tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post680289238613324701..comments2024-03-26T05:56:59.938+11:00Comments on THE PSYCHOLOGIST : That incorrect doll againJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post-86329449268582363342011-03-24T06:44:56.972+11:002011-03-24T06:44:56.972+11:00It seems to me that the golliwog, the white faced ...It seems to me that the golliwog, the white faced clown, the punchinello, are traditional characters of imagination, not representative of human beings at all. <br /><br />As a child growing up in the late 1950s, I had a golliwog, resplendent in brightly coloured silken costume. I also had a pretty little baby doll, named Susie, who was a perfect representation of a little black girl. The former was a magical creature, the latter was a almost a real person to me.<br /><br />It's about time the finger-wagging brigade learned the difference, before thay start protesting about our garden gnomes.<br /><br />MontyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com