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I wasn't aware of that particular backstory. But I suspected--before seeing the name explicitly mentioned--that Enid Blyton is probably one of the prolific auth
by ghaff 2y ago
I wasn't aware of that particular backstory. But I suspected--before seeing the name explicitly mentioned--that Enid Blyton is probably one of the prolific authors that would trigger various alarm bells for some modern audiences.
- defrost 2y agoSpeaking of Blyton; an excerpt from Five Go Mad in Dorset https://youtu.be/NhGlet1j8EA?t=73 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.
- ghaff 2y agoI'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/178648384X https://www.amazon.com/Five-Brexit-Island-Bruno-Vincent/dp/1...