smurfs are communist symbols?

[rufusjonz]

http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/redriver/415/smurf.html

watch out for direct downloads or whatever they call em from this link

[Ksyrup]

My economics teacher in high school in 1987 used the Smurfs to teach us about communism. Nothing new.

[rufusjonz]

ok GARGASMELL!

[Token Asian Guy]

I like how brainy smurf supposedly "bears a striking resemblance" to Trotsky just because he wears glasses. Brilliant detective work there.

[Ksyrup]

"Gargamel wanted to catch the Smurfs in order to turn them into gold. Peyo wished to portray Capitalists as money hungry, greed-driven people whose sole purpose in life was the accumulation of wealth."


That's weird, I thought he just wanted to dine on blue flesh. I guess I didn't watch carefully enough.

[JeeberD]

La la la-la-la-la, la la-la la-la....

So how does the fact that Smurfette was created by Gargamel play into all of this?

[VPI97]

So Smurfette was nothing more than a Russian mail order bride??