Tintin's adventures in Congo goes on trial in Belgium
Tintin in the Congo is racist, ignorant and offensive, Congolese campaigner tells Belgian court
A Congolese man living in Belgium is trying to have Tintin in the Congo banned in the boy reporter's native country, almost 80 years after Tintin first donned his pith helmet and headed for Africa to patronise its people, slaughter its animals, and spark an undying controversy.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 28 April, 2010
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