Wordie: Golliwog: Comments

Comment by Prolagus, 8 months ago

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:20:36 +0000

See also Racial Epithets in Cultured Accents on The New York Times.

Comment by garyth123, 9 months ago

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:13:08 +0000

Carol Thatcher used this term in relation to a black tennis player and was fired from a BBC show. Carol Thatcher is the daughter of the former Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher. On this week's The News Quiz one panellist commented I blame the parents.

See
For me, golliwogs have lost their juju for an interesting view of the issues involved.

Comment by brtom, over 2 years ago

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:51:34 +0000

"Madcap Ciss with her golliwog curls."
Joyce, Ulysses, 13