Don't know about the Zwarte Piet thing, but here in Spain the debate about the dark-skinned king has never been a big thing, only in some big cities like Barcelona, but ignored by most of the more rural areas. As I've said it needs to change and with time it'll surely do, but trying to label most Baltasars as racist is not something wise.it's been in debate for years so i doubt anyone defending zwarte piet today hasn't heard of the reasons why it should be changed. how exactly should we view them with that in mind?