Spleeny: "most Morris dancers are making any kind of link with race when they black up (which is not the same as saying that there are no racist Morris dancers, which I bet there are, unfortunately)"

Ruth A. has commented on BNP members in her local Morris side. A side that of course completely coincidentally... happens to black up!

The possible issues raised and challenges offered, by this kind of adoption of such English folk traditions as this, which are particularly open to abuse, leads us neatly back to the pragmatic and educated approaches that will perhaps be necessary to ensure FaF's (important) purpose.

Some small compromises may be required by some, but educated and informed adaptation that also happens to be *in line with tradition*, cannot be objectionable - or I'd hope?