Golly golly gosh

cleanbluesky · 05-02-2009, 10:33

It seems our friend is an endangered species... was acceptably racist, now too racist to accept.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7871193.stm

Justsomebloke · 05-02-2009, 10:36

I Loved my Gollywog

I used to take him to bed with me & carry him around all day with his long legs dragging along the floor.
I can't remember anybody calling me a Racist either but then as I was sleeping with him & spending every waking moment holding him like a comfort blanket it must have been quite obvious that I loved the Blacks

Admiral Huddy · 05-02-2009, 10:40

I just asked some bloke here (no pun intended there haha) if he found gollywogs offensive. He said, not all and finds the whole thing amusing.

We seem to obsessed by what other people think and not causing offense all the time yet the people making these issues are indeed making it an issue themselves.

Pretty pathetic really.

Chuckles · 05-02-2009, 11:29

What is the Sandringham Estate gift shop doing selling Gollywogs?

leowyatt · 05-02-2009, 11:31

I remember the tokens on jam jars you had to collect

Flibster · 05-02-2009, 14:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by leowyatt

I remember the tokens on jam jars you had to collect

They are still on Robinsons jam. Instead of saying Golly or Gollywog underneath them, it now says Token.

Isn't that worse?

Jingo · 05-02-2009, 14:08

I have a huge great hessian mat with all the different gollywog badges on - tennis golly, milkman golly, rugby golly etc etc...

GOLLY'S TO LIVE ON!

Davey_Pitch · 05-02-2009, 15:54

Token black guy?

Desmo · 05-02-2009, 16:55

Yet another thing getting blown out of all proportion. Why do we have to take offence on another's behalf?
It feels like the whole nation has become Victor Meldrew and just whinges about everything.

Matblack · 05-02-2009, 16:57

Token

MB

05-02-2009, 10:33	#1
cleanbluesky Abandoned Ship Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 492	Golly golly gosh It seems our friend is an endangered species... was acceptably racist, now too racist to accept. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7871193.stm Last edited by cleanbluesky; 05-02-2009 at 12:15.

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Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I Loved my Gollywog I used to take him to bed with me & carry him around all day with his long legs dragging along the floor. I can't remember anybody calling me a Racist either but then as I was sleeping with him & spending every waking moment holding him like a comfort blanket it must have been quite obvious that I loved the Blacks __________________

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Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	I just asked some bloke here (no pun intended there haha) if he found gollywogs offensive. He said, not all and finds the whole thing amusing. We seem to obsessed by what other people think and not causing offense all the time yet the people making these issues are indeed making it an issue themselves. Pretty pathetic really. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

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Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	What is the Sandringham Estate gift shop doing selling Gollywogs? __________________

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leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	I remember the tokens on jam jars you had to collect __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

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Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	I have a huge great hessian mat with all the different gollywog badges on - tennis golly, milkman golly, rugby golly etc etc... GOLLY'S TO LIVE ON! __________________

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Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Token black guy? __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

05-02-2009, 16:55	#9
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Yet another thing getting blown out of all proportion. Why do we have to take offence on another's behalf? It feels like the whole nation has become Victor Meldrew and just whinges about everything. __________________

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Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Token MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"