Ferchrissake, here we go.
It's just about the time of year for a rerun of Padstow Darkie Days saga too.
I suppose you lot in the US haven't heard of Border Morris either.
These expressions are NOT racist. They are aspects of ancient English customs.
Such a mindless criticism is as braindead as that from the totally unmilitant tendency of the trade union movement who tried to ban the expression 'blackleg'.
I think most of us ought to be capable of distinguishing successfully between items of garb and discrimination on the grounds of race.