Being a Belgian, I grew up with these, Johan The Red Knight, the Smurfs, Storm, etc. Asterix is actually quite educative for children and that's coming from someone with a teaching and a history degree. Tons of stuff is in it. Sometimes easter eggs, sometimes blatant. They also don't assume children are stupid, far from. It's why even adults appreciate the Asterix comics and movies.
Franco-Belgian comics are a huge variety for young and adults. From The Smurfs via Asterix via Tintin, via Blake and Mortimer to Passengers on the Wind.
Feels weird to think their are people who've never heard of this. It's absolutely huge in most parts of the world. Hell, the French named their first orbital satellite after the character back in the year of my birth (which partly explains my interest in the series). That said, yeah, it's going to punch buttons for loads of people. Most of the humor in the books is wordplay, dreadful puns, and repeating gags, but the French did and still do find lampooning cultural stereotypes funnier than US citizens generally do. That might explain why they generally take less offense at being stereotyped themselves IME - but even that's a stereotype, isn't it?
Asterix alongside Tintin has been a staple over here in the UK since the 1960s. For decades it was amongst the very few comics on sale in UK bookshops. Surprised to hear that it's almost banned in the US. The strip is popular in most of the countries it lampoons. I guess racial sensitivity is different in each country and Asterix was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Asterix sterotypes everyone, including the ones who are of the same culture as the creators. The gauls themselves are often portrayed in a unflattering manner as simple-minded gluttons who starts brawls amongst themselves for petty reasons. No race is held in higher regard than others from what I can recall.
@@shelbymckinney8888 I’m reasonably sure that we’ve heard from the estate that they will be… but they are opposed to taking the past books out of print.
Yeah and that’s the French way we just hate everyone and also most characters name are actually a joke name with ix in the end but I guess it doesn’t pass troughs the translation
Asterix and Tin Tin were my favourite comic books as a kid. They were the only two comics to be on all library shelves in Australia. I learnt to read sequential art through Asterix. Asterix and Tin Tin to this day are both still in my top 10 series of all time.
Yep, I am Tassie raised and my little primary school library had pretty much every comic from 1969 to 87 ( the year I finished primary school) . Such awesome memories of sitting in our tiny library totally lost in the adventures.
Franco-Belgian comics are more than Asterix and Tintin. A lot more. There are a lot of comics of different style and genre: The Smurfs, Lucky Luke, Spirou & Fantasio, Blake & Mortimer etc.
If your reading European comics, I really suggest you should read Lucky Luke. It's a good comic book, and it's still ongoing. It's amazing especially when the Dalton Brothers show up.
@@Adam-nz3ix Yeah, and there cartoons are away AWESOME! The Daltons Cartoon was hilarious and so Luke's! They even have an Awesome Cartoon called Wakfu!😅
@@hermanubis7046Yes and no, the creator is Morris, but he was helped by others for the scenario throughout his series, most prominently by Asterix's scenarist Goscinny.
I grew up on Asterix. It is a comicbook for everybody, kids can read some adventure and some good jokes, grown ups see a ton of anachronisms and satire. They are very similar to the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett, who also never caught up in the US. The comic declined after Rene Goscini, the writer passed away in 1977 and the artist, Underzo did some solo issues that were sub-par (and they are the ones with the indians and the hebrew characers by the way - and there is also a feminism album to offend modern sensibilities) then a new creative team took over in 2011 and they did the alien issue. Goscini was the real talent, and he also did the comics Lucky Luke, Iznogood and the middle grade book series Le petit Nicholas that were also popular, just not as much as Asterix. The stereotypes make the book a lot of fun, because they are familiar to most Europeans and they are mostly in good nature (we got some nasty ones over here) with the Goths (Germans) being the one exception to this rule - but then again it was a comic from the 60's and WW2 was still fresh in many memories. And the very stereotypical characters also help a lot to make sure that you get that it is all funny.
Wait, you got one thing wrong: the alien issue, Asterix and the Falling Sky, was still done by Uderzo. It was his last story before retirering and selecting the new creative team.
Look, Goscinny was a French-full blood Jewish author born in Paris to a pair of immigrants from Poland, so taking THAT into account it is still a remarkably good natured treatment. I mean at the time Germany had been ripped into two by the forces of the Cold War, and BRD vs. DDR was a potential war treat.
"then a new creative team took over in 2011 and they did the alien issue." Actually, no. "Asterix and the Falling Sky" was published in 2005, and was Uderzo's last Asterix story. The science fiction elements in a historical fiction series are off-putting. But the main problem is that it is supposed to be a satire of Japanese manga, and the characters representing the Japanese are subhuman monsters. The new team (Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad) took over in 2011, and has so-far tried to reintroduce world-traveling elements to the series.
@@Dimadick3 dammit, it is probably right. Underzo has been very bad at repressentation all along, with feminists, native americans, indians, so why break that streak?
