[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

as the troupe leader is a Zulu I think he might be more entitled to say what is and isn't racist in his view? no he can't speak for everyone but it is interesting that he has no issues with it, is this just whites flagellating themselves for the sins of the forefathers it seems very in vogue at the moment?

Let's revisit this for a moment...

Thanda Gumede, the troupe’s leader, delivered an ultimatum: drop the black face or we won’t come. After delicate negotiations the bonfire society agreed and said it would also remove skulls, nose rings and dead monkeys from its costumes that Gumede, from Durban but living in Leeds, said were a “gross misrepresentation and unacceptable stereotype of Zulu and black people at large”
When his troupe, Zulu Tradition, was first booked Gumede had only seen one image of the bonfire society costumes and did not consider it offensive, but after further research he changed his mind.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-annual-parade