May Day Morris dancers wear blue makeup over racism concerns

A group of Morris dancers have changed their face paint from black to blue following concerns over racism.

Dancer John Ellis, 70, said it was "by far and away the biggest change" in the group's 30-year history. He said the tradition of covering faces with soot derived from poor farm workers in the 1400s who would use it to disguise themselves so they could beg - which was illegal at the time.

Cool

RebelHQ Brilliant response. How will the BBC be able to complain Morris dancing is racist now? CRT I expect.

All these stupid comments are inevitable following such a stupid move from Morris Dancers, who very obviously shouldn't continue this practice based on a technicality. Disingenuously missing the point.

Wtf

Nothing wrong with adapting to bit to show respect. Eveyone seems happy. Why are people who know bugger all about Morris dancing culture suddenly so aggrieved?

smurfist. smurfslifesmatter

Looks like the white people now are having to change their whole perpective on what we learnt. This is not acceptable. We allow other races to build mosques here, if we built a christian churce over there we would be fucking persecuted, fuck em all.

Black people will be disappointed nothing to complain about.

Go on upset those Norwegian parrots why don’t you

Next the Smurfs will be offended 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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That's going to fuck the Smurfs off.

It’s funny how lefty softies saying.... maybe they should change because times change and it’s now offensive.... wouldn’t apply that same logic to any other races tradition.Ots always white people who have to change but no one else

This is what it’s come to. Ffs...

It’s a shame we’ve become so woke it’s come to this 🤦‍♀️

So who’s offended? He said the tradition of covering faces with soot derived from poor farm workers in the 1400s who would use it to disguise themselves so they could beg... so it’s not racist then ?

Blueface mocks the suffering of survivors who were abused by food that choked them. I also can't imagine how people who have lost loved ones to choking are feeling right now.

That’s so offensive to Smurf’s. 😖😖

They should have worn green to rep the alien planets

Yeah isn’t it ridiculous that blacking your face is automatically seen as racist!!

I hope the Smurfs don’t get offended then. BLM. Blue Lives Matter.

Absolutely ridiculous to change the colour!!! The colour black has nothing to do with race, and anyone who has an issue with it should read up on history - this is PC gone mad!! We can't even call a blackboard a blackboard anymore even though it's a board and it's black - wtf!!!

Border Morris is the good Morris.

This is crazy! I'm not a big fan of Morris dancing but the tradition of them applying soot on their faces has got nothing to do with race! Unbelievable! 🤷🏼‍♀️

Wtaf?!

Also has no one noticed it is called the Maypole and not the Mayfanny!!! Misogynistic claptrap

Blatant Smurfism!

Nice pic of Elton John there BBC

Should have done what they usually do. Those that play the offence card (mostly white middle class dicks) need to be told to go fuck themselves. If they don’t like it, don’t watch it.

FFS is there no end to this nonsense.

It's a shame the world is full of offended morons

ENOUGH FFS!!!!!!

Never seen a Morris Dancer with face paint at all, and my uncle has been one for 35 years!

Completely nuts.

The smurfs aren’t gonna be happy.

Morris dancers are weird imo

More pandering to the wokeflakes

This is bloody ridiculous. They should stand up for their history as it wasnt based on anything racist. Give me a break, this is getting stupid. What are people turning into!

TitaniaMcGrath

What tosh. However good job but racist against umpalumpas maybe

Actions like that drive on racism, it’s throwing coals on the fire.

More virtue signalling crap.

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