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by on Feb 12, 2007 05:53 PM   Permalink

Mr. Panicker,
I was taken aback to read the word "Golliwog" in your column. It is an offensive racist term used by Europeans against dark-skinned people (Indians, amongst others). The slur "wog" is derived from "golliwog".
I had expected better from you.

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