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Ophelia 
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 Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject: XV- HD- Hergé and Tintin au Congo
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There are many sites in Belgium about the polemic surrounding the comic book "Tintin au Congo".
As with Conrad and Heart of Darkness, the question was asked if Hergé was a racist and whether the comic book was suitable for children.
The two following links are in French, but have cartoons, from Tintin, and then caricatures published in Belgium.
http://www.actuabd.com/spip.php?article5495
http://www.actuabd.com/spip.php?article5580
Maybe I should start a poll: Do children read Tintin in your country? |
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WildCityWoman
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:28 am Post subject:
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| Dunno' - I never hoid of it anyway. |
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WildCityWoman
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:29 am Post subject:
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And I don't read French that well - just enough to read the backs of the soup cans - that's about all.
J'Regret . . .
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Thomas Hood
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Ophelia
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| Thanks for giving those references Tom. |
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Penelope
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My Grandson - aged seven next month - collects the TinTin books because he can read them himself and follow the pictures.
TinTin is a bit out of fashion but there was a production in London's West End of TinTin around Christmas time and Isaac's Daddy took him to see it and since then, we have been collecting the books.
They might be a bit biased and racist.....but they seem preferable to some of the violent comic book cartoons which our children are served on television.
The vocabulary is very good in comparison to a lot of modern stuff too. |
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