However Blyton has been criticised on the more serious charges of racism and xenophobia. To address these issues, some later editions have been altered. Modern reprints of the for gollywogs. Mention of “Noddy” series substitute teddies corporal punishment is erased, as Dame Slap becomes Dame Snap. Attempts to were seen as patronising and dropped but Dick change “old fashioned” dialogue and Fanny have been changed to Rick and Frannie for some reason. The alleged racism in the is based on golliwog characters that are “Noddy” series not only black, but bad. Gollywogs were central to a series of popular nineteenth century children’s books, written by Florence Kate Upton. They were so popular that they were reproduced as toys and used as commercial icons.
However Blyton has been criticised on the more serious charges of racism and xenophobia. To address these issues, some later editions have been altered. Modern reprints of the “Noddy” series substitute teddies for gollywogs. Mention of corporal punishment is erased, as Dame Slap becomes Dame Snap. Attempts to change “old fashioned” dialogue were seen as patronising and dropped but Dick and Fanny have been changed to Rick and Frannie for some reason. The alleged racism in the “Noddy” series is based on golliwog characters that are not only black, but bad. Gollywogs were central to a series of popular nineteenth century children’s books, written by Florence Kate Upton. They were so popular that they were reproduced as toys and used as commercial icons.
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