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ModLogic 07/07/18 5:11:37 AM #1:	https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-9cd55d082c6d1aca996b11678f96741a-c --- https://imgur.com/hEL2qQYh https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/FA2GxDS https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:904638588] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-9cd55d082c6d1aca996b11678f96741a-c</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 07/07/18 5:13:27 AM #2:	I don't think Americans do. I'm fairly certain that the publisher has taken it out of rotation, though, since they realize that the only people who want it are people you don't want as your user base. That, right there, looks like an ad. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:904638620] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>I don't think Americans do. I'm fairly certain that the publisher has taken it out of rotation, though, since they realize that the only people who want it are people you don't want as your user base. That, right there, looks like an ad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 07/07/18 5:13:33 AM #3:	Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general. --- "So much cruelty and madness in these days of despair That's not the way that I am, no, that's not the way that I am." <cite>DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted [p:904638622] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 07/07/18 5:21:45 AM #4:	I'm fairly certain that the publisher has taken it out of rotation Reportedly, the UK publisher has pulled the book from their catalog and they will also remove it from the cover of newly printed books... ...beginning some time in late 2014/early 2015 https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/a-librarys-approach-to-books-that-offend/ --- https://imgur.com/hEL2qQYh https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/FA2GxDS https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:904638769] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><quote>I'm fairly certain that the publisher has taken it out of rotation</quote> <quote>Reportedly, the UK publisher has pulled the book from their catalog and they will also remove it from the cover of newly printed books... ...beginning some time in late 2014/early 2015</quote> https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/a-librarys-approach-to-books-that-offend/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 07/07/18 5:23:41 AM #5:	Tintin in the Congo was considered both racist and cruel to animals. The Congolese are basically depicted as savage monkeys, and also Tintin does some fucked up shit like drilling a hole into a rhino and then sticking dynamite into him and blowing him up for fun. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:904638808] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Tintin in the Congo was considered both racist and cruel to animals. The Congolese are basically depicted as savage monkeys, and also Tintin does some fucked up shit like drilling a hole into a rhino and then sticking dynamite into him and blowing him up for fun. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchiePeck 07/07/18 5:30:51 AM #6:	As child I had a complete set collection of the books, and was disappointed that this (and I think Tintin in the Land of the Soviets) never had an episode of the cartoon series when every other one did. <cite>ArchiePeck posted [p:904638909] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>As child I had a complete set collection of the books, and was disappointed that this (and I think Tintin in the Land of the Soviets) never had an episode of the cartoon series when every other one did.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 07/07/18 5:33:26 AM #7:	ModLogic posted... I'm fairly certain that the publisher has taken it out of rotation Reportedly, the UK publisher has pulled the book from their catalog and they will also remove it from the cover of newly printed books... ...beginning some time in late 2014/early 2015 https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/a-librarys-approach-to-books-that-offend/ So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:904638962] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote><quote>I'm fairly certain that the publisher has taken it out of rotation</quote> <quote>Reportedly, the UK publisher has pulled the book from their catalog and they will also remove it from the cover of newly printed books... ...beginning some time in late 2014/early 2015</quote> https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/a-librarys-approach-to-books-that-offend/</quote> So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 07/07/18 5:55:35 AM #8:	ArchiePeck posted... As child I had a complete set collection of the books, and was disappointed that this (and I think Tintin in the Land of the Soviets) never had an episode of the cartoon series when every other one did. Tintin should have been less of a dick then. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:904639343] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ArchiePeck posted...</cite> <quote>As child I had a complete set collection of the books, and was disappointed that this (and I think Tintin in the Land of the Soviets) never had an episode of the cartoon series when every other one did.</quote> Tintin should have been less of a dick then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PanzerElite 07/07/18 5:57:49 AM #9:	Did anyone like the movie from several years back? --- What the goodness?! <cite>PanzerElite posted [p:904639380] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Did anyone like the movie from several years back?