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Originally Posted by Wolfman
In a related topic that bears some examination since it involves racism in the colonial Francophone world and how it has impacted the contemporary scene. The '30s comic French series book "Les Adventures de Tintin: Tintin au Congo ("Tintin in the Congo"), whose characters first appeared in a Belgian newspaper 'Le Vingtieme Siecle' ("The 20th Century") in 1929, has recently sparked controversy in Great Britain, being declared racist. In rsponse, sales of the book have skyrocketed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070714...n_070714083801 |
I recall reading some Tintin as a kid, and maybe even watching some on TV, I don't remember picking up negative racial themes in it. Certainly doesn't mean they're not there, but it started in the 30's! Little Orphan Annie's comics are right up there in terms of racism. Sometimes you have to read older material in the context of the times in which they were written.
(I suspect people are buying them because a) they read them when they were younger and forgot about them until the first newstory and b) they're afraid they'll go out of print)