Posted on 12/28/2014 8:02:40 PM PST by Steelfish
Madrid’s White Politicians ‘Must Stop Blacking Up’ For Three Kings Parade Online petition of 62,000 signatories demands black man play role of Balthazar in city’s traditional 12th night cavalcade
The Three Kings - Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar – in Madrid’s traditional 12th night procession. James Badcock 28 December 2014
Tired of seeing white politicians “black up” for a children’s post-Christmas street parade, almost 62,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that Madrid council choose a black man to play the role of Balthazar in the city’s Three Kings cavalcade next week.
Arguing that “it is senseless and unnecessary in this day and age for the king Balthazar to be a white man painted black”, signatories of the petition on change.org have criticised what they see as an offensive and anachronistic practice.
“Children aren’t stupid; they realise it’s a con when they see a white man who has blacked up,” said one signatory. “Children must know that black people are not just immigrants on boats or street vendors without papers,” remarked another.
Madrid city hall insists the choice is not racist but simply traditional. Since the return of democracy after the death of Franco, the right to be one of the Three Kings has been decided by city councillors drawing lots.
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Who cares about this stupid crap?
Its The Skin Color, Stupid.
“We three kings of Orient are”, now two kings from the East and one from Africa. The Bible clearly says from the East so I have no idea why for the last 40 years they have always had a Black one.
"We three kings of Orient are..."
Are there many black Orientals?
Maybe he was from India like Sambo..
Be better if they used a dark skinned man from India. To use an African does seem wrong.
I have an old nativity set and there is indeed a black king, fwiw....lol...
It makes a big difference to me. They are purposely changing a historical figure into something he was not. And they are doing it to praise Blacks. They do not use a dark skinned person from the Orient as one of the Kings. They use a Negro from Africa.
If James Bond can be black, why not the Three Kings?
Damn!.....so they are being silly there too.
You do. Else why are you posting here?
PC.
If they saw black people wearing blackface at the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras day, their heads would explode.
All of the Maji were zoroastrians from what is now Iran.
I had heard that too but did not know if it was true.
Thanks for confirming that it is.
My Bible, in Luke 2, says merely that “magi from the east” came to Jerusalem seeking Jesus. It doesn’t give their names, describe their skin color or say how many there were.
I thought one was named Caspar.
They should’ve found a White guy to play Jackie Robinson in the movie 42. Maybe the next movie that features Dr. Martin Luther King, he can be played by Rosie O’ Donnell dressed up in drag.
wait... what?
Change.org
Our current president’s personal playground is being used to advocate for social adjustments... in f$@?#$ Spain?
Insanity
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