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That would be antagonistic. A bunch of Morris Dancers partaking in a traditional festival down the town-hall in deepest Somerset isn't.
At the very least, it does not amount to the same thing as blacking up to impersonate a black person. Obviously, if you lived in a particularly multicultural area it could be deemed quite insensitive, but it would still not be the same on account of the motivation behind it.
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no it's not.
tell you what. why don't you black up and take a stroll down west norwood high street. lemme know how you get on.
point is, blacking up is such a sensitive issue, and rightly so, that any attempt to do it regardless of the person doing its intention, is and should be called out. probably best not to do it all, frankly.
i can't believe i'm having this conversation.
out.