Why Zwarte Piet is NOT Racist (in my humble opinion)

It's that time of year again, pepernoten all around, carrots in clogs, coming together to sing Sinterklaasliedjes and various hitpieces from international newspapers targeting Zwarte Piet as a blackface, racist "colonial hangover" based on a slave. In this video I will defend Zwarte Piet and put forward why I believe he is far from racist and is actually a positive figure for black people in the Netherlands. Of course this is only my opinion and you may disagree - I'd love to hear all about it in the comment section although I do ask that everyone remains civil and respectful of one another.

Music Used:
Alternate History - Holfix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCVFU0CraFM&t=6s
Heroes - Co.AG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9yVZZIBqxI
Up and Away - Holfix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YmM_cjUp4o
Eastern Thought - Kevin MacLeod
Jalandhar - Kevin MacLeod
Jalandhar - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Sinterklaas Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTGhUXYpwVg&feature=youtu.be

How to Pronounce Dutch Place Names:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYv6EqW5Bok&t=44s

Let's Learn Some Basic Dutch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcSO-F6VjPc&t=32s

How to tell apart Dutch, Frisian and Afrikaans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyFyO7ecEI&t=44s

The Netherlands, Holland and the Low Countries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-VDmZ1t2Ik&t=2s

What if the American Slave Trade Never Ended?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5CiA2tR7TU&t=60s

A Tribute to the Dutch Republic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsVwh9HgK8c

Why did the Dutch Flag Change Twice?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWFA0UTcwoA&t=13s

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