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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 06:54 PM Original message |
Tintin book is crude, racist and must be banned, says watchdog |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's funny. Just today a guy in my bookstore told me that |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I've never heard it either. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Never heard of Tintin.. But when i was a kid there were still "Sambo's restaurants" |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I remember those up until about 1980; they used the tiger as their mascot |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I remember those.... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. yep.. he ran the tiger round & round so fast he turned to butter n/t |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Apparently, the tiger must have also been pretty smart to make it from Asia to Africa |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. the stories took place in India, but the character's visual representation |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Thanks for the background... |
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cmkramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. I read them when I was a kid |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I had heard criticism of |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. How about that imperialist bastard Babar? |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You mean, the elephant in the room? |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. BWAHAHAHA! |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Probably offended them even more... |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. The 'watchdog' is full of it |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. You are absolutely right: we should not |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. That's also why I'm glad Disney didn't cut their cartoons |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-14-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I think it's our current situation is |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Exactly. n/t |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Bingo! |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Good comments there......thanks... n/t |
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