Perch, Thank you so so much for doing this video. I've been reading this character since I was 9 (1990) and it's great to finally see him feature on your channel. One correction: the first appearance of Asterix was in 1959. The stories haven't always been PC, and it certainly jumped the shark in the mid 2000s, but I think it's found it's footing again and it never fails to give me a good belly laugh. So thank you again. ALL HAIL PERCH!!!!!!
"The stories haven't always been PC, and it certainly jumped the shark in the mid 2000s" Albert Uderzo was the series' solo writer from 1977 to 2011. He was a great artist, but his talent as a writer was questionable. Most of his stories are considered inferior to Goscinny's stories. Among my least favorite Asterix stories was "Asterix and the Secret Weapon" (1991, original title The Rose and the Sword). It was supposed to be a satire of feminism, but it used outdated stereotypes in its depiction of women. The female Roman legionaries completely fail as soldiers, not because they lack courage or training. But because they willingly abandon their duties to go shopping, and have changes made to their hair and make-up. Meanwhile, the female Gauls abandon all traces of feminist aspirations of better treatment by their husbands, once the trouble-making feminist leader leaves their village. And the feminist Bravura unconditionally forgives Asterix for having punched her earlier. It was all the feminist's fault you see, the married couple's relationships were not problematic before. Right? (If you believe this, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you). I will miss Uderzo, but he was not a great satirist.
"Asterix le Gaulois" started serialization in the first issue of Pilote, in October 1959, and collected in album in 1961. Goscinny and Uderzo are both deceased, and Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad are now responsible for the comic, appointed by Uderzo himself before he died. The latest album, "La Fille de Vercingetorix", had a print run of 5 million for simultaneous release in 20 countries, and it sold 1.5 million copies in France alone.
I have a lot of love for this comic. In the UK I came across it at a young age at my school library, it certainly wasn't popular. I would say Asterix is aimed mainly at young boys, it is meant to be light hearted and fun. People can take things such as this too seriously. Through the eye's of a boy, like I was, it is seen like it was meant to be, no stereotypes, no judgement, no influence, just simply enjoyable. I read and then moved on.
Asterix is well known here in South America indeed. The cartoons were very successful back in the day, same with Tintin. Weird to find out that it never got a foothold up north.
Best album has too be "Asterix Legionnaire" were they both volunteer in the roman army to be sent in northern africa and help falbala's lover. They run the roman instructors mad, with the unvolunteer help of a bunch of european conscripts making the squad similar to the foreign legion, including an egyptian guy who thinks he his on a group tour xD
Asterix(and Tin Tin to a lesser degree) was VERY popular for my generation in NZ. The books were in every school Library and animation in every video store. In fact when I told people I liked comics they would often reply with "What, like Asterix?".
I have around 20 album with Asterix. They did publish a lot of those french-belgian comics, in sweden about 40-45 years ago. Always for a good laugh. Goscinny also did co-create Lucky Luke, that maybe is more known in the US. Also there with a lot of stereotypical races and ethnicities. But it's never made to hurt. Keep looking at these comics, like Asterix, Iznogoud, Lucky Luke, Spirou, Gaston Lagaffe, Johan and Pewiit, Benoit Brisefer and of course Tintin and the Smurfs. My God, it's a huge chunk of my childhood in comics there. And if you don't have them all in the US, you are missing a lot of fun.
I would spend hours in my school library as a kid reading the classic Asterix comics. Our little Aussie school library had pretty much every one from 1969 to 87. Loved it !
I think 1 aspect why Asterix was not marketed in the US heavily is the drinking aspect. Children's fiction in America has very tight rules in depiction to get a G- rating... Asterix depicts drinking, alcoholism & drunken behavior as a comedy factor. That tends to be flagged. Depiction of slavery was a very real factor in the Roman Empire... so the comics did depict slaves and the system they were in. They were not exclusively African... they were from Roman territories captured by the legionaries - Goths, Iberians, Belgians, Gauls, Britons, Greeks... men & women, were depicted in bondage in the comics. The US frowns on Mark Twain's 'The adventures of Tom Sawyer' & 'Huckleberry Finn' ... and those r huge classics for me growing up!
Oh, Asterix offended Americans... that makes sense, of course it would. Meanwhile, the MCU has a black lesbian woman as the King of Asgard and no one thinks its strange.
I used to read these Asterix books in both Junior and High School. Do u think ONE PIECE will overtake Batman and Superman in sales terms in 5-6 years time?
I think it will overtake Batman by the series end (5 more years?) . But probably not superman, unless Oda decides to reprint the whole series in colour, if he does that then I think it will overtake superman as well.
