oh dear: reprint of racist "Dandy"

**Mordac** · 14 November 2006, 23:59

It's upsetting all the lefties? Where can I buy a copy?

/cynical mode
What's the betting this outsells all previous Dandy annuals?
/cynical mode

**The Clown Beater** · 15 November 2006, 00:03

I give up. My daughter has some Noddy books with golly **** in it and I can only say that they're true to life.

**snaw** · 15 November 2006, 07:24

Originally posted by Sockpuppet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...al/6147898.stm

So some people think that the dandy is racist and re-printing 1939 annual "had no place in modern society" and all the lefties in the world are being angry over this.

GET OVER IT DICKWADS!

No, people of that era weren't racist in the slightest :-/

I don't think it's right to judge that era by our standards, as this viewpoint was the prevalent one of society at the time, but let's not beat about the bush and act like they weren't, they almost to a man were.

I'm not quite sure what they hoped to achieve (Beyond a little controvery maybe) by reprinting an annual in which the whole story cuasing the issue is based around helping out the n*****s when the white guy gets covered in soot etc etc.

Storm in a teacup anyway if you ask me, some 'lefties' will get upset, some righties will get outraged at the rights being taken away, both equally sad.

**Forumbore** · 15 November 2006, 08:14

Originally posted by snaw

No, people of that era weren't racist in the slightest :-/

I don't think it's right to judge that era by our standards, as this viewpoint was the prevalent one of society at the time, but let's not beat about the bush and act like they weren't, they almost to a man were.

I'm not quite sure what they hoped to achieve (Beyond a little controvery maybe) by reprinting an annual in which the whole story cuasing the issue is based around helping out the n*****s when the white guy gets covered in soot etc etc.

Storm in a teacup anyway if you ask me, some 'lefties' will get upset, some righties will get outraged at the rights being taken away, both equally sad.

The Dandy is racist and should not be reprinted. Society has moved on since those days.

**expat** · 15 November 2006, 08:37

Originally posted by Forumbore

The Dandy is racist and should not be reprinted. Society has moved on since those days.

3 separate statements. I agree with 1 & 3, not with 2.

**Forumbore** · 15 November 2006, 09:47

Originally posted by expat

3 separate statements. I agree with 1 & 3, not with 2.

surely you mean that you disagree with "3"

**expat** · 15 November 2006, 09:55

Originally posted by Forumbore

surely you mean that you disagree with "3"

1. The Dandy is racist
2. and should not be reprinted.
3. Society has moved on since those days.

Disagree with number 2 on grounds of freedom of speech. Happen to agree with numbers 1 and 3, but that does not modify my support for freedom of speech.

**PerlOfWisdom** · 15 November 2006, 09:58

Originally posted by Forumbore

The Dandy is racist and should not be reprinted. Society has moved on since those days.

We should all get together and burn the books that we don't agree with. BURN THEM I SAY!!!

**Ardesco** · 15 November 2006, 10:01

Wouldn't burning lots of copies of the Bible and the Koran cause a bit of a Holy War/Jihad...

Probably not the best idea....

oh dear: reprint of racist "Dandy"