I am very sorry for misattributing Banjiman's quote of Barden of England's comment to you.
I should have been more careful in attributing comments. I recognize that you (Banjiman) are saying that you understands how "blacking up" can cause offense.
I hope that you wIll accept my apology. If I could edit my comment to this thread which attributed Barden of England's comment to you, I would do so.
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[This is the only reason that I posted on this thread again and will not comment on other points in this thread including the posts about the "N' word-my views about that word are probably also known to many in this forum so there's no need for me to expend energy repeating them.]