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Thread #155810 Message #3669079
Posted By: Les in Chorlton
14-Oct-14 - 01:38 PM
Thread Name: Black-faced Morris dancers
Subject: RE: Black-faced Morris dancers
If you think that most Morris Dancers have any understanding or respect for historical evidence go and read their websites.
Ok, we all cherry pick evidence on places like this. Spleen is spot on the major influence - probably the only one - for 'Blackface' is music Hall where white people mocked black people by blacking up.
As Steve says "Nowadays we can be any colour we want so I agree with those suggesting and using other colours" but the dig at the PC lobby is cheap and unworthy.