2007-02-25 12:24:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
because we live in a very sad world now,and gollwog is classed as rascist now.i used to love him as a child,but that is life today,i'm afraid.
2007-02-25 12:33:41 · answer #1 · answered by stokies 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Goly Wog
2016-10-16 07:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by eisenstein 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golliwogs were harmless popular black dolls at one time, and Robinsons used a picture of them on their jams and marmalade. They even had enamel badges made, and kids collected the set.
Later, the term 'wog' became an insult for black people. Golliwogs became less popular, and Robinsons, after much soul-searching, decided they would remove them rather than be accused of racialism.
Shame - but thats the modern world.
2007-02-25 12:36:41 · answer #3 · answered by Bunts 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was banned by spiteful twisted adults? who as spoilt, sickly children were never allowed to have any toys that were not government approved, sterile, and completely useless. They are getting their own back for their sad upbringing, anyone who does what they demand, is only making things worse. I myself ignore their silly dangerous ideas, and carry on as I always have done. I respect others who respect me, I listen to both sides of an argument before laying blame, I DO NOT try to force others to do what I think is right no matter how strongly I feel about it. Most of all I do not repay kindness with a stab in the back, as is very popular with certain groups of ungrateful people. The P.C. brigade have lost the plot, they think its nice to be very important, poor souls. The real truth is quite the opposite, in as much as I find its very important to be nice, proud, and fair minded.
2016-03-18 03:13:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was deemed offensive,but if that is so why are they being advertised and bought and sold all over the internet.I used to collect the badges and pins,I am not racialist and don't know one person who was offended by them.Just a load of nonsense to me.
2007-02-25 12:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bunts is pretty much right. Also, in books such as Enid Blyton, the golliwog was always in trouble or causing trouble, so that's been banned, too.
PC. Aren't you just fed up with it?
2007-02-26 01:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by michael w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when Idi Amin ruled Uganda, he once sent for the British ambassador and told him in no uncertain terms that unless the british government stopped telling lies and trying to ridicule him ( Idi Amin) he would have no alternitive but to withdraw Uganda from the commonwealth and remove the queens head from all postage stamps in uganda.The British ambassador apparently informed field marshall Amin that if he carried out his threat to remove the queens head from Ugandan postage stamps the British government would have no alternative but to retaliate in kind and remove his(field marshall) Amins photograph from all british marmalade jars.Perhaps the British government carried out its threat.
2007-02-26 06:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because of racism, i think they would be allowed to put him back, i remember the gollywog badges you used to be able to collect. i honestly dont see how it can be classed as racist in this day and age. and i bet most black people wouldnt find it racist either.
2007-02-25 12:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by karl p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well for a start it was "gollywog", or was it "golliwog"?
Not trolling here at all are you? If not it's an EXTREMELY silly question.
2007-02-26 09:29:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another politically correct thing
2007-02-27 02:07:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