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Arawn-ap-Hywel · Jul 12, 2007, 03:09 pm

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

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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 · Jul 12, 2007, 03:20 pm

Hey, what about Tin Tin & The Blue Lotus?

banko · Jul 12, 2007, 05:35 pm

I loved Tin Tin, those books were awesome!

Nono · Jul 14, 2007, 10:01 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 · Jul 14, 2007, 10:20 am

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

tinybear · Jul 14, 2007, 12:38 pm

Please read my comments here:

U.K. Borders bookstores yank Tintin adventure after racism complaints

LtMisha · Jul 17, 2007, 06:23 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 · Jul 18, 2007, 05:59 pm

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

tinybear · Jul 18, 2007, 11:45 pm

I can't see anything objectionable, can you?

Nono · Jul 21, 2007, 07:27 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!"

LtMisha · Jul 25, 2007, 12:23 pm

What? Is that an impression of the Arambya tribe in Tintin and the Picaros?

**Chris the Chees** · Jul 25, 2007, 06:37 pm

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Quote by: tinybear

I can't see anything objectionable, can you?

You mean other than the blatanly racist depiction of black people?

another day · Jul 25, 2007, 08:36 pm

who cares its 75 years old. they used to hang black people back then too you know. its outdated.

Jul 12, 2007, 05:35 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
banko Igneous Magma Posts: 226	I loved Tin Tin, those books were awesome! For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt ---Lillian Hellman, The Watch on the Rhine, 1941

Jul 14, 2007, 10:01 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
Nono Throbbing Member Location: Old Europe Posts: 7,439	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. "I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything." -- Viscount Melbourne

Jul 14, 2007, 10:20 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
Gods_Mercenary Altruism Assassin Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,357	History, and the present, do not fit our notions of properness, does this mean we should censor it? no. they are warnings. “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

Jul 17, 2007, 06:23 am	#7 (permalink) (top)
LtMisha Instant Leninist Location: Leningrad Posts: 344	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!!! You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place. Vladimir Putin

Jul 21, 2007, 07:27 am	#10 (permalink) (top)
Nono Throbbing Member Location: Old Europe Posts: 7,439	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!" "I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything." -- Viscount Melbourne

Jul 12, 2007, 03:20 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,327	Hey, what about Tin Tin & The Blue Lotus?

Jul 14, 2007, 12:38 pm	#6 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,327	Please read my comments here: U.K. Borders bookstores yank Tintin adventure after racism complaints

Jul 18, 2007, 05:59 pm	#8 (permalink) (top)
another day slipping sand Posts: 1,996	Haha tin tin rules...Those books were awesome, but not as good as Asterix and Obelix.

Jul 18, 2007, 11:45 pm	#9 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,327	I can't see anything objectionable, can you?

Jul 25, 2007, 12:23 pm	#11 (permalink) (top)
LtMisha Instant Leninist Location: Leningrad Posts: 344	What? Is that an impression of the Arambya tribe in Tintin and the Picaros? You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place. Vladimir Putin

Jul 25, 2007, 08:36 pm	#13 (permalink) (top)
another day slipping sand Posts: 1,996	who cares its 75 years old. they used to hang black people back then too you know. its outdated.