'We want a real black king for Christmas'

'We want a real black king for Christmas'

Residents of numerous Spanish cities and towns are demanding that 'real black' men be hired to play King Balthazar in their traditional January 5th Christmas parades.

Online petition site charge.org has been used as the main gateway for the campaign against white Wise Men with their faces painted black.

"It makes no sense in this day and age that King Balthazar is played by a white gentleman," wrote Miguel Calabria, head of the Madrid campaign.

"Fortunately, with all the diversity that now exists in our society, it’s neither necessary nor logical."

"Our children aren't stupid," reads another petition.

http://www.thelocal.es/20131230/we-want-a-real-black-king-for-christmas