December 16, 2010
Since this news report aired the owners have now stopped selling ‘Darkie Soap’ due to the backlash. But forget the idiot store owners, it’s the manufacturer that deserves to be pulled up and shut down.
December 10, 2010
Via The Daily Mail A doll shop in Australia has withdrawn a female golliwog soft toy from its prominent window display to avoid offending the Oprah Winfrey roadshow Down Under. The store in Melbourne, Victoria, removed the ‘Mamee’ washer woman dolls following a visit by Oprah’s production company ahead of a personal appearance by the popular 56-year-old U.S. talk show host. Golliwogs are deeply offensive because of their perceived links to slavery and racism. But the Dafel Dolls and Bears shop in […]