I don't see anyone actually being racist

Neither do I. I do see people doing something that is seen as racist, being told it's seen as racist and refusing to accept that.

GUEST,Martin - Like any other person I am more than capable of speaking up for myself & don't need others to be offended on my behalf.

That's fair enough in principle, but remember that the Motley case involves a primary school. Parents of primary-age kids can reasonably expect that the school will shield them from anything offensive, which does involve taking offence on the kids' behalf. My suspicion is that a lot of people are a bit uneasy about blackface; in this case, it's that element of duty of care which turned "not really my thing but I guess it's OK" into "rather you didn't do that".

What shocks me more than anything is the stiff-necked reaction of the team - it seems like cutting your nose off to spite your face, & sends exactly the wrong message to anyone who was starting to think blackface dancers might actually be racist.