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Speaking of Blyton; an excerpt from Five Go Mad in Dorset

https://youtu.be/NhGlet1j8EA?t=73

highlights her use of golliwog .. although to be fair that's a Famous Five parody and her main use of the golliwog stereotype was in her Noddy book series (I got that part wrong in my comment above).

It all sheds some light on the whys and wherefors of the Mau Mau rebellion.



I've been vaguely amused on some recent trips to England that the Five are so prominent on Great Western's advertising posters. I've also seen some funny parodies like the Five on Brexit Island. https://www.amazon.com/Five-Brexit-Island-Bruno-Vincent/dp/1...




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