Gedi's not a troll, Royston. He's a nice bloke who sings at our local singaround and plays for Bollin Morris. After your unpleasant experience on the FAF thread, I'd have thought you'd have thought twice about casting aspersions...

I haven't had any unpleasant experiences anywhere because I don't hide behind strange names and there can never be any doubt as to what I mean, what I say and what I believe.

That claptrap about "they'll call you racist for [not liking reggae / liking anglo-concertina] - delete as appropriate" is just bound (if not intended) to stir things up and that is the very definition of being a troll, in the internet sense of things.

As I say, I believe the school are very misguided about this but

1. They are not calling Morris racist, they are worried visitors will take offence at the blackface.

2. Blackface is not the tradition, disguise is. Change the colour, avoid offence and everyone is happy with tradition preserved.

3. If Les in Chorlton is right and there are morris groups / aficionados talking about "Niggering" then we have all just lost the arguments totally because, against that background, it is no longer possible to say that blackface morris carries NO racial connotations at all.