Belgian court refuses to ban 'Tintin in the Congo'
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 12:32 AM
- Online news: World
A Belgian court refused Friday to ban the sale of "Tintin in the Congo," rejecting arguments by a Congolese man that the iconic comic book was filled with racist stereotypes about Africans.
Congolese citizen Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo has for the past year been demanding that "Tintin in the Congo" be pulled from the shelves as "a justification of colonisation and white supremacy".
The Brussels court ruled that Belgian anti-racism laws only apply when there is a wilful intention to discriminate against someone, said an attorney for Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo, the man who tried to get the strip off bookshelves.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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