Offensive or not?

[anotheoldgit]

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,?

[Booldawg]

To quote the article;

'To depict a black person as a golliwog doll "was offensive and it is still offensive", he argued.'

I dont believe the shop were advertising these as 'black person dolls'.

[I.Don No]

If any person is offended by these dolls then that would show how completely and utterly small-minded they are.

[Fay Mousse]

The doll is attractive and cute to me and I have never thought the doll was a representation of a black person, just as a clanger isn't representative of any sort of person.

To call a black person a golliwog is offensive, as is calling a person with big ears, Big Ears and his pal Noddy.

[paraffin]

What a sad individual Mr Clarke must be. "To depict a black person etc etc"

Having read the link I saw no reference to black people, the word "golliwog" is in the dictionary defined thus:

"A soft doll with a black face, usually made of cloth or rags."
No mention of it depicting black people.

This is a classic case of "I'm going to feel offended about this, and I'm going to say so!"

Get a life! There are far more important and serious matters happening in our world.

[rojash]

Presumably, in the interests of even-handedness, Mt Clarke will also want to ban rag dolls as being offensive to white people.

[jake-the-peg]

Not again!

Look for the last time - she did NOT compare him to a Golliwog doll

She did not say "Oh he looks just like a Golliwog doll"

She said at least he beat that golliwog

Now do you think she'd have said that to his face?

Clearly not as she defended herself by claiming it was a private remark.

So clearly she could see that it was offensive

Why can't you?

[Booldawg]

I think most people agree that Carol Thatcher used the term golliwog in a blatantly racist and offensive way.

This story is in a totally different context.

[DSnewsKE]

The owner of the shop refers to them as gollies. Why doesn't she put a rope around their necks and hang them outside? Nothing like a bit of realism to help boost sales.

[whifffey]

They can ban the dolls, they can leap up and down and get all heated about "racism" and "ethnic minorities". They can get them banned, get the unfortunate shop owners prosecuted, but one thing they (who is they?) will never in the future of mankind be able to control is what people think inside. And believe it or not, incidents like this do nothing to help black people.

[DSnewsKE]

...only to make fun of them...

[knobbynonut5]

Oh look the two abusive clowns have flown in ^^

[DrFilth]

spot on knobby

jake-the-peg
Thurs 29/05/08
16:01 And here's one less piece of biker filth drink driving

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/74 22443.stm


If he'd crashed into a pub that would have been poetic justice don't you think?



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[rov1200]

If its offensive and hurts peoples sensitivities why haven't the security services reacted. They could covertly monitor the shop owner, tamper with his mail and internet, track her whereabouts and make life thoroughly unpleasant. They could make use of secret societies such as the Masons to put the pressure on until that person cracked.

And she would finally wake up one day and say 'what have I done wrong' I was only trying to do the right thing?

[CJ242]

Why are golliwogs offensive? They are a toy that happens to have a black face and curly hair.
I apologise in advance for my next comment as it is not intended to hurt or offend anyone.
BUT.
Does anyone who suffered during Hitlers' tyranny find blonde haired, blue eyed cabbage patch dolls offensive!!!

[tamborine]

Rag dolls come in all colors. Golliwog dolls have panda eyes and spikey black hair worn like a crown.

Being called a golliwog is as offensive as being called limey/honkey/pig etc......childish, playground name calling - grow up!

Put the badges back on the jam - they were works of art.

[noway1]

i remember ******** jam,and nigg(r brown shoe polish

[ELVIS68]

Not offensive, not to blacks anyway

[noway1]

how come the telegraph can say golli... and i get starred out.is that not discrimation

[TCL-MUMPING]

You'll be calling for the return of The Black And White Minstrel Show next.

[noway2]

why not,and let us bring back the crib at christmas.Or is that a no no.