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 07/07/18 6:43:27 AM #10:	Dash_Harber posted... So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said. so when you say "the publisher" you are talking 2 different companies? --- https://imgur.com/hEL2qQYh https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/FA2GxDS https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:904640135] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said.</quote> so when you say "the publisher" you are talking 2 different companies?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 07/07/18 6:47:03 AM #11:	ModLogic posted... Dash_Harber posted... So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said. so when you say "the publisher" you are talking 2 different companies? What an odd gripe to nitpick over. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:904640204] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote> So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said.</quote> so when you say "the publisher" you are talking 2 different companies?</quote> What an odd gripe to nitpick over.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FluttershyPony 07/07/18 6:47:42 AM #12:	bro americans dont even know who tintin is <cite>FluttershyPony posted [p:904640217] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>bro americans dont even know who tintin is</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 07/07/18 6:50:28 AM #13:	DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted... Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general. This. Pretty sure the movie was a lot of Americans first experience with the character, if they even saw it with that weird ass animation lol. (I liked it though) --- Sigs are for losers <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:904640270] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...</cite> <quote>Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general.</quote> This. Pretty sure the movie was a lot of Americans first experience with the character, if they even saw it with that weird ass animation lol. (I liked it though)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 07/07/18 6:51:58 AM #14:	Some Americans know who Tintin is, but he's not super popular or anything. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:904640290] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Some Americans know who Tintin is, but he's not super popular or anything.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PanzerElite 07/07/18 6:54:05 AM #15:	Why do American pretend Babar, KING OF THE ELEPHANTS doesn't exist? --- What the goodness?! <cite>PanzerElite posted [p:904640325] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Why do American pretend Babar, KING OF THE ELEPHANTS doesn't exist?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClockworkHare 07/07/18 6:55:11 AM #16:	Tintin's ancient as fuck. Latest gens of Americans barely know the character's existence outside of the 2011 movie (which wasn't popular). --- Bite me like one of your French rolls. http://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2017/06/05/flcnpawn.png http://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2017/06/05/84543589.gif <cite>ClockworkHare posted [p:904640344] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Tintin's ancient as fuck. Latest gens of Americans barely know the character's existence outside of the 2011 movie (which wasn't popular).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 07/07/18 6:56:26 AM #17:	Never heard of Tintin --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:904640367] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Never heard of Tintin</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadowplay 07/07/18 6:56:32 AM #18:	AlisLandale posted... DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted... Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general. This. Pretty sure the movie was a lot of Americans first experience with the character, if they even saw it with that weird ass animation lol. (I liked it though) Don't forget the 90s cartoon. --- I make a topic in Final Fantasy 12 to ask if Tifa! They said no Tifa. Hardness gone!-gandob <cite>Shadowplay posted [p:904640372] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>AlisLandale posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...</cite> <quote>Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general.</quote> This. Pretty sure the movie was a lot of Americans first experience with the character, if they even saw it with that weird ass animation lol. (I liked it though)</quote> Don't forget the 90s cartoon.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 07/07/18 7:11:13 AM #19:	DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted... Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general. Oh, I'm not pretending. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:904640586] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...</cite> <quote>Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general.</quote> Oh, I'm not pretending.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 07/07/18 5:25:55 PM #20:	ModLogic posted... Dash_Harber posted... So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said. so when you say "the publisher" you are talking 2 different companies? I mean whoever is in charge of printing it. I'm not sure what the hell you are on about. They don't want to make that one anymore and stopped including them in their catalogues. Are you saying you want them to keep printing and selling from it? Are you angry that you can't find a copy? <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:904663616] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>So ... they aren't printing it anymore ... So it's exactly what I said.