I think you need a honey badger to cuddle instead of your Gollywog.
I do agree that this board seems to be frequented by humourless dullards who couldn't spot a shade of grey if it left the cloud hanging over their lives and smacked them right in the kisser.
They don't offend me, why would they? I misread his question, i thought he asked why people thought they were offended rather than why someone personally got offened.
I have read Dave's book though, I found it highly offensive.
The original Noddy stories featured the Gollywogs who lived in the rough part of town which was full of wrong uns (the Gollywogs). The inference being that because they looked like characature of black people then black people are wrong uns.
edit: they also sung the song 10 little niggers which...
Only if they are living in harmony with a teddy bear, rag doll, cabbage patch doll and Cindy. Hopefuly the gollywogs aren't slaves to Cindy and the teddy bear aand nor is Cindy the gollywogs crack whore turning tricks for a rock.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/07/01/anti-islam-group-seeks-expand
He may have to move again if the ADL are to be belived :)
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Perhaps someone who doesn't understand could be sent on a course to learn about it.
Blyton's Golliwogs were often rude, mischievous, elfin villains. In Blyton's book, "Here Comes Noddy Again", a Golliwog asks the hero for help, then steals his car. Blyton, one of the most prolific European writers, included the Golliwogs in many stories, but she only wrote three books primarily...