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I’ve been very lucky in the past six months as a local lady has been selling off her collection of Golly’s (much to the distaste of others) I’ve purchased quite a few for my lil princess… and explained to her WHY some people have issues with the dolls! Neither me nor her see anything beyond them being a toy from my childhood.. she also has Frustration and Battleships. Innocence is a fab thing to posses, as is knowledge! I would like to think that I have raised my children well and taught them to accept all regardless of faith, race, sexual orientation etc. The gollys wont affect that!
@boojangle wrote:
I’ve been very lucky in the past six months as a local lady has been selling off her collection of Golly’s (much to the distaste of others) I’ve purchased quite a few for my lil princess… and explained to her WHY some people have issues with the dolls! Neither me nor her see anything beyond them being a toy from my childhood.. she also has Frustration and Battleships. Innocence is a fab thing to posses, as is knowledge! I would like to think that I have raised my children well and taught them to accept all regardless of faith, race, sexual orientation etc. The gollys wont affect that!
rofl
@moonshadow wrote:
@annette-curtain wrote:
@blossom. wrote:
I’ve never seen anything but a doll in a golliwog….and never will.
Shall we start a thread on Barbie dolls next (or even one on a Sindy or a Bild Lilli) , as they apparently represent (or used to), the female ideal ?
Wonder what people’s thoughts on that would be.
Same here … it’s a doll … that is what is has always been called… a golliwog!
The trouble these days is .. too many sensitive souls – and before anyone even thinks of suggesting it … NO I am not racist .
I have a black brothern law and two black nieces. As much as I would like to agree with you netty,you have no idea how nasty some people can be. I get it all the time being a travler
I seem to recall a while back something about the nursery rhyme ” baa baa blasheep “being deemed as not good, and the words should be changed ……. blimey, it all goes too far sometimes I think.Or maybe it’s just me? :-k 8-[
It will always be baa baa black sheep , and a golliwog to me.
have a black brothern law and two black nieces. As much as I would like to agree with you netty,you have no idea how nasty some people can be. I get it all the time being a travler
It will always be baba black shep and gollywog to me neette,all the same when someone is getting racely aboused I wount be singing any nursery rymes.I do wish you would quote properly Moon … half of your post is in with my original one there :roll:
What I do wrong? :?
@annette-curtain wrote:
@moonshadow wrote:
@annette-curtain wrote:
@blossom. wrote:
I’ve never seen anything but a doll in a golliwog….and never will.
Shall we start a thread on Barbie dolls next (or even one on a Sindy or a Bild Lilli) , as they apparently represent (or used to), the female ideal ?
Wonder what people’s thoughts on that would be.
Same here … it’s a doll … that is what is has always been called… a golliwog!
The trouble these days is .. too many sensitive souls – and before anyone even thinks of suggesting it … NO I am not racist .
I have a black brothern law and two black nieces. As much as I would like to agree with you netty,you have no idea how nasty some people can be. I get it all the time being a travler
I seem to recall a while back something about the nursery rhyme ” baa baa blasheep “being deemed as not good, and the words should be changed ……. blimey, it all goes too far sometimes I think.Or maybe it’s just me? :-k 8-[
It will always be baa baa black sheep , and a golliwog to me.
have a black brothern law and two black nieces. As much as I would like to agree with you netty,you have no idea how nasty some people can be. I get it all the time being a travler
It will always be baba black shep and gollywog to me neette,all the same when someone is getting racely aboused I wount be singing any nursery rymes.moon you arent a traveller youvelived in that area all your life
I do wish you woulnd quote properly Moon … half of your post is in with my original one there :roll:
moo
You mooing at poli andfasts go for?
@moonshadow wrote:
@boojangle wrote:
I’ve been very lucky in the past six months as a local lady has been selling off her collection of Golly’s (much to the distaste of others) I’ve purchased quite a few for my lil princess… and explained to her WHY some people have issues with the dolls! Neither me nor her see anything beyond them being a toy from my childhood.. she also has Frustration and Battleships. Innocence is a fab thing to posses, as is knowledge! I would like to think that I have raised my children well and taught them to accept all regardless of faith, race, sexual orientation etc. The gollys wont affect that!
rofl
Did I miss the punchline?
You know when I was a kid a golly was just that a golly. Baa baa black sheep was a traditional nursery rhyme & one of our favourite stories at school was a book called Little Black Sambo …. god forbid.
Get real PC folk – He was a black boy called Sambo, There was no racist intent. The colour of a persons skin doesn’t matter to a child we’re all different.
I brought my two up with that view …. people are people all have feelings regardless of the colour of their skin.
Racism has been created by society … the innocence has been taken away from most things in life these days – huge deals made making racism an even bigger issue.
Kids are now singing Baa baa rainbow sheep ….. wtf is that all about. Hands up who has seen a rainbow sheep in a field anywhere.
No wonder kids are confused .. The innocence of childhood has been ruined by do-gooders making big deals of things.
Don’t get me wrong I know racism had become an issue but banning golliwog dolls, a well loved children’s story & a nursery rhyme because it causes offence …. to who exactly ?
The world has gone mad. I for one am glad to see the return of the golly. :)
@Mr Harp wrote:
@kent f OBE wrote:
Whats with the knickers in a twist? We dont live in an ideal world…..this is a message board and we can give different opinions….some seem to have problems with it because meaybe they are too childish to have a reasonable debate?
Whats wrong with Barbie anyway?…Took me ages to look like her…just waiting for my kenAnother cryptic post that totally contradicts itself. Are you a troll Kenty?
It was a continuation of reply to Poet ….meaning most here can have a debate no matter what the topic
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