[Gayle]

People on here don't seem to have said that it's ok to call a black person a golliwog, from what I've read most people have said that they hold the golliwogs (i.e. cuddly toys) from their childhood with affection and not as a derogatory term or even something that was necessarily seen as a representation of a black man.

Now, I know times have changed and no way would I ever call a black person a golliwog, however that doesn't take away the affection that I have for the doll I once had.