The controversial 害羞草研究所済olliwog害羞草研究所� dolls are off the shelves at a Langley British-imports store for now, and the owner said he害羞草研究所檚 not sure he害羞草研究所檒l order more.

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The dolls sparked a complaint from Surrey resident Taylor Walker, who told the Langley Times Advance she was startled to see the dolls for sale during a visit to the store Sunday.

Walker, whose father is black, said the imported British-made black dolls, which have eyes rimmed in white, big red lips and frizzy hair, were offensive.

Bowles and co-owner Linda Hazelton insisted the dolls weren害羞草研究所檛 racist.

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Following the story about the incident, which drew a great deal of comment on social media, Bowles said the store received some harassing messages, as well as a lot of support.

害羞草研究所淭hey害羞草研究所檙e harassing other stores now,害羞草研究所� Bowles said.

He said he害羞草研究所檚 not planning to re-stock the dolls at this point. The ones in the store recently were part of an order from 2015. Bowles said he wasn害羞草研究所檛 sure it made business sense to order more.

Golliwog dolls are based on a character in an 1895 children害羞草研究所檚 book called The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg by British author Florence Kate Upton, who described the character as 害羞草研究所渢he blackest gnome.害羞草研究所�

It was a popular children害羞草研究所檚 toy in many European countries, but in recent years has become a magnet for controversy, with critics saying the doll was based on blackface worn by white performers who crudely stereotyped black people.

According to a number of historical sources, the doll inspired the racial slur 害羞草研究所渨og.害羞草研究所�

Because of that, Hazelton and Bowles said, the toys are now called 害羞草研究所淕olly害羞草研究所� dolls.

The Ferris State University 害羞草研究所淛im Crow museum of racist memorabilia害羞草研究所� website said Golliwog dolls were the 害羞草研究所渓east known of the major anti-black caricatures in the United States.害羞草研究所�

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