2008 Woodie Awards
Papa Smurf- the communist?
Melissa Cisneros
Issue date: 3/8/06 Section: Life
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Remember when watching the Smurfs on Saturday morning was considered a mainstream, Middle America thing? Seems like only yesterday it was the 80's, but now word on the street has it that the Smurfs are actually an undercover Marxist utopia full of socio-political themes.
According to J. Marc Schmidt, "The Smurf Village itself is a perfect model of a socialist commune or collective. It is self-reliant, and the land is not owned by individuals, but by the entire collective of all the Smurfs, if the word 'owned' is even appropriate," states Schmidt.
Can it be true, is Papa Smurf really Carl Marx?
The collapse of your childhood is only one cartoon away- so join the ISU Sociology Club this Thursday as they analyze the social content in The Smurfs. Thursday's showing will be the first of four viewings of the cartoon. For more information contact the Sociology Club President, Jordan Elliott at 282-3494.
Thursday March 9th
7pm to 9 pm
Selway Room (3rd floor PSUB)
According to J. Marc Schmidt, "The Smurf Village itself is a perfect model of a socialist commune or collective. It is self-reliant, and the land is not owned by individuals, but by the entire collective of all the Smurfs, if the word 'owned' is even appropriate," states Schmidt.
Can it be true, is Papa Smurf really Carl Marx?
The collapse of your childhood is only one cartoon away- so join the ISU Sociology Club this Thursday as they analyze the social content in The Smurfs. Thursday's showing will be the first of four viewings of the cartoon. For more information contact the Sociology Club President, Jordan Elliott at 282-3494.
Thursday March 9th
7pm to 9 pm
Selway Room (3rd floor PSUB)