2007-07-13 03:19:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
To a certain degree yes. If you judge the context of the story, without judging the historical frame in which it was written, then most anyone would judge it as racist by modern standards.
The book store made the correct decision. They will still sell the books. Adults can still get the book for themselves and if they choose, for their children. The bookstore will just not market it towards children.
I am a Tintin fan, and I love all the books including "Tintin In The Congo", but like much of the popular culture of the time it depicts Africans as inferior. However people should not take things like that too seriously. If you read the original Dr Dolittle book it shows Africans as barely above animals, and yet the (relatively) recent movies have had Dolittle as a black man.
Books and movies should be judged against the era they were created. We should not deny children access to these things, but we should wait until they are old enough to understand the context.
2007-07-13 03:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by Duck Danger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering that it was written in the 1930's, it's entirely possible. There's a lot of stuff written a long time ago that is racist by today's standards, even if it wasn't so recognized at the time.
Based on what little I've heard, it's probably not appropriate for the children's section anymore. If someone wants to buy a racist book, fine, but just don't stock it where parents might buy it for children without being aware that its questionable.
The Tintin series is a good series. I read it as a child, I don't recall this one, though. I'm not for moving the entire series, but I do think that a children's book doesn't need to compare people of the Congo to monkeys. We all know no one likes to be compared to monkeys, remember what a fuss Creationists raise when they get compared to monkeys.
2007-07-13 10:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a little racist, but I still think people are overreacting, and it's not like the comic contains the n-word or something.
2007-07-13 10:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not ! It was written way back ! And its my favourite Comic.
This generation of parents are so paranoid it makes me sick !
I grew up watching violent Bugs Bunny cartoons and I still have no intention to kill !
2007-07-13 10:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by jaffermaniar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