Has Britain really gone back to the bad old days after the EU referendum result?
Jo Chipchase, born in Newcastle but now living with her sons in Spain, on Britain’s big step backwards after the Brexit vote
I was born in Newcastle in 1972 and spent my childhood in Walkerville.
When I was growing up in the 1970s and 80s, society was less enlightened than it was today. Most people referred to the local corner shop as the “Paki shop” and openly used derogatory terms such as “Pakis”, “Darkies” and “Chinks” (the Chinese) in public.
Golliwogs existed as playthings and as a logo for Robertson’s marmalade. The Black and White Minstrel Show – where white musicians painted their faces dark and pretended to be stereotypical black people – was popular on TV until 1978. (more…)
