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| Bid to ban 'racist' Tintin book | Bid to ban 'racist' Tintin book |
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| The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is calling on high street shop Borders to pull a Tintin adventure from its shelves completely. | The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is calling on high street shop Borders to pull a Tintin adventure from its shelves completely. |
| Tintin in the Congo has already been moved to the adult section over complaints that its content is racist. | Tintin in the Congo has already been moved to the adult section over complaints that its content is racist. |
| A spokeswoman said the book contained "words of hideous racial prejudice, where the 'savage natives' look like monkeys and talk like imbeciles". | A spokeswoman said the book contained "words of hideous racial prejudice, where the 'savage natives' look like monkeys and talk like imbeciles". |
| Borders said they are committed to let their "customers make the choice". | Borders said they are committed to let their "customers make the choice". |
| 'Racist claptrap' | 'Racist claptrap' |
| The store's spokesman added: "Naturally, some of the thousands of books and music selections we carry could be considered controversial or objectionable depending on individual political views, tastes and interests." | The store's spokesman added: "Naturally, some of the thousands of books and music selections we carry could be considered controversial or objectionable depending on individual political views, tastes and interests." |
| "How and why do Borders think that it's okay to peddle such racist material?" said the CRE spokeswoman. | "How and why do Borders think that it's okay to peddle such racist material?" said the CRE spokeswoman. |
| "The only place that it might be acceptable for this to be displayed would be in a museum, with a big sign saying 'old-fashioned, racist claptrap.' | "The only place that it might be acceptable for this to be displayed would be in a museum, with a big sign saying 'old-fashioned, racist claptrap.' |
| "It's high time that they reconsidered their decision and removed this from their shelves," she added. | "It's high time that they reconsidered their decision and removed this from their shelves," she added. |
| The Tintin adventures were written by Belgian author Herge - real name Georges Prosper Remi - from 1929 until his death in 1983. | The Tintin adventures were written by Belgian author Herge - real name Georges Prosper Remi - from 1929 until his death in 1983. |
| He continued to revise his books after their publication, and admitted embarrassment over some of the views they expressed. | He continued to revise his books after their publication, and admitted embarrassment over some of the views they expressed. |
| A scene in Tintin in the Congo in which the eponymous hero gave a geography lesson to Africans about Belgium was later changed to a maths class. | A scene in Tintin in the Congo in which the eponymous hero gave a geography lesson to Africans about Belgium was later changed to a maths class. |