While we're on the subject of European comics, would you ever considered doing something on 2000AD, a weekly British anthology title. Many comic book legends like Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Grant Morrison, Glenn Fabry, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Dave Gibbons, Alan Grant, Mike McMahon, Jock and several others cut their teeth writing stories for that title. It's most famous character is Judge Dredd. Just a thought....
Have you ever noticed that the biggest selling comics on the planet are mostly humour based .... Say that they are aimed at the young, but are actually all-ages ..... Are easily re-readable ..... And don't preach, have hidden agendas, or are not packaged lectures ? Maybe there's a lesson for comic book publishers in there, somewhere. Remember this --- when America in the 1950s had only half the population that it has today, Dell was on a MONTHLY basis putting out Walt Disney Comics & Stories with a sold-through monthly circulation of over Four Million --- the equivalent now of over Eight Million copies per month, after month, after month. In other words ---- each single issue of WDC&S sold more than the entire monthly comic book direct market does today ! Something to think about.
i did not know that the Asterix comics were one inspiration of the One Piece manga. Quite interesting! The 12 Tasks of Asterix is still my favorit cartoon of this series
I am from the US and this doesnt seem fair this never catch on hear. If all sides of the globe ar under streotypes and can see it as more of a comedy if all are treated on similar ground as a gag. Besides, most comics back then had stuff like this back then. In Asterixs case it cant just been seen as inoffensive since every on including the village are equally sterotypes. When everyone is a sterotype, no one is becausr it can seen as one big joke for humanity rather than being offensive to one particluar culture.
It's unfortunate that Asterix is not popular in the US. It's insanely popular mainly in France and Germany. Aside from the comics it also has a ton of games since the 1980s and still continue on to this day. The games however never really blew up except for the Asterix & Obelix XXL franchise (which had its first title released in the US under the title Asterix & Obelix Kick Buttix). The movies are also good and are always worth a rewatch.
I have 2 Asterix comics, bought them in the 90's. One involes a trip to Lutecia (modern day Paris) the other is rescuing the village's druid who's been kidnapped and taken into Germania.
The first one is The Golden Sickle. The druid's sickle is broken, and Asterix and Obelix are sent to Lutetia to buy a new one. And though Lutetia looks like a village on the cover, the story bares a lot of stereotypes from modern cities like pollution, crowdedness, and crime.
I live in the US and I just recently got into Asterix and I love the series. For me, the draw of the series was its historical setting. My first response when I saw images from the book was, “what’s this comic about Caesar and the Gauls?” I got the first two volumes of the omnibus and I’m loving it.
Haw Asterix le Galois. Yes being french Canadian i have them like i have most Tintin comics. Asterix is even more a comedi then Tintin, both dont give a shit about PC culture. ( that is France they died for a cartoon of Muhammed). It was always an easy read except all the Xs. Beleave it or not it is based on the part of Gaule (now france) that got attaqued by like everyone but never conquered. It has changed a lot because the original creator has diead likte Tintin. It is quite expensive compared to regular comics, it is les super heroish, more accidental with that super duper juice. So it being so expensive. And in your face race, Black, brown ,Red It is not sold much But the new ones
Thanks for giving a broad explaination to what this was cuz I always had the Sega Genesis game of them but never understood it. Personally, I do not think its racist. Its thier running gag and is not meant to hurt anyone.
I used to live in Europe as a kid so I knew about it and they’re cartoons in English and UA-cam. You forgot to talk about the 90s beat’em up arcade game.
I love Asterix, in Mexico I couldn't find the books super easily but everytime I saw one in a book shop I I would buy it. I wanted to have the whole Goscinny collection. Once he passed away the series weren't the same.
Have you ever heard of a Chinese comic called Lao Fu Zhi ( Old Master Q). I “read” that as a kid. And I put read in quotations because it was mostly drawings with occasionally some Chinese words, which I couldn’t read. But it was funny and absurdist.
My father had between 12 and 14 of the hardbound books in French, and we had 3 of the animated films on VHS growing up in the US. Literally every US citizen that I have ever asked about Asterix gives me the same blank stare. I have managed to make instant friends with a few French students by dropping the occasional Asterix reference.
I grew up with this, used to go to the kid section(as an adult) at the library, sat on the small chairs and got lost. I am floored that it is apparently not well known in your neck of the woods.
Wow. I grew up in Barbados and (can’t remember how) got deep into Tintin books. Asterix always hovered out there on the horizon but somehow never seemed popular. I guess now I know why, since most of my books were sent from my mom in the US
Every train station, bus depot, and airport I e ever been to in Europe had Asterix books on the magazine racks. They began in the 60s. I discovered Asterix here in the US watching the Disney Channel in the early 80s. I've never heard of this controversy, but I believe it. I think the latest book was released in 2017. There may be a newer one now. The last book pretty much predicts the C 19 virus. It made some news.
Canada had Asterix in all libraries. I dont see the "recist" nonsense. America didnt pick up on it which is weird as every other country seemed to. Both English and French editions were always in library when I was a kid and I wore out the english ones.
