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Is the Beano Homophobic?

HillmanImpHillmanImp Posts: 2,874
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It always strikes me that Walter the Softy appears gay (clothing style) but he is the butt of all jokes, and violent attacks. We are meant to think it is amusing...

Should such stories and sterotypes be allowed?
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    AneechikAneechik Posts: 20,208
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    It's not like that anymore - they changed it because of allegations of homophobia years ago.
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    HillmanImpHillmanImp Posts: 2,874
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    Aneechik wrote: »
    It's not like that anymore - they changed it because of allegations of homophobia years ago.

    On subcription page Walter is getting shot out of a pink house by a hose pipe with hands on his bottom..

    Its not just that the SNP is centred on Dundee, the comic book encourages bullying , especially against "soft" people

    http://shop.beano.com/content/images/products/584/the-beano-comic-subscription_product.jpg
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    Buster1874Buster1874 Posts: 1,299
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    Another one of life's killjoys. What next?
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    BoyardBoyard Posts: 5,393
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    I'm gay and have never thought that. He's just a wimpy posh boy. It's a shame if they've changed him and Dennis's dynamic too much.
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    BigDaveXBigDaveX Posts: 835
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    They actually gave Walter a girlfriend as far back as the late 90s, if memory serves. If anything, he's historically shown MORE interest in women than Dennis has.
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    allaortaallaorta Posts: 19,050
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    HillmanImp wrote: »
    It always strikes me that Walter the Softy appears gay (clothing style) but he is the butt of all jokes, and violent attacks. We are meant to think it is amusing...

    Should such stories and sterotypes be allowed?

    The mystery of how you arrive at your political views has now been answered.
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    iwearoddsocksiwearoddsocks Posts: 3,030
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    allaorta wrote: »
    The mystery of how you arrive at your political views has now been answered.

    The Beano is better than Mein Kampf I suppose.
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    paul2307paul2307 Posts: 8,079
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    Buster1874 wrote: »
    Another one of life's killjoys. What next?

    Religion encourages the belief in fairies and magic can we ban that next :D
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    JackKlugmanJackKlugman Posts: 5,362
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    iwearoddsocks wrote: »
    The Beano is better than Mein Kampf I suppose.

    Damn thats one of the most impressive smack downs I have seen on this forum :)
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    Steve_CardanasSteve_Cardanas Posts: 4,188
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    HillmanImp wrote: »
    It always strikes me that Walter the Softy appears gay (clothing style) but he is the butt of all jokes, and violent attacks. We are meant to think it is amusing...

    Should such stories and sterotypes be allowed?


    What about milhouse in simpsons or stewie in family guy they both meant to be gay .
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    allaortaallaorta Posts: 19,050
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    iwearoddsocks wrote: »
    The Beano is better than Mein Kampf I suppose.

    I'll have to bow to your superior knowledge on that.
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    jjwalesjjwales Posts: 48,572
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    Steve_Cardanas wrote: »
    What about milhouse in simpsons or stewie in family guy they both meant to be gay .

    No, Stewie is British. :)
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    Clarisse76Clarisse76 Posts: 5,566
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    HillmanImp wrote: »
    It always strikes me that Walter the Softy appears gay (clothing style) but he is the butt of all jokes, and violent attacks. We are meant to think it is amusing...

    Should such stories and sterotypes be allowed?
    How old are you? :o

    But yeah, the Beano is clearly a scourge on modern society and should be banned immediately before its corrupting influence plunges this country even further into the abyss.

    FFS.
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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,119
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    I'd have thought Cameron would want it banned to see the end of Lord Snooty......and His Pals

    A savage indictment of the millionaire aristocratic Tory cabal
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    allaortaallaorta Posts: 19,050
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    Clarisse76 wrote: »
    How old are you? :o

    But yeah, the Beano is clearly a scourge on modern society and should be banned immediately before its corrupting influence plunges this country even further into the abyss.

    FFS.

    You'll know when half-term comes.
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    smudges dadsmudges dad Posts: 36,989
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    allaorta wrote: »
    You'll know when half-term comes.

    We're in to the second week of half term in Scotland already
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    Fists of FedorFists of Fedor Posts: 786
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    HillmanImp wrote: »
    On subcription page Walter is getting shot out of a pink house by a hose pipe with hands on his bottom..

    Its not just that the SNP is centred on Dundee, the comic book encourages bullying , especially against "soft" people

    http://shop.beano.com/content/images/products/584/the-beano-comic-subscription_product.jpg

    Are they?
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    BanglaRoadBanglaRoad Posts: 57,592
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    smudges dad wrote: »
    We're in to the second week of half term in Scotland already

    Tattie week is what this break used to be called
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    smudges dadsmudges dad Posts: 36,989
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    BanglaRoad wrote: »
    Tattie week is what this break used to be called
    Half term used to be so the kids could help with the harvest, and in country schools was variable depending on when the harvest was.
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    blueisthecolourblueisthecolour Posts: 20,127
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    IMO it's homophobic to automatically associate feminine/'wimpish'/soft behaviour with being gay. Actually it's homophobic to associate any particular behaviour with being gay - other than being attracted to members of your own sex.
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    BanglaRoadBanglaRoad Posts: 57,592
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    smudges dad wrote: »
    Half term used to be so the kids could help with the harvest, and in country schools was variable depending on when the harvest was.

    When I was at school it was the first week of October and we got sent to farms to pick potatoes and it was a crap job Freezing cold and it got real bad when bigger boys would throw potatoes at smaller kids heads Got about £2 for six hours work
    Loved picking rasps in July but hated the October tattie harvest
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    paulschapmanpaulschapman Posts: 35,536
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    HillmanImp wrote: »
    It always strikes me that Walter the Softy appears gay (clothing style) but he is the butt of all jokes, and violent attacks. We are meant to think it is amusing...

    Should such stories and sterotypes be allowed?

    You do realise that the Beano was first created when Homosexual acts were illegal in this country (which it was until the end of the 1960's)
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    Steve_CardanasSteve_Cardanas Posts: 4,188
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    BanglaRoad wrote: »
    When I was at school it was the first week of October and we got sent to farms to pick potatoes and it was a crap job Freezing cold and it got real bad when bigger boys would throw potatoes at smaller kids heads Got about £2 for six hours work
    Loved picking rasps in July but hated the October tattie harvest


    WTF
    i never had to do any work at half terms
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    blueisthecolourblueisthecolour Posts: 20,127
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    BanglaRoad wrote: »
    When I was at school it was the first week of October and we got sent to farms to pick potatoes and it was a crap job Freezing cold and it got real bad when bigger boys would throw potatoes at smaller kids heads Got about £2 for six hours work
    Loved picking rasps in July but hated the October tattie harvest

    £2 must have been a lot of money back in the 18th century though :D
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    pcawthronpcawthron Posts: 880
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    HillmanImp wrote: »
    Walter the Softy appears gay (clothing style) but he is the butt of all jokes

    I'm not sure that sort of language is to be encouraged in a discussion of homosexuality.
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