</quote> so when you say "the publisher" you are talking 2 different companies?</quote> I mean whoever is in charge of printing it. I'm not sure what the hell you are on about. They don't want to make that one anymore and stopped including them in their catalogues. Are you saying you want them to keep printing and selling from it? Are you angry that you can't find a copy?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 07/07/18 6:45:51 PM #21:	there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable? --- https://imgur.com/hEL2qQYh https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/FA2GxDS https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:904667645] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axiom 07/07/18 6:47:04 PM #22:	Sativa_Rose posted... Tintin in the Congo was considered both racist and cruel to animals. The Congolese are basically depicted as savage monkeys, and also Tintin does some fucked up shit like drilling a hole into a rhino and then sticking dynamite into him and blowing him up for fun. Holy shit <cite>Axiom posted [p:904667712] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sativa_Rose posted...</cite> <quote>Tintin in the Congo was considered both racist and cruel to animals. The Congolese are basically depicted as savage monkeys, and also Tintin does some fucked up shit like drilling a hole into a rhino and then sticking dynamite into him and blowing him up for fun. </quote> Holy shit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 07/07/18 6:48:33 PM #23:	Remember when Superman said you could slap a Japanese person? Pepperidge Farm remembers. <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:904667783] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Remember when Superman said you could slap a Japanese person? Pepperidge Farm remembers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ImTheMacheteGuy 07/07/18 6:52:36 PM #24:	I had tintin in elementary school. I loved it. I noticed how minorities were portrayed and I was all "wtf that's not how real people look." I was too young to understand racism, but I could tell something about the portrayal was bad. I had read them all by the time the school library banned and got rid of them. --- Place-holder sig because new phone and old sigs not saved :/ <cite>ImTheMacheteGuy posted [p:904667975] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>I had tintin in elementary school. I loved it. I noticed how minorities were portrayed and I was all "wtf that's not how real people look." I was too young to understand racism, but I could tell something about the portrayal was bad. I had read them all by the time the school library banned and got rid of them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 07/07/18 7:00:20 PM #25:	I got modded a few months ago for making a topic on CE about Tintin in the congo Just so you know. --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:904668342] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>I got modded a few months ago for making a topic on CE about Tintin in the congo Just so you know.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 07/07/18 7:20:22 PM #26:	ModLogic posted... there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable? What are you even babbling about? --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:904669296] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote>there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable?</quote> What are you even babbling about?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tainted_emerald 07/07/18 7:26:53 PM #27:	PanzerElite posted... Why do American pretend Babar, KING OF THE ELEPHANTS doesn't exist? Pretty sure more Americans know about Babar than they do Tintin. Pretty sure we had the Babar cartoon on a couple American stations. Never came across Tintin in any media before the internet. --- "Evil is what you make of it. Bind it to a higher purpose and you would have altered its nature. We use what tools we must." - Gerald Tarrant <cite>tainted_emerald posted [p:904669586] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>PanzerElite posted...</cite> <quote>Why do American pretend Babar, KING OF THE ELEPHANTS doesn't exist?</quote> Pretty sure more Americans know about Babar than they do Tintin. Pretty sure we had the Babar cartoon on a couple American stations. Never came across Tintin in any media before the internet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 07/07/18 7:42:27 PM #28:	tainted_emerald posted... PanzerElite posted... Why do American pretend Babar, KING OF THE ELEPHANTS doesn't exist? Pretty sure more Americans know about Babar than they do Tintin. Pretty sure we had the Babar cartoon on a couple American stations. Never came across Tintin in any media before the internet. I used to see both of them on TV. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:904670305] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>tainted_emerald posted...</cite> <quote><cite>PanzerElite posted...</cite> <quote> Why do American pretend Babar, KING OF THE ELEPHANTS doesn't exist?</quote> Pretty sure more Americans know about Babar than they do Tintin. Pretty sure we had the Babar cartoon on a couple American stations. Never came across Tintin in any media before the internet.</quote> I used to see both of them on TV.