Members #6 Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 Prompted by an article i read today, I was wondering about my fellow Americans knowledge of and appreciation of Tintin. I found these books when I was 8 or 9 and quickly devoured them. Eventually I realized I was in a minority of one amongst people I knew. Seems like perhaps that is really the story in the US, a very small group of cognoscenti, and then nothing. So, are you an American Tintin fan? Euros, chime in too. Why do you think Tintin failed to reach Americans the way it did Euros. On a bass-related note: I often think of getting a Haddock stencil or painting or somehting on my blue MM knockoff. The thundering drunkard seems apropos for a bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 The only tintin I know about is glass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #6 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 I used to read the comics & books when I was a kid. Also their was a cartoon series of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members countrybass Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 The only tintin I know about is glass... lol!!! Just what I was about to say!! lol!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hi.flyer Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 I've heard of it/him. Not familiar at all, tho, beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 Americans will know about Tintin soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bryan316 Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 Da {censored} is tintin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 Da {censored} is tintin? Ren's father? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 The "posh" and "progressive" bookstore here in town has a rack of the Tintin books in the kids section. I remember them causing a fuss a while ago for being culturally insensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 I remember them causing a fuss a while ago for being culturally insensitive. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #6 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 How? almost always surrounding Tintin in The Congo, and the portrayal of the kidnapped africans in Red Sea Sharks, sometimes also the financier in Shooting Star, and the Arabs in several. Documents of a nastier time, but with much good besides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 Well, it wasn't written in 2009 or even in the last 20 years so obviously it's not going to be as PC as more recent stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 It's an amazing series of book. Of course as a little French dude I read all of them.The most impressive part about them is that they still feel new. When I read them they were over 40 yo and I wouldn't have figured.There would be a lot to hate about Tintin when it comes to stereotypes and racism. You just need to consider that it was written in Belgium by a white dude during colonial times. I think it's a fascinating display of the way our society worked back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 I dunno, I just liked the little dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 I've never read the books, but I've seen the cartoon series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hi.flyer Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 I dunno, I just liked the little dog. That dog was RACIST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members dionysusolympus Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 don't know tintin. just tom swift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kaiser_sosea Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 I enjoyed the cartoon series, that is about the extent of my familiarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 the only Tintin I know of had a "Rin" in front of it. Thusly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hearafter Posted May 12, 2009 Members Share Posted May 12, 2009 Too wholesome for my youth. Tom & Jerry and Looney Tunes for me, please. Incidentally, there's a "Tintin Chinese Buffet" down the street from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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