http://thedollblog.com/wordpress/2009/02/are-gollie-dolls-racist/ An insider's look at everything dolls; from dolls as toys, to art dolls, to collectible dolls, to the doll industry Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:45:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://thedollblog.com/wordpress/2009/02/are-gollie-dolls-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-130 AT Flournoy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:28:50 +0000 http://thedollblog.com/wordpress/?p=247#comment-130 ...one last comment...the trendle doll is not a relic. It is not an antique. It is not a doll that had been passed down from one generation to another and therefore may have some kind of "sentimental" value. It came to fruition because some one at Trendle made a conscientious decision to bring this type of doll back into the world. …one last comment…the trendle doll is not a relic. It is not an antique. It is not a doll that had been passed down from one generation to another and therefore may have some kind of “sentimental” value. It came to fruition because some one at Trendle made a conscientious decision to bring this type of doll back into the world.

]]> http://thedollblog.com/wordpress/2009/02/are-gollie-dolls-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-129 AT Flournoy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:12:29 +0000 http://thedollblog.com/wordpress/?p=247#comment-129 The doll itself is an object with no conscience to weigh whether its existence is offending someone or not. So the doll can not be racist, but the intent of the doll's creator definitely can be racist. I have to say that I personally would not own a doll with a history such as this because of what it represents. It really isn't up for interpretation; the character, Golliwog, is in blackface. Pretty straight forward. An important question to ask is what is the motivation behind owning the doll? Especially since it is relatively new. A remake of an image we all hope would pass, but seems to be "resurrected" by this toy maker. The doll itself is an object with no conscience to weigh whether its existence is offending someone or not. So the doll can not be racist, but the intent of the doll’s creator definitely can be racist. I have to say that I personally would not own a doll with a history such as this because of what it represents. It really isn’t up for interpretation; the character, Golliwog, is in blackface. Pretty straight forward. An important question to ask is what is the motivation behind owning the doll? Especially since it is relatively new. A remake of an image we all hope would pass, but seems to be “resurrected” by this toy maker.

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