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Tintin in the Congo (Tintin) by: Herge List Price: £9.99 Childrens Bookshop Price: £6.99 You Save: £3.00 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9781405220989 ISBN: 1405220988 Label: Egmont Books Ltd Manufacturer: Egmont Books Ltd Number Of Pages: 64 Publication Date: September 05, 2005 Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd Studio: Egmont Books Ltd Sales Rank: 8478 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Can the PC Brigade lighten up it's TintinI am not quite sure why people are up in arms about this book. It is no different to the old Tom and Jerry cartoons with the servant who kicks old Tom out all the time. Yes it wouldn't be written today but, this is how things where perceived at the time it was written. I have been a life long Tintin fan and was surprised on a holiday to France when I noticed 2 books that I had never seen before I was about 13. The other being Tin Tin in Moscow. My French is poor so I never ... Read More: Rating:  - Thouroughly racist and problematic Reading these reviews of Tintin au Congo reminds me of the words of social analyst Jason Edward Black, "the scariest of racial stereotypes and prejudices arise when the public cannot recognize such ills." Frankly I'm concerned by some of the responses: "there is nothing here that I would personally regard as outrageous" and "It preaches the true story of colonialism and Africa. However there is absolutely nothing racist about it..." As a child I read both Tintin and Asterix comic books, adored ... Read More: Rating: - EnjoyableEnjoyable, but lacking the psychological complexity, and narrative sophisitcation of later works. It is worth getting, moreover, just to spite the prigs who would have it banned. Rating: - Nothing to see hereNot really as racist as every made out. I only read it for the controversy and was sadly disappointed. It shows an old fashioned view that the "white men" had of the "Africans". Interesting from a historical perspective, though hardly a lesson a racial superiority. As for the comic itself, well Tintin was hardly the most exciting of characters and his racism whilst perhaps adding to the entertainment still makes me wonder what sort of deprived minds enjoyed this in their youth. Rating:  - Great Reading material for your children....If like me you're desperate to get your children to read more then The adventures of Tin-Tin are a good way to do this. My son's 11 and is a big fan. There's a huge base of these great books and I would thoroughly recommend them. They are totally innocuous, so there's no worries about inappropriate language or situations, not that I'm being unrealistic as 5 mins on an xbox360 seems to give children more exposure to societies less pleasant side than anyone really needs, but strangely enough children seem ... Read More: |
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