I am no position to comment on Cllr's historical list. Although I have no reason to doubt it, does any of it relate to Padstow or even Cornwall? But I nit-pick.

Cornwall may have a blacking up guising tradition, Cats alludes to this. What ever it was, until a few years ago it owed more in its survival to the minstrel tradition. Clearly they do not wish to keep that alive.

Ruth has challenged the depth of historical evidence. Azizi has, amongst other things, pointed to the complexity of racism and I have been asking why we cannot have a rainbow face or a green face. Lots of other people have made similar points. At last the abuse has stopped.

I don't know if any of those arguing against change actually have anything to do with the "Mummers" because they never say, but in the end they simply do not care if people are offended.