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| Gario created the project ''Zwarte Piet is Racisme'' (Black Pete is Racism) about Zwarte Piet.<ref></ref> In 2011 he was arrested for public disturbance at the traditional annual Sinterklaas festival where he was protesting against the use of Zwarte Piet.<ref>Helsloot, John, 2012 </ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bijnsdorp|first=Laura|title=Quinsy Gario on Zwarte Piet|url=http://thedailyherald.com/index.php/supplements/weekender/23102-quinsy-gario-on-zwarte-piet.html|accessdate=11 December 2012|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=2 December 2011}}</ref> He appeared on a national television talk show in 2013 "to make his case" which was part of a series of events in October that The Economist says "polaris cultural life and dragging in celebrities, politicians, and even the UN" and "changed Zwarte Piet. For many, even if a year ago he was not a symbol of Dutch racism, he is now."<ref name="Economist">{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21588960-debate-holiday-tradition-exposes-racial-attitudes-zwarte-piet-racism|title=Is Zwarte Piet racism?|date=2 November 2013|work=]|accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref> | Gario created the project ''Zwarte Piet is Racisme'' (Black Pete is Racism) about Zwarte Piet.<ref></ref> In 2011 he was arrested for public disturbance at the traditional annual Sinterklaas festival where he was protesting against the use of Zwarte Piet.<ref>Helsloot, John, 2012 </ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bijnsdorp|first=Laura|title=Quinsy Gario on Zwarte Piet|url=http://thedailyherald.com/index.php/supplements/weekender/23102-quinsy-gario-on-zwarte-piet.html|accessdate=11 December 2012|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=2 December 2011}}</ref> He appeared on a national television talk show in 2013 "to make his case" which was part of a series of events in October that The Economist says "polaris cultural life and dragging in celebrities, politicians, and even the UN" and "changed Zwarte Piet. For many, even if a year ago he was not a symbol of Dutch racism, he is now."<ref name="Economist">{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21588960-debate-holiday-tradition-exposes-racial-attitudes-zwarte-piet-racism|title=Is Zwarte Piet racism?|date=2 November 2013|work=]|accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
| In July of 2014 Quinsy Gario stirred up controversy when he posted a message on Twitter in which he accused Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of being racist for 'caring more about white lives than brown lives' in his response to the crash of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. Gario later removed the message from his Twitter account. | |||
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Quinsy Gario is an activist in the movement against Zwarte Piet, as well as a performance artist.
He was born in Curaçao and raised in St Maarten before moving to the Netherlands.
Gario created the project Zwarte Piet is Racisme (Black Pete is Racism) about Zwarte Piet. In 2011 he was arrested for public disturbance at the traditional annual Sinterklaas festival where he was protesting against the use of Zwarte Piet. He appeared on a national television talk show in 2013 "to make his case" which was part of a series of events in October that The Economist says "polaris cultural life and dragging in celebrities, politicians, and even the UN" and "changed Zwarte Piet. For many, even if a year ago he was not a symbol of Dutch racism, he is now."
References
- Quinsy Gario Poet, Artist, Actor
- Gario, Quinsy. "Quinsy Gario". Creative African Network. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- Zwarte Piet is Racisme 12 november 2012
- Helsloot, John, 2012 Zwarte Piet and Cultural Aphasia in the Netherlands, Quotidian 3-1
- Bijnsdorp, Laura (2 December 2011). "Quinsy Gario on Zwarte Piet". Daily Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- "Is Zwarte Piet racism?". The Economist. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.