How is this still allowed?!

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My friends just sent me this! How are these still allowed to be sold?!

I didn't think they were still allowed

Actually pretty shocked!

Maybe the shop found a load in the back room that had been forgotten for a few decades. Explains the price... doesn't excuse them being on the shelf though.

Disgusting

Haven’t spoken to her yet but hoping she kicked off!

Wherever it is, if they have a town centre manager they will normally get them to take them off sale.

Or trading standards are worth a call

Revolting.

Hope your friend complained to the Manager.

Where are they? As in which town?

I’m sure I saw something recently about a shop still selling the actual dolls. Can’t remember if I saw them in a shop or read about it online.

My friend (who is black) and I went into a shop in Scarborough beach front only to be confronted with a whole wall of the fucking things!
Woman behind the counter couldn’t see the problem

What are they?

Honey Golliwogs. Now considered to be racist as they're sort of a caricature of Black people

Yep, when I was younger we'd regularly go to Scarborough and they sold them in a lot of the beach front shops. I used to really like them, as a child with no understanding of the cultural significance. I had quite a few because I thought they were just a beach thing. When I went back a few years ago they still sold them.

Surely shops having products like this openly on display makes it easier to avoid shopping at places with racist owners.

This is in Cornwall in a big market place.

I think they can be sold still, I’ve seen a few cuddly ones in some “vintage” seaside shops recently.....

The Enid Blyton shop near Corfe Castle used to sell gollies In an aggressively nasty way. I just googled them and apparently they have closed down. Good.

I went to an event a few weekends ago where there were dancers partially "blacked up" my DF and FIL kicked up a right fuss because they weren't fully blacked up and they were expecting to see this traditional dance. I was amazed they even did it partially tbh

I thought they just rebranded them gollys? And could still sell them

AmazingGrace16 was that Morris dancing?

similar to morris dancing, yes

I don't know what you mean by "allowed"? Who should stop them and under which law?

I think they are vile, would never buy one, and don't think I know anyone who would. But I don't see why anything other than social norms and pressures would lead to their eradication.

I don't think they are actually illegal, but certainly offensive and as PP said it's a good indication to shop elsewhere.