by
Les May
I’M
sure that the good people of Rossendale will sleep easier
in their beds knowing that judgement has been given and they have
permission to continue with having a ‘blacked up’ face
amongst their local street dance troupe. But as I have suggested
elsewhere this part of the tradition may have nothing whatsoever to
do with coal mining. So does this change anything?
The
answer would seem to be ‘No’. Clearly the writer
of this comment realises that context and intent have to be borne in
mind. It’s the same ‘blacked up’ face whether it
relates to coal mining in the area or to Pace Egg street
plays. Only the context has changed. As for intention, no-one has
suggested that in either context the intention is to denigrate
another group. My recollection of watching the Rochdale Pace Egg
on seven occasions is that it presented the ‘Moorish’ Prince as a
brave and noble character.
So
it seems that what we are left with is that the complainers are just
busybodies who think that their perception and
interpretation is all that matters; that we must accept
the meaning they give to actions and events. Anyone
who has followed Donald Trump’s long term detachment from
reality will be able to see the dangers in this.
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