Racial Caricatures in French and Belgian comics -

[WonderGirl]

I noticed that the Belgian comic book ''Tintin in The Congo'' is still kept in modern society? This book has a bad attempt at drawing black people,
They resembled blackface and have pitch black skin and big tire-shaped lips and monkey mouths.

Also there's a one Flemish comic book called ''Sjors and Sjimmie'' where one character resembles blackface and has pitch black skin and a red monkey mouth:

It's a good thing that they changed the character in later comics in 1975-present:

Also, The french comic book series, Asterix is probably infamous for drawing black people with enormous lips:

Also in a issue from Spike and Suzy, This guy was drawn with a monkey mouth:

However, Belgian-Dutch artists were having ideas to correct the illustration:

Here are other examples from other Flemish comic books:

This is also from Spike and Suzy.

This from a unknown Flemish comic book.
People from Belgium, Flanders and France need to stop drawing black people like that nowadays, it's making them looking less human and more like apes.

 

[Stephanie Bustcakes]

Uh...okay. What do you want us to do about it?

 

[millais]

G E B A S E E R D

 

[Fanatical Pragmatist]

Latina stereotype checks out

 

[atleast3letterslong]

Stupid thread, but here's the villain from blue lotus

 

[Rusty Crab]

Why'd they go and make it less accurate???

 

[Sexy Senior Citizen]

I've never understood portraying Africans as having big red lips.

 

[StalinMan53]

People from Belgium, Flanders and France need to stop drawing black people like that nowadays, it's making looking less human and more like apes.

Those people know what they doing.

 

[Panama]

I've never understood portraying Africans as having big red lips.

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I’ve always found that baffling as well. Ethnic caricatures are exaggerating a common characteristic, like a red haired irishman, a big nosed Jew, or a block headed german. Bantus usually have larger lips, but I have never seen an African with red lips.

 

[potato fan]

I noticed that the Belgian comic book ''Tintin in The Congo'' is still kept in modern society? This book has a bad attempt at drawing black people,
They resembled blackface and have pitch black skin and big tire-shaped lips and monkey mouths.
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Also there's a one Flemish comic book called ''Sjors and Sjimmie'' where one character resembles blackface and has pitch black skin and a red monkey mouth:
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It's a good thing that they changed the character in later comics in 1975-present:
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Also, The french comic book series, Asterix is probably infamous for drawing black people with enormous lips:
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Also in a issue from Spike and Suzy, This guy was drawn with a monkey mouth:
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However, Belgian-Dutch artists were having ideas to correct the illustration:
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Here are other examples from other Flemish comic books:
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This is also from Spike and Suzy.
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This from a unknown Flemish comic book.
People from Belgium, Flanders and France need to stop drawing black people like that nowadays, it's making looking less human and more like apes.

because "blackface" being an offensive carricature is a very recent and very american-centric social norm, it was not considered offensive in the place and time when those comics were made, certainly not in Europe in 1930's (vide TinTin). Reminder that blackface was still deemed acceptable enough for US comedians to do in the 90's. Why would you expect european artists in the 1930 to adhere to societal norms in USA in 2020's?, almost 100 years later? If in 100 years owning pets will be deemed offensive and unethical, would it be needed to ban any art that has pet ownership in it?

If you can place the art in the context of times it was created, it is clear there was no malice nor racism intended.

 

[The Jumping Dwarf]

Lmao. If this triggers you, we have a classic comic book series here in Spain called Mortadelo y Filemón.

Wait 'till you see how the artist draws minorities even in the most recent albums.

 

[Oglooger]

I've never understood portraying Africans as having big red lips.

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I’ve always found that baffling as well. Ethnic caricatures are exaggerating a common characteristic, like a red haired irishman, a big nosed Jew, or a block headed german. Bantus usually have larger lips, but I have never seen an African with red lips.

 

[JamalActimel]

This page is pure art.

Tldr: Spirou finds out the nigglet is not really black just dirty

 

[Smug Chuckler]

Remember when Europe hated Muslims?

 

[Takodachi]

Wait till they find out about Memín Pinguín

 

[DJ Grelle]

This thread is marginalizing an oppressed people. The Flemish have been oppressed by the Spanish (colonizers) the french (colonizers) the Germans (I don't need to say how evil THEY are) and then the Walloons (french colonialists). Belgium was a french apartheid state where the Flemish majority could be exploited by the colonizing french. To marginalize these experiences is the height of racism and white supremacy. The colonialist Netherlands sometimes say that Africa starts under the Rhine, this is a reference to how the Flemish were oppressed by all kinds of colonizing and exploiting white supremacists.

As a Flemish, you need to give me a donation in the form of a thunk-provoking sticker as reparations.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Darkies treating a White man with due deference? - Wholesome.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Lucky Luke got its share of caricatures and stereotypes.

 

[WonderGirl]

because "blackface" being an offensive carricature is a very recent and very american-centric social norm, it was not considered offensive in the place and time when those comics were made, certainly not in Europe in 1930's (vide TinTin). Reminder that blackface was still deemed acceptable enough for US comedians to do in the 90's. Why would you expect european artists in the 1930 to adhere to societal norms in USA in 2020's?, almost 100 years later? If in 100 years owning pets will be deemed offensive and unethical, would it be needed to ban any art that has pet ownership in it?

If you can place the art in the context of times it was created, it is clear there was no malice nor racism intended.

*Tintin , US comedians don't do blackface in the 90's and today because of one controversy.

 

[Abracadabra]

This is the most accurate depiction of black people I have ever seen.