by Stooo » Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:00 pm
Gabby wrote:Stooo wrote:Gabby wrote:Stooo wrote:Gabby wrote:And of course millions of kids knew the racist undertones that had been created by it LM?
Popular culture tends to evolve over time and the nasty bits get thrown out eventually. I was reading Enid Blyton books at four and remember the Golly in some of them and it was pretty innocuous. By the time I was nine the term 'wog' was aimed at some of my school friends and it was easy to make the connection.
I've just heard on the news that diphtheria is being diagnosed again after decades of non-infection, do you want that back as well?
Nah, i’ll settle for golliwogs...
You don't get to pick and choose.
I do, you can still buy them!
Why would you?
The only people who seem to want to do it, do it to cause offence, why would you want to piss someone off?
[quote="Gabby"][quote="Stooo"][quote="Gabby"][quote="Stooo"][quote="Gabby"]And of course millions of kids knew the racist undertones that had been created by it LM? :laughing:[/quote]
Popular culture tends to evolve over time and the nasty bits get thrown out eventually. I was reading Enid Blyton books at four and remember the Golly in some of them and it was pretty innocuous. By the time I was nine the term 'wog' was aimed at some of my school friends and it was easy to make the connection.
I've just heard on the news that diphtheria is being diagnosed again after decades of non-infection, do you want that back as well?[/quote]
Nah, i’ll settle for golliwogs...[/quote]
You don't get to pick and choose.[/quote]
I do, you can still buy them! :thumbsup:[/quote]
Why would you?
The only people who seem to want to do it, do it to cause offence, why would you want to piss someone off?