That's not a golliwog. Golly was a gnome in 19th century kids books and remained a popular toy. Best known from Enid Blyton books and being on Robertson Jam.
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Oh, sorry! You were telling me what a tar baby is.
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No worries. I think in general some aspects of white-black race relations don't translate well from the US to UK/Europe. See also the offense many in the US take to Zwarte Piet. Both this and that look very similar to racist depictions of blacks from minstrel shows.
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