Dutch king refuses to 'rewrite history' in row over colonial carriage

Source: Telegraph
Published: Jul 18, 2020
Author: James (the faggot) Crisp
Post Date: 2020-07-18 16:22:55 by Dakmar
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The Golden Carriage Arrives At Noordeinde Palace, In Den Haag, The golden carriage which is accused of having racist imagery Credit: Julian Parker/UK Press

The King of the Netherlands has refused to ‘re-write history’ amid calls for colonial imagery to be wiped from the Royal  carriage. 

King Willem-Alexander said that the Golden Carriage, which dates back to 1898, was part of Dutch culture even if it depicts imagery  on a panel that is seen as racist.

The carriage, which is regularly used for official ceremonies such as the presentation of the Dutch budget, depicts black men and Asians, representing the former colonies of Suriname and the Antilles, bringing goods to their white rulers. 

King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima arrive in the Golden Carriage at Noordeinde Palace in 2013. 
King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima arrive in the Golden Carriage at Noordeinde Palace in 2013.  Credit: AP

The controversy is particularly marked after the Black Lives Matter protests focused attention in the Netherlands on the country’s colonial past and involvement in the slave trade....


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I could kick their faggot Dutch asses by myself, bring it on, Peitre.

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