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Originally Posted by Kizzy

OR.....He did some research on this 'tradition'.

1st article:

But Thandanani Gumede, 32, a Zulu from Durban, South Africa, whose West Yorkshire-based song and dance troop Zulu Tradition will perform in Lewes, said while the issue was sensitive,the costumes and makeup were “not derogatory”.

Gumede told the Guardian he had looked at photos of the costumes worn in previous years and considered they were not racist.
“When I first looked at the pictures I thought it was a Zulu,” he said. ‘If someone blacked up and dressed like Tarzan [that would be racist], but it looks like they have taken the time to reproduce the costumes carefully.”

He already knew they blackened their faces and didn't have a problem with it.

Article you posted:

Thanda Gumede, the troupe’s leader, delivered an ultimatum: drop the black face or we won’t come.

Hmmm...