Asterix and The Simpsons make fun of everyone - the recurring villains are the Romans, constantly shown as poor because they can't occupy the gaul's village. Perhaps the black characters tip into "mammee" and Al Jolson for the yanks but you can't sit and go "wah racism and stereotypes" when it's making fun of everyone, INCLUDING THE GAULS THEMSELVES. Very silly, but perhaps a blessing in disguise, that there's been no Hollywood "politically correct" adaptation.
"There was banning in many libraries across the US" Generally, libraries and bookstores banning books is the signal those banned books should be in your hands and on your shelves.
I used to work in a comic store, and it caught my attention, but I was distracted by other comics and didn’t get around to reading this. It wasn’t until I saw open. Netflix live action adaptation that I decided to look further into the story.
I adore Asterix, the funny thing is that “the great crossing” the one with the American Indians is some of the best gag writing. Especially the reoccurring American symbology.
I just discovered this YT channel. Nice to know of an American speaking about one of my fave characters in comics. Love ths comics. Love the games. Love the movies. But I'd always thought Asterix would get a strike for it's use of the magic potion comparing it to substance abuse. But now that you've mentioned it, yea I can see racial stereotypes becoming a problem especially when it's aimed for young readers.
What i miss from the Old French-Belgian and UK Comics are the Cartoonist Art Style, Smart Story, and Simple Idea... If not Stereotypical Mostly. I meed More!
Asterix is several things but at its core, it is an ultimately comedic series and thus, of course, there would be stereotypes and gags of that nature in it, a fine example of this in the U.S.A would be classic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry which would often similar stereotypes as well.
I just discovered asterix and obelix through my boyfriend and fell in love with the stories. It's so interesting that it's been compared to one piece lol. If anyone has any other comic/cartoon recommendations like asterix i would lovwe to hear them!
Asterix, Oumpa Pa, Iznogoud, Gaston Lagaffe, Tin Tin, Lucky Luke, and so many others. I grew up with these. Don't touch them. Americans mess up things way too much.
Asterix debuted in France in the late 1950's... English translations came in the 60's (I think) Writer Rene Goscinny's death in '77 marked by Asterix in Belgium that was finished by Albert Uderzo, who wrote the subsequent books.
American's can't handle character humor. I love Asterix, but not the new ones that much. The stereotypes do get annoying now and then, but since everyone gets lampooned in the comic there really should be no issues. One of my fave gags is is from album 11 with the fat Roman and his depressed four slaves. Every time the slave owner meets Asterix and Obelix, he gets beat up by them which makes the slaves smile and on the second meeting the slaves are just laughing their asses off while carrying their roughed up owner home.
american dont like humor in comic, their taste of comic is busty girl or muscle man kicking super villain (supaman, capt marvel, wonda woman, whatevea)
I've only seldom heard of this series and recently I've been listening to some of the music from the video game soundtracks, particularly the Game Boy Color and Game Boy soundtracks. I was always curious about this series because it just randomly showed up in random places and I never understood what it was, so that's why I had to Google it. I learned a lot from this video but I'm not going to hold anything against the series because I personally feel like stereotypes are the backbone of some comedy to begin with and everyone is usually included.
Just introduced my nephew to it he's 7 and can't get jokes about Latin and I decline and the ones about the Metric system are going over his head but loves Obelix.
I just re-discovered this series after I only though it was a Fever dream I had as a kid, but it turns out My Parents actually got a hold of a VHS tape of one of the movies, in Spanish (it's lost btw). I don't think any depiction was trying to be harmful, but comedic. Sadly, when it comes to Western standards, Asterix does not hold up and it's a shame, hence why I don't Agree with the western standards, as a citizen of the western world myself. Nowadays, it would be impossible to market this in the west seeing how every single day it is countless article on how "Your favorite TV Show you knew and love is RACIST AND MISOGONISTIC", where 9/10 times it's even less than what has been portrayed in Asterix. Despite my sour comment, I enjoy the series, and for what it is, I am glad the series did not hold much grasp in the west, as it means that it did not have to change to meet "Western Standards", which is a breath of fresh air, as nowadays almost anything that tries to meet " Western Standards" turn out to be one of the most horrific pieces of media I had the displeasure to watch.
Asterix and Tintin were my introduction to comics. That was 40 years ago. I would rather read an old Asterix volume than any of the rubbish Marvel and DC are producing nowadays.
man those black caricature look pretty bad I don't think I've seen anything that bad even in manga like dragon Ball z from the 80s the most bad thing was like the round red lips
Yes, everybody's made fun of, even the Gauls, those from the village or from different parts of Gaul (France), and some characters in the books are caricatures of real people, politicians, actors, etc. The depictions of the Romans, how they lived, are very accurate, and there are many Latin sayings and names of objects or places. It can't be compared to Spiderman at all. The Belgian "Tintin" is really racist, always depicting non-whites as either stupid or criminal (or both).
