My Potentially Racist, Sexist, and Very White Dance Hobby

And why I keep doing it.

Your Author, getting ready to perform. My photo.

I am a Morris dancer and I love it even though it can easily be problematic.

Morris dancing has the potential to be racist and sexist, and it runs the danger of being co-opted by white nationalists, especially in Britain. These all might seem like good reasons to run the other way. Instead, I think that liberal…