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Royal Giftshop removes Golliwogs from shelves.

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sarky On March 11, 2011




london, United Kingdom
#1New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:10:20
Managers at the gift shop at Her Majesties Sandringham estate have removed golliwogs that were on sale for ?9.99p. It comes after Carol Thatcher was axed from her role at the BBC for referring to a tennis player as a golliwog.
rider On September 28, 2009

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#2New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:19:34
Political correctness has gone way to far overboard,we're not allowed to say this or that in case we happen to offend somebody,is Noddy's friend Big ears still called that,or is he now "He who has large hearing appendages"?????
PhoenixNebula On February 25, 2010
TFS' village idiot.


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#3New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:20:48
I thought Golliwogs were banned from most shops years ago?
sarky On March 11, 2011




london, United Kingdom
#4New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:24:13
@rider Said

Political correctness has gone way to far overboard,we're not allowed to say this or that in case we happen to offend somebody,is Noddy's friend Big ears still called that,or is he now "He who has large hearing appendages"?????
Actually golliwogs have not been on sale in most Uk shops for years...though it seems there,s a different law for her Majesty! They were also removed from robertsons jam jars years ago if i remember rightly!
rider On September 28, 2009

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#5New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:26:22
Here in Australia,we had a show on TV called,Humphrey Bear,he wore one of those cane hat's you see as school uniforms and a Tartan Vest,Some idiot complained that Humphrey didn't wear pants,so the show got axed,obviously this d***head hasn't see real Bears in the Wild..........There Naked out there
rider On September 28, 2009

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#6New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:27:56
Sorry just noticed something......Humphrey Bear was a kids show,the up to 5 yr old group????
TheSweeney On October 12, 2009

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sweeney land, United Kingdom
#7New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:37:50
sarky On March 11, 2011




london, United Kingdom
#8New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 13:44:26
@rider Said

Sorry just noticed something......Humphrey Bear was a kids show,the up to 5 yr old group????
Golliwogs have been seen as a symbol of racism for many years by both black and white people. Robertsons jam removed the golliwog from their jam jars in Hong Kong, Canada and the Us as the golly caused the same outrage as the Us version which was The Black Sambo. Enid Blyton,s stories about golliwogs were also withdrawn and the last one was written in 1968. In the story was a song..10 black ni**ers which referred to 10 black people being killed one by one. These things surely should not be acceptable in todays society? As the Queen is supposed to be promoting multiculturism in the Uk, what on earth is she doing condoning the sale of these toys anyway?
claudibee On November 13, 2009
I will NOT!!


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#9New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 14:28:11
@sarky Said

Golliwogs have been seen as a symbol of racism for many years by both black and white people. Robertsons jam removed the golliwog from their jam jars in Hong Kong, Canada and the Us as the golly caused the same outrage as the Us version which was The Black Sambo. Enid Blyton,s stories about golliwogs were also withdrawn and the last one was written in 1968. In the story was a song..10 black ni**ers which referred to 10 black people being killed one by one. These things surely should not be acceptable in todays society? As the Queen is supposed to be promoting multiculturism in the Uk, what on earth is she doing condoning the sale of these toys anyway?



Apparently the Queen didn't know that they were stocked. I suppose she gave up shelf-stacking when she got a better-paid job.
TheSweeney On October 12, 2009

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sweeney land, United Kingdom
#10New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 14:35:40
you can get anyway with anything as long as your a royale.....they take the piss
beckyboo On August 14, 2009




huddersfield, United Kingdom
#11New Post! Feb 05, 2009 @ 14:41:24
I think the fact that these things were still on sale in 2009 says a lot about how far society has moved on ! not very far !! Everyone should know that a golliwog is a racist symbol, especially in this day and age. I just cant belive that its taken till now for them to remove them from the shop
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