I am truly ashamed of my country. Politicians have been discussing this topic for over 4 years now.
People scream, its our culture. well, burning witches was also normal long time ago.
Kids, dont care if Zwarte Piet was purple, yellow, green or red. All they want is presents and sweets. So ban Zwarte Piet and prevent racism. It aint that hard!
I think banning is the wrong move, you'd be better off changing him to be not racist, which shouldn't be that difficult. Changing the character changes the entire perception of him over time, and people will 'let go' of the current version much, much easier.