What are golliwogs and why are they considered racist?

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What are golliwogs and why are they considered racist?

A pub in Essex has become the centre of a 'political correctness' row after police seized a collection of the dolls

11/04/2023

A husband and wife have defied police by vowing to keep their collection of antique golliwog dolls on display at their pub after officers raided the premises.

Benice Ryley, 61, and her husband Chris, 65, were visited by police after someone made an anonymous complaint about the pair committing a "hate crime" by displaying the golliwogs - seizing a number of dolls from the White Hart pub in Grays, Essex.

Since then, Ryley claims customers have been singing "save the gollies", demanding the return of the dolls, which are widely considered to be racist caricatures of black people.

Ms Ryley has called the incident "political correctness gone out of control", declaring that she is putting the remaining dolls from her collection on display.

Home secretary Suella Braverman reportedly considered the seizure a waste of police resources, which has left some people deeply disturbed.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/what-are-g...140313622.html

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Pub at centre of golliwog racism row closes after Heineken and Carlsberg boycott

May 3, 2023

Police are still investigating over an allegation of hate crime at the White Hart Inn in Gray’s, Essex

The pub at the centre of a golliwog racism row has been forced to close after two major drinks brands told it to stop serving their lager.

Essex Police officers seized 15 of the offensive dolls from behind the bar at the White Hart Inn in Gray’s last month. The dolls, which are based on 18th-century minstrels and are regarded as racist caricatures, are now part of an investigation into an alleged hate crime.

But defiant landlady Benice Ryley put her remaining collection back on display and added a sign on the pub door saying: “We have golly dolls displayed inside on our shelves. If you feel offended. Please do not enter.”

Days later the pub was vandalised with windows damaged and paint daubed on the door. The row also promoted the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) to remove the pub from its Good Beer Guide and suppliers to boycott it.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2331804.html