By uncanny coincidence, today's local free paper carries an advert
for a business search directory.
Under the headline "Need an Electrician ?" is a clip art photo
of a dopey looking bloke surrounded by smouldering wires,
with his face all sooty and blacked up for traditional cliched comedy effect.

I showed it to the mrs, asking her..

"Don't think about it, just give your immediate reaction, is this image racist ???"

Mrs punkfolkrocker works in local authority job
many Jeremy Clarkson clone mudcatters would consider exemplifies 'PC gone mad'.
She also has an MA in a 'PC gone madness' field of study.

Her immediate answer was "NO".

Then, a few seconds later, "Well, maybe.."

"But it's just a corny joke, his face is sooty because he's crap at wiring and blew himself up.
OK,... perhaps it could be seen as racist by some people..."

I then explained why I asked the question about the comic photo, in relation the the subject of this thread.

Mrs punkfolkrocker loves watching the local morris side,
but has never heard of black face morris.
I explained further...

She then exclaimed

"What, they deliberately black up their faces !!?? That's definitely racist !!!"

"That's as bad as Golliwogs and black and white minstrels...."



Pro Black Face supporters / Anti Black Face protesters, make of that what you will...