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Originally Posted by Ammi
If this was intentional and deliberately insulting, then of course it is without doubt racist and unacceptable. I think the point made was that at 65, this woman is from a time when a golly wasn't thought of in any way as a parody, I too had one and it was a doll, like any other doll and that was all. I never once considered any deeper meaning to it. I don't know what the intent was in this case
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Ithink the point that might be the issues: why would such a dolly suddenly be placed in midst of disharmony with a black neighbour - which I presume has happened. ie; the dolly wasn't always there?
I'm sure that it may have been viewed as an innocent dolly years ago (when i too had a golliwog) - but given the animosity between the neighbours - if the 65 year old has put up the dolly amidst this aggro, I think it's fairly clear what her intent is. imo anyway.
What I disagree with is that this behaviour is deemed to be criminal vs behaviour in the same realm, not.