Tintin is one of the world’s most beloved comic book characters. However, his creator Herge has a dark secret no one wants to talk about. During World War Two he was accused of being a nazi collaborator. From his time in the Boy Scouts to working for a conservative catholic run newspaper, Herge’s past has always been haunted with accusations of racism and xenophobia. However, his time working for the French newspaper Le Soir, which was being run by the Germans during WWII, is a moral quandary on another level.
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I think some of his stories are quite racist. Not knowing better (if that was the case) is not an excuse really …
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As isn’t that he was a product of that period in history, since he appeared to be aware…
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Even worse …
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