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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
GUEST,padgett	blacked up morris dancers abused in uk (323* d)	RE: blacked up morris dancers abused in uk	10 Jan 17
Surely the tradition of blacking up was to do with being in disguise ~ from which the word geezer comes ~ whilst cadging drinks and money from all and sundry and flirting with the ladies ~ if people are offended they are lacking in knowledge of the tradition ~ not the same as black and white minstrels by a good bit The crowds apart from the pc brigade represented by the offended woman (god 'elp us with pc people!) would probably be usual sort of football "fans" out for a Sunday drink ~ owt for a laugh" against this "dancers" Ray

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