Royal Adelaide Show removes Golliwog dolls

[Nicole]

Royal Adelaide Show removes golliwog dolls after social media backlash.

THE Royal Adelaide Show has been forced to remove three award-winning golliwog dolls from a display of handicrafts following a racism outcry on social media.

The three dolls, which are a caricature of black people stemming back to the 19th and early 20th century, won first, second and third place in the handicrafts division but have since been removed from display.

The Facebook group Deadly Yarning from South Australian Aboriginal communities posted images of the dolls at midday on Sunday.

“When you go to the 2018 Royal Adelaide Show Royal Adelaide Show only to see #RacistDolls being awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the Judging,” the post read.

Dozens of people responded to the post including the official Royal Adelaide Show account, which said “no offence was intended”.

“There are variety of traditional dolls entered in the handicrafts competition including Parisian dolls, Japanese dolls and African dolls, however the dolls above have been removed from the display.”

https://www.news.com.au/national/south- ... 4bb1c8d6aa

Apparently the golliwog dolls were made by three ladies in their 70's.

Fuck this world I want to get off.

[Black Orchid]

Royal Adelaide Show removes golliwog dolls after social media backlash.

THE Royal Adelaide Show has been forced to remove three award-winning golliwog dolls from a display of handicrafts following a racism outcry on social media.

The three dolls, which are a caricature of black people stemming back to the 19th and early 20th century, won first, second and third place in the handicrafts division but have since been removed from display.

The Facebook group Deadly Yarning from South Australian Aboriginal communities posted images of the dolls at midday on Sunday.

“When you go to the 2018 Royal Adelaide Show Royal Adelaide Show only to see #RacistDolls being awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the Judging,” the post read.

Dozens of people responded to the post including the official Royal Adelaide Show account, which said “no offence was intended”.

“There are variety of traditional dolls entered in the handicrafts competition including Parisian dolls, Japanese dolls and African dolls, however the dolls above have been removed from the display.”

https://www.news.com.au/national/south- ... 4bb1c8d6aa

Apparently the golliwog dolls were made by three ladies in their 70's.

Fuck this world I want to get off.

Agree! We had Golliwog biscuits when I was a kid. I remember they changed the name to Scalliwags I think?

Now I don't think they exist.

[Nicole]

I had a golliwog doll as a child, “loopy loo”. Carried it everywhere as a child, slept with it.

Remind me how this is racist again?

[Black Orchid]

A few years ago I saw these cute golliwog key rings. They were soft toys and about 4 inches long so I thought HELL YEAH I am going to buy one of those just because!

I didn't use it and put it away somewhere so I should try to find it.

[Nicole]

Aboriginal victim hood industry involved. Again.

I’m a champion for the aboriginal cause but Christ I question myself sometimes.

[sprintcyclist]

I had a golliwog doll as a child, “loopy loo”. Carried it everywhere as a child, slept with it.

Remind me how this is racist again?

Because someone might have felt offended.

[cods]

they do not realise but they do more harm to their cause than any bloody govt will ever do..

how sad to turn something like a doll into something evil....

most of us know RACISM is EVIL... dont we???>..

I also have and have made golliwogs....they were made of cloth a cheap doll when you couldnt afford anything else...

how sad this is to remove something made with love from a display because a few people have a need to find somethign wrong in everything..

you know the more I read the less time I have for aboriginals...... once upon a time I would bang a drum for them.... not anymore

what good this would have done them I have no idea....

ladies you are one sick group...thats all I can say...

[sprintcyclist]

Good on you cods.

It's right being white

[cods]

its a shame but there was a time when I thought YES they are treated different....they were not allowed to vote

which I found hard to deal with....but for crying out loud.... every few months its something else..

that want want want I have never heard them praise or thank white people for anything... yet I can t help thinking..

what the hell would this land be like Had whitey not arrived here??

what is China settled here first????????...

they dont have welfare.......and I doubt they give away land...

bite the hand that feeds you and you will pay a huge price..

they have lost any sympathy I had for them... disrespectful and miserable..

[sprintcyclist]

Their life expectancy has more than doubled since we arrived.

Now they have houses, cars, phones, health care, dental,