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2023-04-12 12:45:01 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7B861ED4B72563F45AEB2D337152A81180E0F2AEBA2387964E23475E7DF7B130
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Both the history and etymology claimed in this tweet are unsubstantiated. According to the Jim Crow Museum, the Golliwog is based on a doll described in a book by American writer Florence Upton. This doll, a caricature, is described as "a horrid sight, the blackest gnome." https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/golliwog/homepage.htm
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