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    I had a dark skinned baby doll as a child and named her Jemimah. Is this an offence? No. If I said now that a baby reminded me of Jemimah, would that be an offence? No. (I also had a big golliwog doll ( I am very very old).) However, if I referred to Jemimah or the baby as Golliwogs, there is no doubt it would be offensive given the history of the term used and the clear use of the term as a hate-word. It is always context, and all parts of the word Golliwog have been used as terms of abuse, rendering them offensive. Abuse=offence, easy when you know.

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