Carol Thatcher may be banned by the BBC after tennis ‘golliwog’ remark

Times (UK) ^ | February 3, 2009 | Sean O'Neill

[Wild Irish Rogue]

“.. the remarks were made jokingly during a private conversation that took place after several drinks in the green room.”

[6SJ7]

Frack the BBC.

[Slicksadick]

I think this was the only golly still playing this past weekend.....

[mamelukesabre]

oh golly

[newnhdad]

Dennis Rodman is playing tennis?

[bereanway]

Yeah, I was thinking CCR was originally the Blue Velvets and then the Golliwogs before finally CCR. But isn’t a golliwog also a tadpole?

[vimto]

From the UK - I think your comments are spot on.

It was a private conversation, the reference was to the players hair, and Carol is amazed anyone was ‘offended’.

At the most she should have a verbal warning - but they may well dismiss her.

BBC. Ho hum

[Dianna]

But isn’t a golliwog also a tadpole?

I think you're thinking polliwog.

[bereanway]

You’re right. I never can keep that straight.

[Leg Olam]

‘isn’t a golliwog also a tadpole?’

Nope, your thinking of ‘polywog’ which is an immature toad, tadpoles are frogs. I suppose it only makes a difference to us rather than them.

Ribbit...

[apocalypto]

Could it be because who her mother is?

[lonevoice]

She made a light aside about this tennis player and his similarity to the golliwog on the jampot when she was growing up.

Geeze! This is much much more obscure than macaca. Any Brits care to explain this one?

[RedMonqey]

When Suzy Q became a hit they changed the name of the band from the golliwogs

So the band was afraid if being... banded....(sorry, bad pun)

[Ole Okie]

A black doll or a black person.

I didn't know that. Wonder if Ms Thatcher did?

But Kermit Frog is green and he hasn't been banned yet.

[vimto]

Margaret Thatcher is loathed by the liberal/left in the UK. I think you have a strong point but it wouldn’t be provable.

I wish Thatcher was at the top of her game, sadly she is quite unwell. We need her or someone of her stature right now.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“the reference was to the players hair”

Oh my. I guess she never heard about the Imus situation....

[Recovering_Democrat]

She got fired.

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