Moonbird Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I used to love them when i was little, to me they were just a cuddly toy and cute, i can see i suppose why they were withdrawn.... but its a shame, i still like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princess01 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 i used to work in a nursery about 2 yrs ago when these dolls were on the up again, about 3 of the children in my nursery brought them in, but the managment banned them from nursery as, the name was thought to offensive to the ethnic children in the nursery Same as baa baa black sheep, we were banned singing that it had to be baa baa rainbow sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Same as baa baa black sheep, we were banned singing that it had to be baa baa rainbow sheep Please tell me you're kidding! Thing is, It's not offensive to refer 'the black guy who lives by the park' (for example) is it? It's not a derogatory term! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devolute Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 imho they're dreadfully tacky and they belong to a different time, a somewhat insensitive time when we had a lot of embarrassing ideas (Black + White minstrels anyone?) but that's no reason to ban them. As childrens toys they are something to throw at a baby to entertain 'em, and as collectables they shouldn't be ranked along side Hitler Youth daggers. They're just dolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princess01 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Please tell me you're kidding! Thing is, It's not offensive to refer 'the black guy who lives by the park' (for example) is it? It's not a derogatory term! No i'm not kidding, it got so silly that i left, i was not even aloud to call children, cheeky monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbird Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I find the example of baa baa black sheep absolutely rediculous tbh, to say that calling a black sheep black is racist is madness, what if its a black dog, black rabbit, black bird? they are all black in fact...its not derogatory its fact, we can't call them all "rainbow" really its laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.P Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I have a four foot golly, he was a gift when I was a toddler. He live's in the loft, I cant bear to part with him after owning him for so many years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk014b7161 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 i saw some golli,s in a shop window & was so upset by the obvious racial overtones i had to go & lay in a darkened room till the feeling subsided Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 It was on the news last night about them! http://www.bbc.co.uk/northwesttonight/latest_stories/index.shtml Click on "Golly doll siezed by police". The ironic thing is that the publicity has been good for the shop - they sold out! A shop further north in the region also had the same thing happen to them last year. Molloy's in Southport sells loads of them, and I'm not ashamed to say I bought one. My daughter plays with it and likes him a lot. The missus won't let her take him out of the house though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I'm sure somewhere in the loft at my mums I've got a late 1960's or early 1970's book "Noddy and the Naughty Golliwogs" where they stole Noddy's car. On today's Noddy programmes they're nowhere to be seen, but have been replaced by an over polite, over helpful black girl who (I think) sells flowers. All the other characters get into occasional scrapes and mishaps before they learn their lesson and a heavy moral (stealing, not sharing etc. etc.) - except for the black girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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