'It is for those alleging the crime to prove it not for those accused to disprove it'.

You are applying the statute rule of a court of law to the very different court of public opinion.

This is about assumptions and precoceptions, not laws.

You HAVE to start from the status quo of the vast majority. Morris is undervalued and misunderstood - blackface is seen as reactioary or worse.

Supporters have an uphill task to change those views .

That task may call for compromise over the contentious issues, specially if the send an erronious message (which it'll be VERY hard to change), and definitely if that message is in fact correct (as I think we have established it is).

Morris-ey. Can we take it you dance? Do you black up?

Tom