Colonial Ghosts
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Cherished by millions, Tintin and his little fluffy white dog Snowy have enjoyed an impressive run after eighty years of publication. Lauded by critics and readers alike, few fictional characters rival the mass appeal and enduring popularity of the young Belgian reporter, famous for his globe-trotting adventures and universalist approach to foreign conflict.
But not everyone is enamored with Tintin’s seemingly innocent outlook on world affairs, as Tintin’s late author, Hergé, has been under fire recently for one book in particular: Tintin in the Congo. The Brooklyn Public Library recently banned the volume from public display, and a Congolese man, Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo, is suing Tintin’s publisher on grounds of racism and xenophobia.
(TinTin, colonialism and racism)
But not everyone is enamored with Tintin’s seemingly innocent outlook on world affairs, as Tintin’s late author, Hergé, has been under fire recently for one book in particular: Tintin in the Congo. The Brooklyn Public Library recently banned the volume from public display, and a Congolese man, Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo, is suing Tintin’s publisher on grounds of racism and xenophobia.
(TinTin, colonialism and racism)
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- groups:
- Community, Comic Book Universe, Current Africa
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- tags:
- Art, Africa, Comics, Colonialism
