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* CreatorBacklash: Perhaps one of the biggest cases in Franco-Belgian comic book history. It was largely disowned by Hergé in his later life.

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* CreatorBacklash: Perhaps one of the biggest cases in Franco-Belgian comic book history.history, let alone comic book history in general. It was largely disowned by Hergé in his later life.
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* CommonKnowledge: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Sub-Saharan Africans, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Creator/{{Herge}}'s other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Sub-Saharan Africans, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Creator/{{Herge}}'s other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.

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* BeamMeUpScotty: CommonKnowledge: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Sub-Saharan Africans, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Creator/{{Herge}}'s other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.
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* OldShame: Perhaps one of the biggest cases in Franco-Belgian comic book history. It was largely disowned by Hergé in his later life.

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* OldShame: CreatorBacklash: Perhaps one of the biggest cases in Franco-Belgian comic book history. It was largely disowned by Hergé in his later life.
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-->"For ''the Congo'' as with ''Tintin in the Land of the Soviets'', the fact was that I was fed on the prejudices of the bourgeois society in which I moved [...] It was 1930. I only knew things about these countries that people said at the time: 'Africans were great big children ... Thank goodness for them that we were there!' Etc. And I portrayed these Africans according to such criteria, in the purely paternalistic spirit which existed then in Belgium."

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** The first Portuguese editions, published under Salazar's dictatorship, were called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"), in-keeping with nationalistic sentiments at the time as Angola was a Portuguese colony until 1975. Later editions have the same title as in French.

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** The first Portuguese editions, editions,[[note]]which were the first-ever publishing of ''Tintin'' in a language other than French[[/note]] published under Salazar's dictatorship, were called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"), in-keeping with nationalistic sentiments at the time as Angola was a Portuguese colony until 1975. Later editions have the same title as in French.French.
*** The Portuguese version was, in fact, the first one to replace the scene about Belgium with the math class where the kids are taught "2+2=4".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Believe it or not, scriptwriter Melissa Mathison worked on a movie script inspired by ''Tintin in the Congo'', and director Creator/RomanPolanski was asked to direct. It never got off the ground.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Believe it or not, scriptwriter Melissa Mathison worked on a movie script inspired by ''Tintin in the Congo'', and director Creator/RomanPolanski was asked to direct. It never got off the ground.ground.
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** ''ComicBook/TheRabbisCat'': Both in the comic strip and the animated adaptation, Tintin has a cameo in his outfit from this album, though depicted as a racist moron.

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** ''ComicBook/TheRabbisCat'': Both in the comic strip and the animated adaptation, Tintin has a cameo in his outfit from this album, though [[TakeThat depicted as a racist moron.moron]].
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Sub-Saharan Africans, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Hergé's other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.

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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Sub-Saharan Africans, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Hergé's Creator/{{Herge}}'s other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.



* OldShame: Perhaps one of the biggest cases in Franco-Belgian comic book history.

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* OldShame: Perhaps one of the biggest cases in Franco-Belgian comic book history. It was largely disowned by Hergé in his later life.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Blacks, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Hergé's other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical Black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.

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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Blacks, Sub-Saharan Africans, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Hergé's other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical Black black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.
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** ''ComicBook/TheRabbisCat'': Both in the comic strip and the animated adaptation, Tintin has a cameo in his outfit from this album, though depicted as a racist moron.
** ''WesternAnimation/TarzoonShameOfTheJungle'': In this Tarzan parody, Tarzoon swings past a scene where Tintin is trying to convert little black Africans. When one of the Africans is distracted by Tarzoon passing by, he hits him over the head with his crucifix, while Snowy is standing by.
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** The first Portuguese editions, published under Salazar's dictatorship, were called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"), in-keeping with nationalistic sentiments at the time as Angola was a Portuguese colony until 1974. Later editions have the same title as in French.

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** The first Portuguese editions, published under Salazar's dictatorship, were called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"), in-keeping with nationalistic sentiments at the time as Angola was a Portuguese colony until 1974.1975. Later editions have the same title as in French.

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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Its Portuguese edition is called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"). In Netherlands and Finland it was called what translates to "Tintin in Africa."

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Portuguese edition is editions, published under Salazar's dictatorship, were called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"). Angola"), in-keeping with nationalistic sentiments at the time as Angola was a Portuguese colony until 1974. Later editions have the same title as in French.
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In Netherlands and Finland it was called what translates to "Tintin in Africa."
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This is Completely Different Title since it involves a change in language. Portugal, the Netherlands and Finland don't speak French.


* MarketBasedTitle: Its Portuguese edition is called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"). In Netherlands and Finland it was called what translates to "Tintin in Africa."

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* MarketBasedTitle: CompletelyDifferentTitle: Its Portuguese edition is called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"). In Netherlands and Finland it was called what translates to "Tintin in Africa."
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* MarketBasedTitle: Its Portuguese edition is called ''Tintim em Angola'' ("Tintin in Angola"). In Netherlands and Finland it was called what translates to "Tintin in Africa."
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* OldShame: Perhaps one of the biggest cases in Franco-Belgian comic book history.

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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Blacks, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Hergé's other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical Black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.

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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Blacks, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Hergé's other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical Black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.them.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Believe it or not, scriptwriter Melissa Mathison worked on a movie script inspired by ''Tintin in the Congo'', and director Creator/RomanPolanski was asked to direct. It never got off the ground.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Among the accusations of a racist portrayal of Blacks, this story is sometimes wrongly accused of depicting them as cannibals, which doesn't actually happen; it is very likely this is confused with Hergé's other comic book series, ''[[ComicBook/JoZetteAndJocko Jo, Zette and Jocko]]'' where the protagonists ''do'' actually meet a stereotypical Black CannibalTribe that tries to eat them.

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