Azizi.... please can you attribute more carefully.
This is not a quote from me.
"I'm no racist - far from it, but if we carry this to its logical conclusion, then what about the Voodoo tradition where you'll see people 'whitened' up. Am I not able to complain that this may well offend me, and many others? [quoting Banjiman] "
I was actually quoting Barden of England..... I added to his quote:
"But does it offend you? If so perhaps you could ask for voodoo (with whitened faces) not to be performed at your local school? Assuming they had some planned that is.
I repeat, can you really not see why someone might be offended by "blacking up" .... whatever the motives and the particlar history of the Border Morris tradition? I can."
Which should tell you about my views on the subject!