Golliwog madness in this age of political correctness?

Have we finally lost the plot here in the once great U.K. ? To be ultra careful in the use of our formally colourful language is akin to walking on egg shells blindfolded.What is wrong with golliwog anyway,it only becomes a racist remark when uttered by a racist and no power on earth will change the blinkered views of bigots.The wider issue is the erosion of free speech at the expense of appeasing the pc pressure groups