Offended Well I doubt anyone would be offended if they have seen Morris Dancers Btritish tradition that routinely wear blackface as a disguise Or even Africans that also wear whiteface as a disguise The only people shocked are those that have a cultural reference that makes this shocking I also wonder about why the black servant suggests very strongly that this is the reason the character is black faced And FInland has a similar aspect with Musta Pekka a game