Well, technically the librarians where right, it is a solid title for kids and families. But yeah, the stereotyping is strong. The current creative team has been doing some solid work so far and potentially racist seeming elements had been at a minimum so far (yes yes, the nubian scribes, whose faces are like 50% lips, I know) and I feel that the US should give the series another chance. Maybe just put some disclaimer on page 1 like they did with the older Looney Tunes cartoons or something like that. Hergé straight up redrew parts of Tintin in Congo because of the content, but I don't think one would need to got that far with Asterix. Also, I can't stress enough that this franchises longtime popularity is in part because you can find the comics in almost every magazine rack. Appearently there was also an issue of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson, where he traveled back in time and met stand-ins for Asterix and Obelix.
Well you won't see much tintin and asterix in north america now with the " cancel culture " phenomenon. Funny thing is that no black or Indian organization in the world has ever been offended by asterix.. but the cancel culture movements just know better "you SHOULD be offended " "it's racist" they say. When the very people they claim it offends couldn't care less. In addition, if you start cancelling all the old books, you will find "racism" and stereotypes everywhere. Even Shakespeare would be banned if it was put to the same standard
calling racists, etc on the stereotype depictions...isn't it imposing your ideals/ views what other countries accept as humour/ their better grasp of fiction? shows intolerance (a touch of xenophobic) on other cultures/ imports.
Calling out racism isn’t racist. Those caricatures have been used to make fun of black people for decades. And it’s not like Europe was an innocent snowflake in that all. This isn’t imposing ideals. This is just not enjoying every single black person I see as being either evil or a slave
@@Xerxes2005 yes they are. In the cartoon when the two went on a pirate ship to beat up the bad guys theres a black caricature there. Dont assume i havent seen it. Either that or you clearly havent seen it
I never read The Adventures of Asterix so I could be off base, but I just wanted to explain why there may be accusations of racism when it comes to certain pieces of art that use stereotypes for some people but not for others. Obviously different things offend different people, even within different groups, but I think that stereotypes against what Americans would consider Black people as a whole, Jewish people, and Native Americans is treated differently than other groups is due to history and how it effects the present. An American stereotyping the French is seen as not the same as a White person making fun of a Black person due to history. There is no history of Americans colonizing, enslaving, taking advantage of, and/or economically depriving the French. Black people all over the world since the 1500s have been exploited by European and/or Middle Eastern powers, through slavery, colonization, and economic control (though honestly I don't understand enough about the economic control that I have heard and read that some writers talk about). This is partly why the West is so rich compared to the global south. This does not mean that some Black people haven't been able to thrive in this system. This just means most haven't. Jewish people have another struggle entirely, but obviously for centuries they have experienced an oppression by the West (maybe the Middle East?) that has gotten much better but ghosts of this oppression are still around. Native Americans and Indigenous people in "The New World" have all but been decimated by unintentional disease spread by the Europeans and experienced unjustified violence from said people, including we Americans. This also isn't to say that White people in the West are all well off. Of course there are have have been White people who have been and continue to be screwed by this global system and why many people think that people (particularly in America) should start to look at the world less through race and more through class; but the fact remains that more White people are in a good spot today than Black people and Native Americans (I'm not sure about Jewish people). There are other groups considered as "the losers" of this economic system, including some people groups in the Middle East, but I would be here all day if I wrote about every group of people who arn't prospering under this system, and most people don't seem to be prospering under this global system currently, in all races. I said all of that to point out that some people view racial stereotypes of Black people, Jewish people, and Native Americans as spitting in someones eye while they are down. Personally, it depends on how I am feeling and who is racial stereotyping for me to care about it. I also try to give comedians the benefit of the doubt when it comes to racial stereotyping jokes since I don't want to become a stick in the mud. I hope this was coherent enough to understand and doesn't read as self righteous or stuck up. Thanks for the video Perch. I always enjoy hearing what you have to talk about.
Just about everything you typed above is factually wrong. Please look up 'Zanzibar', 'muslim slave trade', 'white slavery' on wikipedia and watch Sargon of Akkad's YT video on Britain's role in ending slavery.
Alright buddy, just the fact that you suggest Sargon of Akkad tells me enough but, nevertheless I’ll entertain this Surely, even if we agree that white slavery was just as prominent as black slavery. How about the many “black codes” or Jim crow laws ? I don’t see that anywhere with white people. Especially not in America You are a fool, not even the funny kind
Being a Belgian, I grew up with these, Johan The Red Knight, the Smurfs, Storm, etc.
Asterix is actually quite educative for children and that's coming from someone with a teaching and a history degree.
