December 2016, Australian Aboriginal activist, author and filmmaker Stephen Hagan caused a national controversy when he labelled Toowoomba the "most racist city in Australia" after a display of nine golliwog dolls were placed by Terry White Chemists underneath a sign inviting shoppers to "Experience a White Christmas". The controversy began when Toowoomba man George Helon spotted the dolls placed beneath the sign, and circulated a picture of it on Facebook and Twitter. The display was only in one store, as a franchisee can "stock and sell products at their discretion"; however, Terry White Chemists banned the sale of the doll in any franchise afterwards. New Zealand On 22 March 2021, the Gollyville quilt of a Whakatāne artist, Barbara Key, was removed from the Art House's Carving Symposium and Art Exhibition, due to a visitor finding the quilt to be offensive. See also The Black and White Minstrel Show Black dolls Darlie Hajji Firuz Golliwogg's Cakewalk The Golliwogs, an American rock band that later became Creedence Clearwater Revival Golly Bar Inki Little Black Sambo Papa Lazarou Pickaninny Raggedy Ann Sambo's Restaurant Chain Zwarte Piet References External links "The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg" by Bertha Upton 1895 at Project Gutenberg "Golliwogg.co.uk" An independent guide to golliwogs "The Golliwog Caricature," Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Article by David Pilgrim, Ferris State University, Michigan "Gollydownunder.com" A brief history of golliwogs Clean plates GOLIWOG license plate BBC News – Row erupts over golly exhibition 13 January 2007 The Daily Mirror – Carol Thatcher's (Golliwog) slurs on (tennis player) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2009-07-02 Contortionists performing Golliwogg acts: L.I.M.E Trio, 1937, The Florida Trio, 1950, The Morlidor Trio, 1966 Stuffed toys Traditional dolls Anti-African and anti-black slurs Characters in children's literature Male characters in literature Black people in European folklore Black people in literature Stereotypes of African Americans Toy controversies Rag dolls