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KLouD_KoNNeCteD 07/07/18 7:46:54 PM #29:	Black Island!? --- Quintons fatass way back there. Homie cant keep his pants up. Tryna borrow a belt I'm like Nobody here wear size EQUATOR!! <cite>KLouD_KoNNeCteD posted [p:904670485] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Black Island!?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 07/07/18 9:37:22 PM #30:	ModLogic posted... there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable? It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly? <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:904675400] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote>there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable?</quote> It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 07/07/18 9:46:57 PM #31:	Dash_Harber posted... ModLogic posted... there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable? It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly? Probably for the same reason he desperately wants to post the swastika here to his heart's content without the mods hassling him. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:904675842] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote> there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable?</quote> It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly?</quote> Probably for the same reason he desperately wants to post the swastika here to his heart's content without the mods hassling him.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 07/08/18 12:01:05 AM #32:	Dash_Harber posted... ModLogic posted... there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable? It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly? https://thetintinshop.uk.com/shop/tintin-in-the-congo-hardback-book they aren't selling anymore? --- https://imgur.com/hEL2qQYh https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/FA2GxDS https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:904682445] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote>there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable?</quote> It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly?</quote> https://thetintinshop.uk.com/shop/tintin-in-the-congo-hardback-book they aren't selling anymore?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 07/08/18 12:21:25 AM #33:	The creator(Georges Remi) did get better over time, because he listened to reader criticism(Dude, that's really racist!) and eventually made a point of visiting places he planned to set a Tintin comic in beforehand and get to know the people and culture a bit. His racism seems to have been more rooted in ignorance than malice, at least. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:904683488] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>The creator(Georges Remi) did get better over time, because he listened to reader criticism(Dude, that's really racist!) and eventually made a point of visiting places he planned to set a Tintin comic in beforehand and get to know the people and culture a bit. His racism seems to have been more rooted in ignorance than malice, at least.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 07/08/18 12:26:18 AM #34:	Tintin is considerably more popular in Europe than in America, so pretty dumb topic even by CE standards. I do remember Babar far more than Tintin, though. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:904683707] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Tintin is considerably more popular in Europe than in America, so pretty dumb topic even by CE standards. I do remember Babar far more than Tintin, though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 07/08/18 1:03:05 AM #35:	ElatedVenusaur posted... His racism seems to have been more rooted in ignorance than malice, at least. Probably. I think this is true for a lot of things that would be considered racist in old children's cartoons and stuff by today's standards. Like the Indians/Native Americans in Peter Pan, for example. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:904685418] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ElatedVenusaur posted...</cite> <quote>His racism seems to have been more rooted in ignorance than malice, at least. </quote> Probably. I think this is true for a lot of things that would be considered racist in old children's cartoons and stuff by today's standards. Like the Indians/Native Americans in Peter Pan, for example.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheRealDill2000 07/08/18 1:15:39 AM #36:	Shadowplay posted... AlisLandale posted... DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted... Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general. This. Pretty sure the movie was a lot of Americans first experience with the character, if they even saw it with that weird ass animation lol. (I liked it though) Don't forget the 90s cartoon. I felt like I was too old for Nickelodeon then, but I couldn't resist tuning in for that show when it was on. Good times. --- CE's source of sagely advice #BLM <cite>TheRealDill2000 posted [p:904685943] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>Shadowplay posted...</cite> <quote><cite>AlisLandale posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...</cite> <quote> Americans pretend Tintin doesn't exist in general. </quote> This. Pretty sure the movie was a lot of Americans first experience with the character, if they even saw it with that weird ass animation lol. (I liked it though)</quote> Don't forget the 90s cartoon.</quote> I felt like I was too old for Nickelodeon then, but I couldn't resist tuning in for that show when it was on. Good times.