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Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC

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Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
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Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 24, 2011 at 6:05 am (This post was last modified: June 24, 2011 at 6:10 am by Anymouse.)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13878108
Yes, the BBC has a full page article on that age old question: do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? (Includes discussion of the UN film made against warfare on civilians where Smurfette is blown up in an aerial bombing raid.) - James
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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 24, 2011 at 6:23 am
Recently a French author wrote a book about the inherent racism and tribal tendencies of Smurfs. Gargamel (the wizard that wants to kill the Smurfs) supposedly looks suspiciously Jewish and the only female Smurf is Blond, the bad smurfs are black and diseased. etc...
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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 24, 2011 at 7:26 am
The smurfs are a cartoon where there are smurfs. So it's not realistic.
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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 24, 2011 at 1:14 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUNqwyYZ64



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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 24, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Of all the things that could be debated to create a good model for society, why the Smurfs?
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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 24, 2011 at 2:17 pm
One female in the whole lot??? that's going to make for some AGGRESSIVE fucking males!
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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 25, 2011 at 5:15 am
Smurfs illustrate why agnosticism is just too much trouble. Yes if they do have any existence outside of a comic strip, I can't know. If it weren't so much bother I might come down firmly against the existence of smurfs. However, as with every other magical being whose existence is beyond knowing but dubious, I really just don't care.
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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 25, 2011 at 6:00 am
I haven't done much research on this matter myself but Donnie Darko said they were good, so I'll just go with that.
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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 25, 2011 at 3:24 pm
(June 24, 2011 at 1:14 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUNqwyYZ64

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RE: Do the Smurfs provide a good model for society? | BBC
June 26, 2011 at 3:32 pm
(June 24, 2011 at 6:23 am)leo-rcc Wrote: Recently a French author wrote a book about the inherent racism and tribal tendencies of Smurfs. Gargamel (the wizard that wants to kill the Smurfs) supposedly looks suspiciously Jewish and the only female Smurf is Blond, the bad smurfs are black and diseased. etc...

Smurfette, was created by Gargamel and originally had black hair, until she turned good; then her hair became blond.
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