lol - does anyone really care to be honest?? Was it a "publicity" stunt??    I had a Black china doll as a child ....dressed in a hot pink sik dress - the doll had big gold hoop earrings...... I called her "Mary Jane" ...... also had a lot of "White" dolls and bears and stuffed animals etc.

Brought back a lot of memories seeing the pic. of that doll....can't recall seeing any around for years and years?  Golliwogs "disappeared" off the shelves too - ages ago - all part of the "politically correct police".  Pathetic!!

I collected a range of Golliwog stickers (as a child) that were put under the lids of Golden Shred Marmalade/Jams in the early 50's ....imagine that happening now!  lol lol 

I also had a black doll as a child.

Why would people be be STUNNED ??????????????

In view that last August an eBay seller  was banned from trying to sell a golliwog badge on eBay because it was racist ... I can see why people would be stunned ... seems it is only considered as racist if white people have a black doll.

I think it is a nice family photo.

What's really sad about all this, is why the media think it so unusual that a big thing has to be made about it. Why is it unusual for a child of any colour to have a doll of any colour?

Our kids had dolls and friends from all over the world.

I agree it is a beautiful photo and I think it would be ideal if all kids had dolls with various skin colours. I also think dolls should have genitals to denote male or female. Why do we hide genitals as though they are naughty parts of us?

i had a huge black doll,   it was a real 'mama 'doll,    with a scarf on its head,   tied at the top like you see the old black mamas of the south,    never thought anything of it,       one of my parents best friends was a man ,    black as coal,      as kids we called him uncle sam,    he was a lovely man,     married to a white lady,    winnie,   who worked fr my parents,      if kids were alone,   they would never know any difference,     wouldnt matter,    a shop at south melbourne market has just started selling golliwogs again,     they were of the market for years,    ridiculus, 

A beautiful picture of a lovely little girl and her proud father, why any report or noting about the skin tone of her doll is beyond belief. As Foxy  stated  kids are not judgemental pathetic that anyone was so biased that a doll took precedence or was even commented on over the achievement of the father as Captain of a successful team.

All media hype.

I thought this was a lovely picture and I did not even see the doll until it was mentioned.If it was meant to send a messge ,which I doubt , it certainly was a much better message that you know who's in your face dance

As a child I loved my golli's and dolls of any colour,,I sill have a boy doll I call Adam who has all the things a boy doll should have

My dolls were neuter gender and did not have sex organs either male or female variety ??

... maybe it was because they were home made ???