Ban 'racist' Tintin book, says CRE

**Arawn-ap-Hywel** · 12th July 2007, 02:09 PM

Ban 'racist' Tintin book, says CRE | Uk News | News | Telegraph

A spokesman for the CRE said: "This book contains imagery and words of hideous racial prejudice, where the 'savage natives' look like monkeys and talk like imbeciles.

"It beggars belief that in this day and age Borders would think it acceptable to sell and display Tintin In The Congo. High street shops, and indeed any shops, ought to think very carefully about whether they ought to be selling and displaying it."

The spokesman said the only acceptable place for the book was "in a museum, with a big sign saying 'old fashioned, racist claptrap' ". An assistant at the Tintin shop in London's Covent Garden said there were no plans to remove the book from sale and added that the book is "a product of its time".

WH Smith said the book is sold on its website but with a label which recommends it for readers aged 16 and over.

Waterstone's said it would not censor the book but is considering moving copies from the children's section.

Ann Widdecombe, the Conservative MP, said it was "ludicrous" for the CRE to try to ban a 75-year-old book and claimed its outburst would damage the watchdog's reputation. "I understand the view that it shouldn't be on sale to children but the publishers have taken care of that.

**tinybear** · 12th July 2007, 02:20 PM

Hey, what about Tin Tin & The Blue Lotus?

**banko** · 12th July 2007, 04:35 PM

I loved Tin Tin, those books were awesome!

**Nono** · 14th July 2007, 09:01 AM

Ain't the point, Banko.

Hey, Arawn, what, pray, is the CRE? How about a bit of background for us foreigners without having to actually go onto the Telegraph site and be exposed to the goosestepping sound of arch-handbag-wielding-reactionary Anne Widdcombe tut-tutting to beat the band. Jeeeezzz!

You won't find any European country with a worse colonial record than Belgium. But what can you do? Tintin was, as the man says, a product of its time. Belgium warts and all.

**Gods_Mercenary** · 14th July 2007, 09:20 AM

History, and the present, do not fit our notions of properness, does this mean we should censor it? no. they are warnings.

**tinybear** · 14th July 2007, 11:38 AM

Please read my comments here:

http://www.volconvo.com/forums/socie...tml#post409024

**LtMisha** · 17th July 2007, 05:23 AM

Blistering Barnacles!!
I cna't believe those black-shirt watchdogs are stirring up trouble angainst Tintin! Come on, now, that's political correctness bordering on isanity. It's ludicrous!!!

**another day** · 18th July 2007, 04:59 PM

Haha tin tin rules...Those books were awesome, but not as good as Asterix and Obelix.

**tinybear** · 18th July 2007, 10:45 PM

I can't see anything objectionable, can you?

**Nono** · 21st July 2007, 06:27 AM

Wa shonuff, massa tiny, yo's right. Ain' a thang wrong with tha'. An' when tha' there cawn-traption break down, awll jes say "Doan fail me now feet!"