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[cfmj*59]

good morning afternoon depending on where you are . 

I attempted to add a very old golliwog to sell today and was told that I could not sell it as it was offensive , I can however 

I can buy this 

i find this offensive why can this be advertised 

[sandypebbles]

So you find sex toys offensive but you search for them any way, and show it to other members on a public forum

Makes sense

[repentatleisure1952]

Possibly because they are listed in the correct category... idk

I agree with sandy... must have taken some searching to find them.

[papermoon.lady]

You are right, there are more offensive listings than golliwogs (I often see them at doll fairs and some are even cute), but there is no need to post a screenshot of other more offensive listings here...

[jellybirddesigns]

Sex is completely different to racism. I think most people don't care what you do in the bedroom, but do understand that a golliwog is a historically unflattering caricature stereotype.

No idea why you're linking the two. Sex toys are allowed. Racism, nazism etc are not.

[domino-710]

LOL - what an interesting comparison. 

[sugar249]

So if you find it offensive,  why did you search for it?  Sounds like you have a deeper issue.

[imastawka]

OOOOOh goody.      Thank you.

Now I know what to tell my daughter to get me for Christmas.

Spoiler

Been looking for a while for a vintage Golly         

[pirie_online]

list as black rag doll and it will pass (don't give a hoot about the other listing)

[digital*ghost]

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@cfmj*59 wrote:

good morning afternoon depending on where you are . 

I attempted to add a very old golliwog to sell today and was told that I could not sell it as it was offensive , I can however 

I can buy this 

[insert image here.... wait, that may be a poor choice of words 😳]

i find this offensive why can this be advertised 

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Is it because it's "white"?   🤣 

Seriously... eBay is, at the end of the day, a US company, and their policies on these kinds of things will affect all sites regardless of how an item might be regarded outside of the US  (otherwise people could go to any site, list the item and make them appear on other sites).

The golly does not have a racism-free history, especially in the US (it's in the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia for a reason). 

Toys like that.....don't dehumanise anyone through caricature, which is very much a part of the history of the golly, whether it's viewed that way by an individual or not.

Make an argument for those kinds of toys doing so (body shaming? unrealistic, err..."beauty" standards? feelings of inadequacy perhaps?) and maybe they might end up similarly out of favour one day. (Somehow I doubt it 😆 ).