Wordie: Golliwog: Comments

Comment by prolagus, about 1 year ago

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:20:36 -0800

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

Comment by garyth123, about 1 year ago

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:13:08 -0800

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, about 3 years ago

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:51:34 -0800

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