Comics and graphic novels This article is more than 12 years oldSmurfs accused of antisemitism and racismThis article is more than 12 years oldFans angry over new book alleging that Peyo's much-loved children's tale contains overtones of both Stalinism and nazismA little blue army of fans has mobilised to defend the Smurfs against accusations of antisemitism, racism and communism.
Antoine Buéno, a lecturer at Sciences Po university in Paris, makes the claims in his new book Le Petit Livre Bleu: Analyse critique et politique de la société des Schtroumpfs, in which he points out that the Smurfs live in a world where private initiative is rarely rewarded, where meals are all taken together in a communal room, where there is one leader and where the Smurfs rarely leave their small country. Read More...
UK news This article is more than 14 years oldTeenage bullies guilty of killing vicar's daughter who jumped from windowThis article is more than 14 years oldRosimeiri Boxall, 19, leapt to death after girls attacked herA Metropolitan Police handout picture of Rosimeiri Boxall, 19, who died after falling from a house in Blackheath, south-east London. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PATwo teenage girls were found guilty today of causing the death of a vicar's daughter who jumped from a window to escape after they beat and bullied her. Read More...
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