Zwarte Piet 'racistisch' volgens ‘Oversight Board’ van Facebook
![](/sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w28/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=vC_z1Tno 28w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w33/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=mFyQbcvc 33w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w39/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=y-FyV2NC 39w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w47/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=F2gHdjRP 47w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w56/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=ZTOKQIUY 56w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w66/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=lHlKDUwA 66w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w67/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=vMWsnx2C 67w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w78/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=qbfWORjC 78w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w79/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=s7ZGZAb7 79w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w94/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=dLVCoNjp 94w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w111/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=aibsQBpn 111w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w112/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=MMpSt6fZ 112w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w131/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=vxal5FSQ 131w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w134/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=oLtlmsNq 134w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w155/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=PGSDcDeU 155w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w158/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=L5YM_x8f 158w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w183/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=IgcgnIzq 183w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w188/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=vSvq5N8- 188w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w216/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=75VSAoqD 216w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w222/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=qBAy8GUm 222w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w255/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=sVPOwCmw 255w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w262/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=Wqg4xFGB 262w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w300/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=gOj-hzty 300w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w310/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=K6pFhRyi 310w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w353/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=FttcoyXe 353w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w366/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=cbdT9W07 366w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w416/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=HrZz3f2n 416w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w432/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=mN50krO1 432w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w490/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=EVAb9tPi 490w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w510/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=vEjhHJ4I 510w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w577/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=lfZisubR 577w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w600/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=2ISinAP2 600w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w679/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=IgU8WomO 679w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w706/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=7edEVst9 706w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w799/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=Zg72iz6t 799w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w832/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=coQ4UoRQ 832w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w941/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=2iH05SAN 941w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w980/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=hnc9j9jv 980w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1108/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=h2fP_wvE 1108w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1154/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=wOPy-EIZ 1154w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1304/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=AUpRFWBT 1304w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1358/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=ykJ2iXH2 1358w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1535/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=xvWMZvVx 1535w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1598/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=dOhZeb9x 1598w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1806/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=64x6glGb 1806w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w1882/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=U1TT3KB7 1882w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w2125/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=pdDfNXw- 2125w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w2216/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=iQVh893E 2216w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w2500/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=gkwjyUQ6 2500w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w2608/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=rTm2E4U6 2608w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w3070/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=H73DCj8c 3070w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w3612/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=3FDbRdnH 3612w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w4250/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=NEkDYwAG 4250w, /sites/default/files/styles/snov_news_header_novs_w5000/public/2022-08/iStock-135173996-e1618325080374.jpg?h=6e25d9c5&itok=_HS4ZyEA 5000w)
Het Vlaams Belang is er niet over te spreken dat de Oversight Board, het zogenaamde ‘Hooggerechtshof’ van Facebook, de figuur van Zwarte Piet als een ‘schadelijk racistisch stereotype’ afdoet. “Volgens de Oversight Board wordt Zwarte Piet dus terecht van Facebook verwijderd”, reageert een weinig verbaasde fractievoorzitter in de Kamer Barbara Pas (Vlaams Belang). “Het standpunt komt van een clubje dat door Facebook zelf aangesteld werd en gefinancierd wordt en op geen enkele manier onafhankelijk is te noemen.”
De Oversight Board deed uitspraak in een zaak die was aangespannen door een Facebookgebruiker wiens filmpje vorig jaar door de sociaalnetwerksite verwijderd werd. “Een onschuldig filmpje waarin een klein meisje te zien is die Sinterklaas en twee Zwarte Pieten ontmoet”, vervolgt Pas. “Het werd beschouwd als ‘hate speech’. Gekker kan het echt niet worden.”
“Over het zwart zijn van Zwarte Piet doen vele geschiedkundige theorieën de ronde. Geen enkele heeft iets met racisme te maken”
Zwarte Piet verschijnt al vele honderden jaren in heel Europa. En nergens heeft deze figuur ooit voor enig probleem gezorgd. Toen in de 13de eeuw leraren in Franse kloosterscholen zich verkleedden als de heilige Nicolaas, werden ze al begeleid door mensen met zwartgemaakte gezichten. “En in de 13de eeuw was er nog lang geen sprake van de trans-Atlantische slavernij waarmee Zwarte Piet tegenwoordig in verband wordt gebracht”, aldus Pas. “Elk argument dat tegen deze mooie traditie wordt opgeworpen, getuigt van een ontstellende onwetendheid.”
Het Vlaams Belang zal zich steeds met alle democratische middelen tegen dit soort censuur blijven verzetten. Zo diende de partij een wetsvoorstel in dat sociale media zoals Facebook en Twitter zal verhinderen om willekeurig gebruikers en ‘posts’ te verwijderen. “Deze waanzin moet stoppen. De slinger moet uiteindelijk weer naar de andere kant overslaan”, besluit Pas. “Het sprookjesachtige kinderfeest moet echt in al zijn glorie ongeschonden uit deze vreselijke correcte tijden opstaan en zich volledig herstellen van de cultuurmarxistische aanval die momenteel gaande is.”