The King of the Netherlands and the Mayor of Amsterdam spoke to a group of young people about the problems of institutionalised racism. They spoke about the police, who have admitted that they ethnically profile black people. And employment statistics prove that even highly educated black people have a problem with finding work due to discrimination. Regarding blackfacing, the Mayor of Amsterdam admitted that the anti-blackfacing protestors had made their point (both the Childrens Ombudsperson and the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights have said that the figure Zwarte Piet violates human and childrens rights, the court in Amsterdam said that it violates black peoplest right to private life.) Yet NOBODY in the Dutch establishment is willing to ban the black face paint and Afro wigs. They want to PHASE racism out instead of effectively and immediately eliminate it as they ought. The mayor of the Hague, where the Dutch government is, said that it was a treasured tradition and the people who wanted to preserve it, weren't racists. But racist is, as racist does. The Netherlands may house various institutions such as the International Criminal Court, and the International Court of Justice, but are unworthy of the privelege. It would be better to have these institutions in a land that respected the rights of children and the disenfranchised in society, vulnerable groups which deserve protection.