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Cabbage Patch Kids weren't even originally called Cabbage Patch Kids-they were first called Little People. They were all cloth dolls and sold at craft shows-an inauspicious start for what would become a certified craze.
June 21, 2015. Summer is here, which means reviving the contentious debate over whether or not a favorite ice cream toppingâs name has racist origins. âIâve heard them called jimmies â¦ Itâs after Jim Crow,ââ said Carly Fishkin, 25, who grew up in Wellesley and prefers to call them sprinkles. Her nearby friend, Izak Shapiro, also 25, agreed. They are two of many who have heard that the word jimmies has deeply racist connotations.