[Thirty All]

Originally posted by satellites.™

I know it's tradition and a very racist one at that. I've read the stories surrounding the controversy about it.

They even do the bold white lips and gold hoop earrings in the process.

Just cause it's tradition does not mean it's not racist.

Most of them do pink/red/natural lip color lips from what I've seen...
I understand how some people may think the board member's afro is stereotypical (since Serena currently does not have one), but as for the Black Pete / Zwarte Piet, I just think they aren't being "color blind", which I think many Americans want to happen. However, we shouldn't try to unsee differences. Yes, blacks are darker than whites. But does it mean it's bad? No. So is it wrong painting your face black to represent blacks? No. At least that's what I think is the Dutch mindset.

[Callisto.]

[NLX]

Hope she can take a hit.
Cause' someone will attempt to beat her face in for this messy crap.

[Heroine]

It's not hard to dress up as a tennis player without doing blackface...cmon now...

[Blatboy]

smh, yall scream racism at her and then say she looks like a man/transvestite. Take a look at your hateful selves. bye pot calling the kettle blackface

[suburbannature]

Originally posted by Sinister

this is legit blackface...the lips mixed with butt and hair

But its North Carolina so im not surprised

You're confusing NC with South Carolina.

[Deuces]

I'm not even going to act surprised.
Typical ignorant white folk behavior.

[Thirty All]

Originally posted by Heroine

It's not hard to dress up as a tennis player without doing blackface...cmon now...

But to be fair, Serena is black...

[Goosey]

It's the thought that counts.

I'm sure she meant no harm by it.

[StephenNYMonster]

She meant harm. Serena never went out looking like that. She thought she was slick and now she is about to get fired. Tough nubs, she is going to have to sell her a** to get funds for a Gillette shavin kit.

[conatus]

[Gabriel]

I LITERALLY do not care.
She didn't mean for it to be offensive and people are over sensitive /end of

[abc1990]

If she wore an outfit inspired by one of Serena' signature tennis outfits without the black face I'm sure people would of guessed she was tributing Serena

[CaptainMusic]

Originally posted by satellites.™

But what really offends me is the afro, like Serena does not wear her hair like that.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thirty All]

Originally posted by CaptainMusic

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She did in 2008-2009

[NICHOLE]

Girl @ "she didn't intend it to be racist or offensive." Anybody that willingly paints their face, wears an afro and puts on butt pads to make fun of a race and cover it up as a costume "admiring Serena Williams" is full of ****.

[Embustera]

Disgusting!

[Cain]

She looks like a man.

[Embustera]

Originally posted by RomanNavy

No it's a century long tradition celebrated by anyone who is Dutch (whether you're black white purple whatever). Black people often play black Pete as well!

Y'all do too much on the woman. She meant no harm with it. She obviously just wanted to praise Serena, not be racist or anything.

WTH? Afro-dutch people are offended by black pete.

[Cain]

Originally posted by Thirty All

Are the blacks offended in the Netherlands?

There was a petition against Black Pete last year and most black people actually said that the petition was ridiculous cause it's of no harm and and the black people here do it too.