Article contentSystemic racism is like a sustained old-fashioned kick in the teeth delivered from the toe of a well-worn boot. Try refreshing your browser, or Lloyd Wilks: The 'slow drip' of systemic racism Back to videoThe earliest anti-Black racist experience I recall was when I was called a “golliwog,” or “wog.” This is a uniquely British pejorative term that means non-white. A golliwog, in fact, is a rag doll, a racially mistreated doll characterized by black skin, eyes rimmed in white, red lips and frizzy hair. I often heard the slur being hurled at very young Black children and dark-skinned babies on Britain’s housing estates, where I grew up. I knew I couldn’t change my skin colour, but was relieved that I could cut my hair.

Source: National Post June 29, 2020 17:22 UTC