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Barack Obama or the Queen? You deciede!

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There's been a lot of talk recently about the great man, but if you had to choose, which would you prefer as your head of state?
Personally I think a compromise is in order. If the Americans agree to put the Queen's head on their stamps then I think its only fair if we put their President back on our JamJar's. Discuss!:D

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ummmm.......:o
 
Crikey mate, that's an inflammatory statement if ever there was one, president back on the jam jar. I don't suppose our American members will know but Robertsons Jam used to have a golliwog figure as their logo on the jam they sold.

I'll assume that wasn't intended as a derogatory remark and say I prefer the Queen as head of state. I'm no monarchist but she keeps out of my life, unlike the president/prime minister.
 
There's been a lot of talk recently about the great man, but if you had to choose, which would you prefer as your head of state?
Personally I think a compromise is in order. If the Americans agree to put the Queen's head on their stamps then I think its only fair if we put their President back on our JamJar's. Discuss!:D

:o Did you really say that!



:lol: Think you wrote an sent before thinking their mate!
 

Crikey mate, that's an inflammatory statement if ever there was one, president back on the jam jar. I don't suppose our American members will know but Robertsons Jam used to have a golliwog figure as their logo on the jam they sold.

I'll assume that wasn't intended as a derogatory remark and say I prefer the Queen as head of state. I'm no monarchist but she keeps out of my life, unlike the president/prime minister.

I remember growing up collecting the cut out Gollywogs without knowing what they really symbolised.

Best left in Enid Blyton adventures and historical folklore me thinks.
 
There's been a lot of talk recently about the great man, but if you had to choose, which would you prefer as your head of state?
Personally I think a compromise is in order. If the Americans agree to put the Queen's head on their stamps then I think its only fair if we put their President back on our JamJar's. Discuss!:D
He,s not great yet he hasn,t done anything
The Queen
 

After doing a little reading on the golliwog it seems it was a story book character writen by a young girl in 1895 and europeans took the little character to their hearts. It only seems to become a racist symbol when certain groups both black and white who just love to be offended decided it was racist.
 
mmmmmmm, how to end up ostracised with a comment that probably wont get forgotten.

i dont remember any jam with a president on tbh , given that we have never had a president over here it doesnt suprise me. i think you will probably be remembered now for your bigoted racist remark walter.

in fact did you think about that before you typed it or did you consider it a joke, a la 1970's working mens clubs ?
 
Reidy, i don't think he meant it as a racist remark, it was a joke and one i have heard before.
Bad taste-yes
Racist bigot-i don't think so:o
 
After doing a little reading on the golliwog it seems it was a story book character writen by a young girl in 1895 and europeans took the little character to their hearts. It only seems to become a racist symbol when certain groups both black and white who just love to be offended decided it was racist.

You have to look at the amount of racism back then though. It was a normal part of life.

The Golliwogg was inspired by a blackface minstrel doll Upton had as a child in America. At one point it was very popular in Europe and as a result has become a collector's item. However, the image of the doll has become the subject of heated debate. One aspect of the debate in its favor argues that it should be preserved and passed on as a cherished cultural artifact and childhood tradition, while opponents argue it should be retired as a relic of an earlier time when racism against black people was blatant

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