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Offensive or not?
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5296198 /Golliwog-doll-row-breaks-out.html
Mr Clarke, chairman of the Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality, said: "It is offensive � all the people I have talked to about it say it is."
He should get out more and speak to more people, I find them rather cute.
Anyone live anywhere near Thing-Me-Bobs in Sudbury, Suffolk,?
Mr Clarke, chairman of the Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality, said: "It is offensive � all the people I have talked to about it say it is."
He should get out more and speak to more people, I find them rather cute.
Anyone live anywhere near Thing-Me-Bobs in Sudbury, Suffolk,?
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The golliwog was originally a representation of the 'Black and White' minstrel shows of the late 19th-early 20thc. These shows made fun of Blacks with whites made up in exagerrated imitation of Black features. So-yes...the Golliwog IS historically a racial slur.......it did not just suddenly appear as some sort of "cute " childrens toy.
It seems ridiculous to me. There's an old toy shop in Derbys which's been selling these dolls for ages - no names given to them, but all on display from small to very large - and they sell!
I don't particularly like their faces, as they remind me of clowns, but I've always known them as "gollies" or "black dolls", and no idiot minister's going to tell me I should do otherwise. I've never looked at them in a "racial" way. If they're meant to represent a black person - I still don't see how they can be offensive. they're meant to be smiling, cheerful things.
I don't particularly like their faces, as they remind me of clowns, but I've always known them as "gollies" or "black dolls", and no idiot minister's going to tell me I should do otherwise. I've never looked at them in a "racial" way. If they're meant to represent a black person - I still don't see how they can be offensive. they're meant to be smiling, cheerful things.
It's ridiculous, PC gone too far as usual.
I remember when I was little, and the Robertson jams had the little 'Golliwog' tokens on them, dressed up as different things. Not once did it cross my mind that it was meant to be black person...because it isn't!
I suppose white people should object to white chocolate, white putting, white boards...
It's just so OTT it's laughable.
I remember when I was little, and the Robertson jams had the little 'Golliwog' tokens on them, dressed up as different things. Not once did it cross my mind that it was meant to be black person...because it isn't!
I suppose white people should object to white chocolate, white putting, white boards...
It's just so OTT it's laughable.
The golliwog was a representation of a white man impersonating a black...ie in 'black face' entertainments, or minstrel shows. ...these originated in America's Deep South....with roots in the slaves entertaining their masters. This representation was quite exaggerrated.
White blackface performers in the past used burnt cork and later greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips, often wearing woolly wigs, gloves, tailcoats, or ragged clothes to complete the transformation.
In 1895, the Golliwogg surfaced in Great Britain, the product of American-born children's book illustrator Florence Kate Upton, who modeled her rag doll character Golliwogg after a minstrel doll she had in the U.S. as a child. "Golly", as he later affectionately came to be called, had a jet-black face; wild, woolly hair; bright, red lips; and sported formal minstrel attire.
The above is from WIKI
White blackface performers in the past used burnt cork and later greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips, often wearing woolly wigs, gloves, tailcoats, or ragged clothes to complete the transformation.
In 1895, the Golliwogg surfaced in Great Britain, the product of American-born children's book illustrator Florence Kate Upton, who modeled her rag doll character Golliwogg after a minstrel doll she had in the U.S. as a child. "Golly", as he later affectionately came to be called, had a jet-black face; wild, woolly hair; bright, red lips; and sported formal minstrel attire.
The above is from WIKI
wasp
That's a very presumptive statement!
I simply asked whether anyone posting was black - don't you think that would've added to the debate?
By implication, it seems that you don't.
Actually, re-reading your post, it strikes me as strange that you would include the word 'Brit'?
Also, I had to look up the word 'rooinek'. Never heard of it before.
That's a very presumptive statement!
I simply asked whether anyone posting was black - don't you think that would've added to the debate?
By implication, it seems that you don't.
Actually, re-reading your post, it strikes me as strange that you would include the word 'Brit'?
Also, I had to look up the word 'rooinek'. Never heard of it before.
I really found whiffys post amusing for its stupidity.
I wonder how many times hes said the words g0lliw0g or made reference to immigrants as hes walked the streets of croydon?
im willing to bet his big flapping gob was firmly shut for fear of getting a good croydon kicking.
hypocritical idiotic litle pillock.
as for anyone else even attempting to say its not offensive , well, pickup your bnp membership forms on the way out of this thread as youre obviously qualified to join the bnp by way of your lack of intellect.
absolute crap spouted on this thread , and some idiots here actually believe it and advocate thinking it too !!!
unbloodybelievable
I wonder how many times hes said the words g0lliw0g or made reference to immigrants as hes walked the streets of croydon?
im willing to bet his big flapping gob was firmly shut for fear of getting a good croydon kicking.
hypocritical idiotic litle pillock.
as for anyone else even attempting to say its not offensive , well, pickup your bnp membership forms on the way out of this thread as youre obviously qualified to join the bnp by way of your lack of intellect.
absolute crap spouted on this thread , and some idiots here actually believe it and advocate thinking it too !!!
unbloodybelievable