Tons of stuff is in it. Sometimes easter eggs, sometimes blatant. They also don't assume children are stupid, far from. It's why even adults appreciate the Asterix comics and movies.
Hell yes! agreed - and Im from NZ! THANK YOU DARTH
Franco-Belgian comics are a huge variety for young and adults. From The Smurfs via Asterix via Tintin, via Blake and Mortimer to Passengers on the Wind.
Feels weird to think their are people who've never heard of this. It's absolutely huge in most parts of the world. Hell, the French named their first orbital satellite after the character back in the year of my birth (which partly explains my interest in the series).
That said, yeah, it's going to punch buttons for loads of people. Most of the humor in the books is wordplay, dreadful puns, and repeating gags, but the French did and still do find lampooning cultural stereotypes funnier than US citizens generally do. That might explain why they generally take less offense at being stereotyped themselves IME - but even that's a stereotype, isn't it?
Asterix alongside Tintin has been a staple over here in the UK since the 1960s. For decades it was amongst the very few comics on sale in UK bookshops. Surprised to hear that it's almost banned in the US. The strip is popular in most of the countries it lampoons. I guess racial sensitivity is different in each country and Asterix was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Same with Australia.
All us 80s kids know these comics.
So basically every other country has a sense of humor except the US?
Also in India
@@Brabbs yes
Asterix is amazing, one of the best (if not THE best) french-belgian comic books.
Asterix sterotypes everyone, including the ones who are of the same culture as the creators. The gauls themselves are often portrayed in a unflattering manner as simple-minded gluttons who starts brawls amongst themselves for petty reasons. No race is held in higher regard than others from what I can recall.
True. Everyone is a stereotype.
@@ComicsPerch But it would still be nice if future installments drew the black characters in a less minstrel show manor.
@@shelbymckinney8888 I’m reasonably sure that we’ve heard from the estate that they will be… but they are opposed to taking the past books out of print.
@@ComicsPerch Agreed. Don't erase the past books just make the future ones better.
Yeah and that’s the French way we just hate everyone and also most characters name are actually a joke name with ix in the end but I guess it doesn’t pass troughs the translation
Asterix is incredibly popular in Greece too. You could find it on every corner shop.
Asterix and Tin Tin were my favourite comic books as a kid. They were the only two comics to be on all library shelves in Australia. I learnt to read sequential art through Asterix. Asterix and Tin Tin to this day are both still in my top 10 series of all time.
Yep, I am Tassie raised and my little primary school library had pretty much every comic from 1969 to 87 ( the year I finished primary school) .
Such awesome memories of sitting in our tiny library totally lost in the adventures.
Franco-Belgian comics are more than Asterix and Tintin. A lot more. There are a lot of comics of different style and genre: The Smurfs, Lucky Luke, Spirou & Fantasio, Blake & Mortimer etc.
If your reading European comics, I really suggest you should read Lucky Luke. It's a good comic book, and it's still ongoing. It's amazing especially when the Dalton Brothers show up.
@@Adam-nz3ix Yeah, and there cartoons are away AWESOME! The Daltons Cartoon was hilarious and so Luke's! They even have an Awesome Cartoon called Wakfu!😅
That's a good one, yeah.
It's from the same authors as Asterix.
OMG YES
@@hermanubis7046Yes and no, the creator is Morris, but he was helped by others for the scenario throughout his series, most prominently by Asterix's scenarist Goscinny.
I grew up on Asterix.
It is a comicbook for everybody, kids can read some adventure and some good jokes, grown ups see a ton of anachronisms and satire. They are very similar to the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett, who also never caught up in the US.
The comic declined after Rene Goscini, the writer passed away in 1977 and the artist, Underzo did some solo issues that were sub-par (and they are the ones with the indians and the hebrew characers by the way - and there is also a feminism album to offend modern sensibilities) then a new creative team took over in 2011 and they did the alien issue.
Goscini was the real talent, and he also did the comics Lucky Luke, Iznogood and the middle grade book series Le petit Nicholas that were also popular, just not as much as Asterix.
The stereotypes make the book a lot of fun, because they are familiar to most Europeans and they are mostly in good nature (we got some nasty ones over here) with the Goths (Germans) being the one exception to this rule - but then again it was a comic from the 60's and WW2 was still fresh in many memories.
And the very stereotypical characters also help a lot to make sure that you get that it is all funny.
Wait, you got one thing wrong: the alien issue, Asterix and the Falling Sky, was still done by Uderzo. It was his last story before retirering and selecting the new creative team.
Look, Goscinny was a French-full blood Jewish author born in Paris to a pair of immigrants from Poland, so taking THAT into account it is still a remarkably good natured treatment. I mean at the time Germany had been ripped into two by the forces of the Cold War, and BRD vs. DDR was a potential war treat.
@@potato_oni7597 oh, I missed that. I believe that last Asterix I read was the one with the magic carpet.
