Swedish Golliwog Cake

From Africa is a Country Wed Apr 18 2012, 12:38:27

Guest Post by Johan Palme By now, it seems, the whole world has seen the picture. The Swedish Minister of Culture, Lena Adelsohn-Liljeroth, has just cut a piece from the crotch of a cake baked in the image of a distorted African body, complete with golliwog red lips and white eyes. Now, laughing heartily, she's [...]

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