the country.
After a certain point it would have to be a dog whistle to continue the tradition, right?
I get how Black Pete (Zwarte de Pete) is a mythological assistant of Saint Nicholas (Santa, Father Christmas, etc) whose skin is black from going down chimneys to deliver presents. However, most, if not the overwhelming majority of people who dress as Black Pete nowadays put on bright red lipstick and Afro wigs to make it as close to American blackface as physically possible.