"then a new creative team took over in 2011 and they did the alien issue."
Actually, no. "Asterix and the Falling Sky" was published in 2005, and was Uderzo's last Asterix story. The science fiction elements in a historical fiction series are off-putting. But the main problem is that it is supposed to be a satire of Japanese manga, and the characters representing the Japanese are subhuman monsters.
The new team (Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad) took over in 2011, and has so-far tried to reintroduce world-traveling elements to the series.
@@Dimadick3 dammit, it is probably right. Underzo has been very bad at repressentation all along, with feminists, native americans, indians, so why break that streak?
I don't know how Asterix comics reached a village in northeast part of India in the mid 1990's. But I got to read Asterix comic in my childhood.. 😁❤️
Perch,
Thank you so so much for doing this video. I've been reading this character since I was 9 (1990) and it's great to finally see him feature on your channel.
One correction: the first appearance of Asterix was in 1959.
The stories haven't always been PC, and it certainly jumped the shark in the mid 2000s, but I think it's found it's footing again and it never fails to give me a good belly laugh.
So thank you again.
ALL HAIL PERCH!!!!!!
"The stories haven't always been PC, and it certainly jumped the shark in the mid 2000s"
Albert Uderzo
was the series' solo writer from 1977 to 2011. He was a great artist, but his talent as a writer was questionable. Most of his stories are considered inferior to Goscinny's stories.
Among my least favorite Asterix stories was "Asterix and the Secret Weapon" (1991, original title The Rose and the Sword). It was supposed to be a satire of feminism, but it used outdated stereotypes in its depiction of women. The female Roman legionaries completely fail as soldiers, not because they lack courage or training. But because they willingly abandon their duties to go shopping, and have changes made to their hair and make-up.
Meanwhile, the female Gauls abandon all traces of feminist aspirations of better treatment by their husbands, once the trouble-making feminist leader leaves their village. And the feminist Bravura unconditionally forgives Asterix for having punched her earlier. It was all the feminist's fault you see, the married couple's relationships were not problematic before. Right? (If you believe this, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you).
I will miss Uderzo, but he was not a great satirist.
"Asterix le Gaulois" started serialization in the first issue of Pilote, in October 1959, and collected in album in 1961. Goscinny and Uderzo are both deceased, and Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad are now responsible for the comic, appointed by Uderzo himself before he died. The latest album, "La Fille de Vercingetorix", had a print run of 5 million for simultaneous release in 20 countries, and it sold 1.5 million copies in France alone.
I have a lot of love for this comic. In the UK I came across it at a young age at my school library, it certainly wasn't popular. I would say Asterix is aimed mainly at young boys, it is meant to be light hearted and fun. People can take things such as this too seriously. Through the eye's of a boy, like I was, it is seen like it was meant to be, no stereotypes, no judgement, no influence, just simply enjoyable. I read and then moved on.
Asterix is well known here in South America indeed. The cartoons were very successful back in the day, same with Tintin. Weird to find out that it never got a foothold up north.
Asterix jumped the Shark when the original writers died but the studio continued to make stuff anyways
Asterix is what made me into a comic book fan.
Iv actually dedicated my college thesis to Uderzo and Goscinny. Great respect.
Best album has too be "Asterix Legionnaire" were they both volunteer in the roman army to be sent in northern africa and help falbala's lover. They run the roman instructors mad, with the unvolunteer help of a bunch of european conscripts making the squad similar to the foreign legion, including an egyptian guy who thinks he his on a group tour xD
That´s my favourite one as well!
Asterix(and Tin Tin to a lesser degree) was VERY popular for my generation in NZ. The books were in every school Library and animation in every video store. In fact when I told people I liked comics they would often reply with "What, like Asterix?".
I have around 20 album with Asterix. They did publish a lot of those french-belgian comics, in sweden about 40-45 years ago. Always for a good laugh. Goscinny also did co-create Lucky Luke, that maybe is more known in the US. Also there with a lot of stereotypical races and ethnicities. But it's never made to hurt.
Keep looking at these comics, like Asterix, Iznogoud, Lucky Luke, Spirou, Gaston Lagaffe, Johan and Pewiit, Benoit Brisefer and of course Tintin and the Smurfs. My God, it's a huge chunk of my childhood in comics there. And if you don't have them all in the US, you are missing a lot of fun.
I love this series!! Read them as a kid, and own the entire collection as an adult. They are hysterical!!!
I would spend hours in my school library as a kid reading the classic Asterix comics.
Our little Aussie school library had pretty much every one from 1969 to 87.
Loved it !
I think 1 aspect why Asterix was not marketed in the US heavily is the drinking aspect. Children's fiction in America has very tight rules in depiction to get a G- rating... Asterix depicts drinking, alcoholism & drunken behavior as a comedy factor. That tends to be flagged.
