Randy Marsh Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pathetic and offensive that this can now be sold as both a Bristol City and Cardiff City pin:http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221304501328?nav=SEARCH That Thai owner of their's needs a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Golly Gosh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I am discussed they are still allowed to sell those. Them pins are sharp and its only a matter of time before someone hurts themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Do they have them in any other colour? (shirt that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54-46 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Bid placed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepUpLino Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pathetic and offensive that this can now be sold as both a Bristol City and Cardiff City pin:http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221304501328?nav=SEARCH That Thai owner of their's needs a word. Don't be wet... Nothing offensive about golliwogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 By the way, which player is that supposed to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 By the way, which player is that supposed to be? Liam Robinson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Don't be wet... Nothing offensive about golliwogs The offensive bit is he is dressed in red and is described therefore as suitable for Cardiff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I am discussed they are still allowed to sell those. Them pins are sharp and its only a matter of time before someone hurts themselves. WILL NO ONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I used to collect those gollywog's as a kid and never thought of them as offensive its only those politically correct people who find it offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 WILL NO ONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?There's a song (remixed), raising money for them now, children that is, not Golliwogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Got a whole bunch of em, from the Orange Shred or whatever it's called. Love a good Gollywog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izza Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 The word Gollywog was banned but now it's just called a Golly it is considered ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Yuk! Just tacky. No thoughts on skin colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WithywoodRed Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I always thought WOG stood for West (Indian) Originating Gentleman? Or something similar to that at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK0wnag3 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I always thought WOG stood for West (Indian) Originating Gentleman? Or something similar to that at least. Thought it was Wily Oriental Gentleman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Bid placed Totally off topic but i love your username Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Thought it was Wily Oriental Gentleman? Western Oriental Gentleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Western Oriental Gentleman Westernised Oriental Gentlemen I always thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 WILL NO ONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?Rolf Harris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 What's wrong with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted November 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 What's wrong with it? Have you read the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Westernised Oriental Gentlemen I always thought Slightly tedious footnote: The word 'Gollywog' predates the slang term 'wog'. Gollywogs first appeared in the late 19th century (the word was the name of a doll in an American children's book), but the word 'wog' didn't start being used until the 1st world war. This suggests that 'wog' might derive from 'gollywog'. The notion of 'wog' standing for 'western oriental gentlemen' was invented in the 1960s in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to justify the words usage. This was about the time of Till Death Us Do Part in which the word was frequently used (of course, the writer Johnny Speight meant TDUDP to satirise racists and attack racism, but these things don't always work out the way you planned it and Alf Garnett became a folk hero in some quarters). In Australia the word 'wog' is not limited to black people, but is applied to Italians, Greeks, etc., i.e. anyone not Australian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 There's a song (remixed), raising money for them now, children that is, not Golliwogs. WILL NO ONE THINK OF THE GOLLIWOGS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 This is a typically racist OTIB thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Richard Herring (comedian) did a great stand-up radio programme on the Gollywog. Was repeated on Radio 4 Extra a couple of months back. A great listen. Can't find it on youtube - a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedmans Shed Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 OH MY GOD!!! Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 The notion of 'wog' standing for 'western oriental gentlemen' was invented in the 1960s in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to justify the words usage. This was about the time of Till Death Us Do Part in which the word was frequently used (of course, the writer Johnny Speight meant TDUDP to satirise racists and attack racism, but these things don't always work out the way you planned it and Alf Garnett became a folk hero in some quarters). In Australia the word 'wog' is not limited to black people, but is applied to Italians, Greeks, etc., i.e. anyone not Australian. My father assured me the term wog, standing for wily oriental gentlemen, was used in the second world war referring to Egyptians when he was based there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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