General Chat

Hi Daphne - think l saw something on google about front page story, did'nt read it though. See you on 22nd April?? Karen - :~) jude sarf wales :o)

Hilary go to this site.change the stars for dots. Germaine x http://www*joyfultoys.bravepages*com/ogolly*html

BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG, BRING BACK THE GOLLOWOG...... GOLLIWOG, GOLLIWOG, GOLLIWOG, GOLLIWOG, GOLLIWOG, GOLLIWOG. There, I feel better now!!! Karen.

Oh Ginny Epaminandos was my favourite of all times. I can still picture the book. I looked round for one of the books on the net but was way out of my reach. I got my 2 grandchildren Golly Wogs infact that is the first thing I went to buy when the first was on his way and last Christmas the little girl got one. A child really must have one just as much as a bear. When I was little they had a toy stall in our local market and the biggest Golly Wog you ever saw I just used to go and stand and stare at him. Germaine x

Agree it's stupid BUT seemingly the dolls are allowed IF they are called Gollies it is the word Gollywog which has been banned by the PC Police. T.O.R. ;o))

I daren't tell my joke about Ide Amin?

I can remember as a child being read the story of Epaminandos. I recognise that in this day and age the stereotypes in it would be deemed at totally inappropriate. However, as a child I certainly do not remember any racist undercurrents. The story showed what happens if a child takes everything that an adult says literally. The story was morallistic and more about communication than racism. I loved it as a child and feel that it taught me to LISTEN rather than to be racist. Anyone else remember it 'Epaminandos - you aint got the sense you was born with!'

Last year the police were called to a shop in Ledbury Herefordshire, about 10 miles from where I live, to remove all the Gollywogs that were in the shop window because someone from the PC brigade objected to them. That made headline news in the papers and TV!!! It was hilarious in the days that followed as everyone was going around with gollies tied to their cars and putting them in their house windows.It was surprising too how many folk unearthed their Robinsons Golly badges to wear. We even had one old dear come for respite where I work with one tied to her walking frame LOL Daphne

Karen - oh my giddy aunt well said. l'll join your campaign:o)))) jude sarf wales :o)

Going back to the flag....the americans have flags outside their residence all the time..no one batters an eyelid...Political correction has robbed us of our heritage our country are right to be proud to be BRITISHxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx))))))):

I'll say the word Golliwog, and sing the rhymes baa baa black sheep and 3 little pigs...and I will ask for black shoe polish if I want it. Nobody is going to tell me what I can't say unless their point is valid and reasonable. In my opinion there is no reasonable explanation for banning the above words/songs etc . This place has gone bananas...or are we not allowed to say that anymore because they're yellow??!! Karen (member of the BRING BACK THE GOLLIWOG campaign). P.S. When I'm in certain parts of the Middle East I dress conservatively and in Saudi I wear the abbaya (black cloak). I respect and understand that it's all part of their culture going back hundreds of years.....not some whim suddenly thought up. I wouldn't expect them to bend the rules JUST because I don't like it. I respect their culture...'when in Rome' and all that. Besides, if I didn't cover up in Saudi I'd get sent home - simple as that. So it's up to me, to like it or lump it.

I bought the book Little Black Sambo from a bookshop in Marlborough, Wilts only about 5 years ago, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it, but had to buy it to prove to my grandchildren that there was such a story. They love it. The story is really about how clever the little boy was and how stupid the tigers were. Liz

my grandaughters sang us nursery rhymes at the weekend. instead of baa baaa black sheep they sang baa baa pink sheep!!! when hubby questioned them they replied 'what is baa baa black sheep grampy? dont you know nursery rhymes?' looks like they cant even sing nursery rhymes anymore i find it really sad susie

Robinsons were going to remove the golly's of the jars but lots of opposites to whites said that was silly as they love the little guys so they kept them my friend has about 20 of them Valxxx

Where I live there is also a little shop selly Gollywog key rings (Ihave one) and larger Gollywogs, just been past it about hour ago and thank god he still has his in window;; I love my Golly key ring,,,,, Babs

I googled the following: Golliwog' was World War II British naval slang for a Gauloise cigarette, which had tobacco which was nearly black in colour. The American rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival was known as 'The Golliwogs' and under this name they released a number of singles on the Fantasy label before they rose to prominence. Golliwog is also a Slovenian punkrock/hardcore band. In unofficial Military Parlance, less so nowadays for Political Correctness, the term was used to indicate a piece of equipment that has been tuned, upgraded, and possibly customised to the point where it is no longer similar to the stock item it started as. The term stems from the fact that the Goliwog was black, ie. largely monotone, or featureless in a sense,(standard, as it were) but was always represented as decorated smartly with ribbons and bows, etc, which is to say, dressed up in finery. (No Golliwog was ever seen dressed conservatively). In Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy has the title character consider one of his Special Force Snipers, and his 'Golliwog Walther Rifle'. Both man and weapon are fine-tuned to the Nth degree. The sixth movement of Claude Debussy's Children's Corner is titled 'Golliwogg's Cakewalk', inspired by the American dance. A Golliwog doll was used in the BBC/HBO show Extras when one of the characters (a white girl) finds herself in the awkward sitaution of her new boyfriend (a black man) seeing it. Aileen xxx

The lady in the shop where l live said she was told that the word Gollywog comes from Holland, it had something to do with the children sent up the chimneys, when they came back down were all black and its means Oriental person or gentleman - so why all the agro etc jude sarf wales :o) x

Why then is it so difficult to buy a black doll? Do not know about more recent times but certainly in the period of 18-20 years ago - was in Carribean and two parts of Africa - all in November time and shops were decorated for Christmas - not one black doll. About 17 years ago had friends searching - g.dau wanted a black doll - we did eventually get one - quite by chance in Lubeck, Germany.

Which town was this?? a lovely little shop in our town sell them as well, infact l bought one of the smaler ones the other day and my sister makes them:o))). Sorry but if people don't like it they should go back to there own country or at least do as we do cause we have to do as they do in theirs - what a sad world we live in. jude sarf wales :o) xx

The member of the public should be prosecuted for wasting police time. How ridiculous !!!! xx