London, Oct 31 : A shop dedicated to Enid Blyton, the famous children writer, has come under fire, after it started selling golliwogs.
Viv Endecott, who owns the ‘Ginger Pop’ shop in Dorset village, has received complaints urging her to stop selling the rag dolls.
However, Endecott defends herself, insisting that the dolls are nothing but mere soft toys synonymous with Enid Blyton’s characters like Noddy.
Endecott, who is of Indian origin revealed that she has faced racism, and she does not have ay such motive behind the dolls.
The owner also revealed that there is a great demand for dolls in the village, as she has already sold 500 odd dolls, and inspite of complaints she would not remove the dolls.