Race discrimination case over child’s swim puts ‘Dutch paradox’ in focus

According to The Guardian, a race discrimination case at a swimming pool in the Netherlands is highlighting what's being called the 'Dutch paradox'—a cultural reluctance to acknowledge racism. A twelve-year-old boy was denied entry to the Watergeus pool in Zoetermeer after staff said he needed ID to prove he was under thirteen. His friend, also twelve, wasn't asked for documents. The boy's father, Henri Duiker, says the case is a reminder that some Dutch citizens do not acknowledge racism's reality in their country.

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