Hey! Stick to Doctor Who on the Doctor Who thread :-) Answer posted on there BTW.

Seriously though - Good example apart from everyone knows the origins of the original Who. I can see what you mean about revivals having scant respect for the original but in the case of folklore we do not have the luxury of knowing what the original was all about. OK, we have pictures and music but we don't have the why as to people danced this way or wore those clothes or used certain colours. Best thing we can do is guess.

But as someone said earlier, this is not about blacking up. It seems to be more about 'elf and safety.

Cheers

DtG