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LedZeppelin 07/08/18 1:18:59 AM #37:	Sativa_Rose posted... Tintin in the Congo was considered both racist and cruel to animals. The Congolese are basically depicted as savage monkeys, and also Tintin does some fucked up shit like drilling a hole into a rhino and then sticking dynamite into him and blowing him up for fun. lmfao wow thats something --- i am not a hoth or veggeta_x alt. please do not insult me with such comparisons. <cite>LedZeppelin posted [p:904686056] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sativa_Rose posted...</cite> <quote>Tintin in the Congo was considered both racist and cruel to animals. The Congolese are basically depicted as savage monkeys, and also Tintin does some fucked up shit like drilling a hole into a rhino and then sticking dynamite into him and blowing him up for fun. </quote> lmfao wow thats something</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheSextMachine 07/08/18 1:25:07 AM #38:	FluttershyPony posted... bro americans dont even know who tintin is He was on Nickelodeon in the mid 90s. Plenty of people probably remember him. --- If you are reading this chances are I am pooping. <cite>TheSextMachine posted [p:904686307] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>FluttershyPony posted...</cite> <quote>bro americans dont even know who tintin is</quote> He was on Nickelodeon in the mid 90s. Plenty of people probably remember him.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anteaterking 07/08/18 1:32:21 AM #39:	Babar rocks. --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg <cite>Anteaterking posted [p:904686618] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>Babar rocks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__Fiale__ 07/08/18 1:35:34 AM #40:	PanzerElite posted... Did anyone like the movie from several years back? I really enjoyed it. Just a great family/Sunday afternoon film. You can still watch it and mistake it for live action in places. --- "Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Skies of Arcadia <cite>__Fiale__ posted [p:904686740] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>PanzerElite posted...</cite> <quote>Did anyone like the movie from several years back?</quote> I really enjoyed it. Just a great family/Sunday afternoon film. You can still watch it and mistake it for live action in places.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 07/08/18 2:52:14 AM #41:	ModLogic posted... Dash_Harber posted... ModLogic posted... there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable? It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly? https://thetintinshop.uk.com/shop/tintin-in-the-congo-hardback-book they aren't selling anymore? So what the fuck are you mad about, then? Also, I thought they made a cleaned up version later on. Is this that? <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:904689196] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote>there are plenty of copies around. are you im favor of this kind of censorship? what else do you feel should be washed from history because it makes some people uncomfortable?</quote> It's not white washed. I'm not sure why you don't get this. They aren't selling it anymore. No one is denying it existed. Why do you want them to keep selling it so badly?</quote> https://thetintinshop.uk.com/shop/tintin-in-the-congo-hardback-book they aren't selling anymore?</quote> So what the fuck are you mad about, then? Also, I thought they made a cleaned up version later on. Is this that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 07/08/18 4:24:22 AM #42:	why are you so upset you got corrected? --- https://imgur.com/hEL2qQYh https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/FA2GxDS https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:904691386] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote>why are you so upset you got corrected?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 07/08/18 4:39:23 AM #43:	Dash_Harber posted... Also, I thought they made a cleaned up version later on. Is this that? Even the cleaned up version is still pretty racist if I recall correctly. I think they did change some of the parts where he blows up animals. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:904691651] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>Also, I thought they made a cleaned up version later on. Is this that? </quote> Even the cleaned up version is still pretty racist if I recall correctly. I think they did change some of the parts where he blows up animals.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dash_Harber 07/08/18 6:42:53 PM #45:	ModLogic posted... why are you so upset you got corrected? I'm not, I'm pointing out that they are still selling it so I don't understand what the hell you are mad about. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:904721447] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote>why are you so upset you got corrected?</quote> I'm not, I'm pointing out that they are still selling it so I don't understand what the hell you are mad about.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 07/08/18 6:48:11 PM #46:	PanzerElite posted... Did anyone like the movie from several years back? I loved it, too bad it never got a sequel. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:904721714] in why do ame... [t:76784882]...</cite> <quote><cite>PanzerElite posted...</cite> <quote>Did anyone like the movie from several years back?</quote> I loved it, too bad it never got a sequel.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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