The Smurfs Are Racist, Anti-Semites, Antoine Buéno Suggests In 'Le Petit Livre Bleu'

[meegbear]

Smurf Village or Hitler's Berlin? Same thing, posits one new book.

French sociologist and author Antoine Buéno asserts in "Le Petit Livre Bleu," or, "The Little Blue Book," that the seemingly friendly little blue creatures living a mostly idyllic existence are actually packed with racial propaganda and are, "the embodiment of a totalitarian utopia, steeped in Stalinism and Nazism".

The comics, created by Belgian artist Peyo, were first introduced in a Belgian newspaper in 1958; by 1960, they had their own comic strip, and it was off to the races. The animated series, produced by Hanna Barbera, was launched in 1981.

As relayed by Todayxsm.com, Buéno says that Papa Smurf, the leader of the village, is an authoritarian figure, and that their lack of private property and collective-style economy is a clear nod to socialism. Meanwhile, their enemy seems Jewish: Gargamel, the monster that haunts the village, matches negative Jewish caricatures and his cat's name is Azrael, the French author writes, while Smurfette, for a long time the only female in the village, is a vision of aryan perfection.

Buéno, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, touched on what he perceives as their blue racism.

"The first comic strip, 'The Black Smurfs,' was intimately concerned with what you might classify as a racial threat," he said. "Because in that album, the smurfs are sick. And when they're sick, they don't turn purple or red or anything like that, they become black. And when they become black, they lose all trace of intelligence. THey become completely moronic. And further more, they can no longer speak, they just go 'nyap nyap nyap.'"

The black part is indeed true; US publishers refused to publish the first Smurfs book for that reason, and years later, the sick Smurfs were recolored to purple.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/03/the-smurfs-are-racist-ant_n_870758.html

[Enrique]

1. don't forget the Krishna factor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayF0V0-kLzk

[Ian David]

2. OMG! I have to go read that book now. My daughter has it. n/t

[BOG PERSON]

3. stalinism AND nazism??

COMMIE NAZIS???

[hifiguy]

4. Whoever dreamed up that theory

is pretty smurfed up. :P

[Ian David]

5. Azrael

Azrael
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the angel of death. For other uses, see Azriel (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Sir Azreal, a Knight of the Round Table.
Artistic depiction of Azrael, the Angel of Death, by Evelyn De Morgan.

Azrael is the name of the Archangel of Death in some extrabiblical traditions. He is also the angel of death in Islamic theology. It is an English form of the Arabic name ʿIzrāʾīl (عزرائيل) or Azra'eil (عزرایل), the name traditionally attributed to the angel of death in Islam and Sikhism, as well as some Hebrew lore.<1><2> The Qur'an never uses this name, referring instead to Malak al-Maut (which translates directly as angel of death). It is also spelled Izrail, Azrin, Izrael, Azriel, Azrail, Ezraeil, Azraille, Azryel, Ozryel, or Azraa-eel. Chambers English dictionary uses the spelling Azrael. The name literally means Whom God Helps.<1>, an adaptation form of Hebrew.

More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azrael

[damntexdem]

6. I wouldn't know, having never actually read or seen them.

And aren't they no longer popular? So why should we care now?