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Originally posted by blupblup
For the 500th time.
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The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg
(synopsis or original book and the creation of the Golliwog)
A children’s poem-story about a black male rag doll and five wooden Dutch dolls. The book was written and illustrated by Berta Upton and her daughter Florence K. Upton in 1895. Florence modeled her character Golliwogg after a doll she had as a child. She gave him a jet-black face, wild wooly hair, bright red lips and formal minstrel attire. But the best thing she gave the Golliwogg was a jovial and friendly personality. Golliwog is considered Teddy Bears’s best friend. The intention of this edition is that our children meet the original jovial and friendly Golliwogg.
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Originally posted by blupblup
reply to post by Bubblegum
For the 500th time.
www.ferris.edu...
Originally posted by Bubblegum
Originally posted by blupblup
reply to post by Bubblegum
For the 500th time.
www.ferris.edu...
------hahaha.....interesting reply!....check your history my friend!...Honestly fancy picking a racist memorabilia website to fund your argument. Besides you missed the point of what I was saying - to me as a child it was just a doll!...with fond memories and a happy plesent - very well dressed individual. Its adults who turn things into evil nastiness! :-P
Oops meant to write pleasant!
Originally posted by Sonya610
Originally posted by blupblup
For the 500th time.
www.ferris.edu...
Yeah why not read the WHOLE history huh? Or do you just like to take the snippets that give everything an ugly racist slant?
The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg
(synopsis or original book and the creation of the Golliwog)
A children’s poem-story about a black male rag doll and five wooden Dutch dolls. The book was written and illustrated by Berta Upton and her daughter Florence K. Upton in 1895. Florence modeled her character Golliwogg after a doll she had as a child. She gave him a jet-black face, wild wooly hair, bright red lips and formal minstrel attire. But the best thing she gave the Golliwogg was a jovial and friendly personality. Golliwog is considered Teddy Bears’s best friend. The intention of this edition is that our children meet the original jovial and friendly Golliwogg.
www.lulu.com...
Oooohhh...portraying the Golliwog as a "jovial, friendly personality" ...that is SOOOO EVIL!!!!! Imagine the young minds that were tarnished by such a horrible, racist perception of black people!
[edit on 23-9-2008 by Sonya610]
The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right[13][14][15][12] and whites only[13][16][17] political party in the United Kingdom. The BBC estimates the party has about 58 elected councilors in local government in England;[18] including parish councilors the party claims to have 100 councilors.[18
Originally posted by poet1b
I remember the song, "Ten Little Indians", and the words went like this.
Ten little N-word boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were Nine.
Nine little N-word boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
Eight little N-word boys travelling in Devon;
One said he'd stay there and then there were Seven.
Seven little N-word boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six.
Six little N-word boys playing with a hive;
A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five.
Five little N-word boys going in for law;
One got into Chancery and then there were Four.
Four little N-word boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Three little N-word boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Two little N-word boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was One.
One little N-word boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself and then there were None.
Originally posted by 44soulslayer
Others have different opinions, and different interpretations of the same item (in this case a golliwog).
Originally posted by poet1b
Not all of them die, and where is the celebration of their death at
Originally posted by skibtz
Originally posted by 44soulslayer
Others have different opinions, and different interpretations of the same item (in this case a golliwog).
And that is the whole point.
Someone, with a different interpretation of the gollywog found it racially offensive.
The law protected that person.
Job done. What's the problem with that?
Originally posted by blupblup
reply to post by Essan
She was released without charge.
The story is sensationalist.... the same as all these anti-foreigner stories.
Absolute OTT, right-wing nonsense.
Winterville...remember that?
Apparently we couldn't call it christmas because of foreigners...absolute fabricated rubbish put out there by far right groups to continue tensions between brits and immigrants.
The union jack is OUR national flag, i would imagine it's tough luck if people don't like that.