Should we burn Tintin?

Read these two articles on instances of racism in the Tintin series:

(Warning: these contain potentially disturbing images.)

• Ten Shockingly Racist Moments in Tintin Comics

• “Tintin in the Congo should not be sold to children”

And for a more nuanced position, read the following article:

• Coming to Terms with Tintin

Because comics are so closely associated with early childhood experiences of reading, dreaming, and adventure, adult readers tend to be hugely conflicted about them.

Can you think of other comics series you enjoyed as a child that, when you reread them, strike you as shocking?

Do you think there is something about comics as a medium that might make it particularly prone to problematic representations of different races, sexes, classes, etc.?