It's important to be clear
It's important to be clear
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I got my own little guy I bought as a souvenir in Malaga during Semana Santa (Holy Week) 2013
I call him Miguel
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I saw the processions for Semana Santa a few years ago in Madrid. My girlfriend knew I hadn't seen this before and didn't tell me just so she could see my reaction.
I was fairly shocked, and asked her what the craic with that was.
She explained the KKK stole the look, and this celebration outdates the KKK by many years.
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Probably centuries.
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not KKK
That is exactly what ... well, what a KKK member would never actually say, so it's legit.
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If not KKK, why KKK shaped?
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Didn’t the KKK get their aesthetic sensibility from various medieval/early-modern religious paramilitary organisations like the Spanish Inquisition and the Holy Vehm?
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Like all regressive movements, they're incapable of original thought and constantly steal aesthetic from others. Yes.
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To be fair, christianity is a medley of ancient and medieval cultures and stories.
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Different country, this is a Dutch tradition. As a Dutch man, this shit is racist as hell and they know it. Anyone who still adores black Pete or dons the blackface is a racist motherfucker.
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Nothing prepared me for this when I moved from the US to NLD. My first year I was so shocked. One Sunny Bergman documentary later (Zwart Als Roet) and I was vindicated. Nuts that it still goes on. Ongeloofelijk (unbelievable)!
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Why do they do that shit??
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Kohl-pech-raben-schwarz as it goes in one german story about saint nicolas, not just black but kohl-pech-raben-schwarz. Black-black-black-black-black :3
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6 to 8 did you say??
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My "niggas!" Oh shit....wait
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I was in Spain a few years ago, and decided against certain mementos for this reason. Sorry, it may not be KKK, but I won't display a whirling log in my house for similar reasons..
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What’s with the log?
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I got a wonderful Buddhist hanging charm for my car with a nice big 卍 (wàn) on it and you better believe I don't give a fig what people are gonna think about that!
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Kkk
laughing in Brazilian.
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haha they look like candles
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Different Sect.
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KKK stole the outfit from earlier Christian rituals.
Supremacists always appropriate things. Ok symbol, sacred numbers/symbols, clothing, words, deities, and twist it to exclude.
Yep. There are still swastikas all over Korea because it's been associated with Buddhists for far longer than Hitler who appropriated it. Freaks out visiting westerners, though.
Because fascists have no creativity.
As a general rule at least... I guess you can end up with a Leni Riefenstahl every now and then, but for the most part, if you were a good artist at the time in Germany, you were a target. And I guess one could call Josef Mengele "creative" if you remove all positive connotations from the word.
So annoying. Same with swastika.
So just a slightly different flavor.
To give some context, originally a ‘nazareno’ is somebody paying penitence for sins committed since last years Easter. Part of their ‘penitence’ is to march in procession covered with those robes. The ‘capirote’ (the hood) is intended to keep those sinners (that could be important or well known people) anonymous.
I’m not sure if this is still valid today or if it’s now just a performance. Someone from the south of Spain will more about that than myself.
Specifically Catholic. It’s a great example of appropriation.