Is the Golly offensive?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/6l6cwjc

Is the Golly offensive enough to cause two Prospective Tory councillors to quit, or are they victims of political correctness?

Please do not just condemn them just because they are Tories, please just debate the Golly issue.

[tamborine]

Is it because its called gollywog....sposing they were called black dolls, would that be ok. I've seen lots of lil black girls with barbie type dolls, brown & white.

[andy-hughes]

pix - it would appear that AOG is in a snit because I have advised that i will no longer argue directly with him - it being a waste of his and my time, and more importantly, it takes up valuable posting space.

I'm sure he will give up trying to prod me into a personal response eventually ...

[tamborine]

cleared my attic for insulation.....look who's been lodging

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2lc6yok&s=7

[jackthehat]

In which dictionary is 'Offensive' defined as......"having the temerity to disagree with my own, correct opinion" ?

[andy-hughes]

I think we know the answer to that jack ....

[4846]

pixi-
///aog im stuck here..... can you please explain how a black person making and selling a golliwog is the same as a jewish person making and selling something to do with nazis?///

When a nice person like aog tries to help out catty remarks from other users does not help the progress of this thread.

[andy-hughes]

Splutter ... chortle ... giggle ...

[4846]

Read the posts pixi-

///anotheoldgit
Question Author
pixi-

There is no need to be offensive just because you cannot understand a simple analogy.

Although I am wasting my time I will try another approach to try and get through to you.

Would a black person make anything to sell to the tourist anything that they find offensive to themselves?

Therefore,

Would a Jew set up a stall near to Auschwitz, to sell to the tourist, Nazi memorabilia or perhaps dolls dressed up in pyjama style concentration camp uniforms?
08:52 Thu 24th Mar 2011 ///

[jackthehat]

You usually see 4846 pop-up in defence of AOG, pixi-,.......bless 'em both.

[andy-hughes]

Crikey 4846 - were you being serious???????

Oh my word, hang on, I'll have to have a lie-down .....

[andy-hughes]

jack - are you getting this??????

[jackthehat]

andy - Less charitable folks would wonder quite 'why' and 'how' 4846 only ever seems to appear when AOG needs a little bolstering............?

I, naturally, couldn't possibly comment...:o)

[piggynose]

it is when aimed at a black man as an insult

[andy-hughes]

I bet you could if you tried jack!!!

[andy-hughes]

Hmmmmmm (Andy strokes imaginary beard thoughtfully ...)