Depiction of slavery was a very real factor in the Roman Empire... so the comics did depict slaves and the system they were in. They were not exclusively African... they were from Roman territories captured by the legionaries - Goths, Iberians, Belgians, Gauls, Britons, Greeks... men & women, were depicted in bondage in the comics.
The US frowns on Mark Twain's 'The adventures of Tom Sawyer' & 'Huckleberry Finn' ... and those r huge classics for me growing up!
Yep. Give it to "progressives" gatekeeping the Good stuff in order to Inject "Cuties" and "Big mouth" To the US, and for the kids "Steven Universe".
I'm from Western Canada. A lot of my friends had these comics, and loved them. I just didn't get the humour. It never appealed to me.
I need to know, are there viewers that honestly didn't know about Asterix and Obelix?
Almost can't believe it.
Oh, Asterix offended Americans... that makes sense, of course it would.
Meanwhile, the MCU has a black lesbian woman as the King of Asgard and no one thinks its strange.
Well the English translations make jokes that might not translate. For example the Greater Latin Council GLC
Actually in mentioning that jews were stereotyped, René Goscinny himself was Jewish.
I used to read these Asterix books in both Junior and High School.
Do u think ONE PIECE will overtake Batman and Superman in sales terms in 5-6 years time?
I think it will overtake Batman by the series end (5 more years?) . But probably not superman, unless Oda decides to reprint the whole series in colour, if he does that then I think it will overtake superman as well.
Asterisx birth creation:29 October 1959
While we're on the subject of European comics, would you ever considered doing something on 2000AD, a weekly British anthology title. Many comic book legends like Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Grant Morrison, Glenn Fabry, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Dave Gibbons, Alan Grant, Mike McMahon, Jock and several others cut their teeth writing stories for that title. It's most famous character is Judge Dredd.
Just a thought....
Absolutely. 2000AD is coming.
@@ComicsPerch Look forward to that. Bit of a major project to even touch on everything that book's had in it over the years.
@@ComicsPerch did it ever come? cant find it...
Have you ever noticed that the biggest selling comics on the planet are mostly humour based .... Say that they are aimed at the young, but are actually all-ages ..... Are easily re-readable ..... And don't preach, have hidden agendas, or are not packaged lectures ?
Maybe there's a lesson for comic book publishers in there, somewhere.
Remember this --- when America in the 1950s had only half the population that it has today, Dell was on a MONTHLY basis putting out Walt Disney Comics & Stories with a sold-through monthly circulation of over Four Million --- the equivalent now of over Eight Million copies per month, after month, after month.
In other words ---- each single issue of WDC&S sold more than the entire monthly comic book direct market does today !
Something to think about.
The hardest game on Megadrive….
I play the game recently on emulator but never manage to finish :/
i did not know that the Asterix comics were one inspiration of the One Piece manga. Quite interesting!
The 12 Tasks of Asterix is still my favorit cartoon of this series
I am from the US and this doesnt seem fair this never catch on hear. If all sides of the globe ar under streotypes and can see it as more of a comedy if all are treated on similar ground as a gag. Besides, most comics back then had stuff like this back then. In Asterixs case it cant just been seen as inoffensive since every on including the village are equally sterotypes. When everyone is a sterotype, no one is becausr it can seen as one big joke for humanity rather than being offensive to one particluar culture.
It's unfortunate that Asterix is not popular in the US. It's insanely popular mainly in France and Germany. Aside from the comics it also has a ton of games since the 1980s and still continue on to this day. The games however never really blew up except for the Asterix & Obelix XXL franchise (which had its first title released in the US under the title Asterix & Obelix Kick Buttix). The movies are also good and are always worth a rewatch.
I have 2 Asterix comics, bought them in the 90's. One involes a trip to Lutecia (modern day Paris) the other is rescuing the village's druid who's been kidnapped and taken into Germania.
The first one is The Golden Sickle. The druid's sickle is broken, and Asterix and Obelix are sent to Lutetia to buy a new one. And though Lutetia looks like a village on the cover, the story bares a lot of stereotypes from modern cities like pollution, crowdedness, and crime.
My dad used these comics to help me learn how to read. Those were the times...
I live in the US and I just recently got into Asterix and I love the series. For me, the draw of the series was its historical setting. My first response when I saw images from the book was, “what’s this comic about Caesar and the Gauls?” I got the first two volumes of the omnibus and I’m loving it.
Haw Asterix le Galois. Yes being french Canadian i have them like i have most Tintin comics.
Asterix is even more a comedi then Tintin, both dont give a shit about PC culture. ( that is France they died for a cartoon of Muhammed).
It was always an easy read except all the Xs. Beleave it or not it is based on the part of Gaule (now france) that got attaqued by like everyone but never conquered.
It has changed a lot because the original creator has diead likte Tintin.
It is quite expensive compared to regular comics, it is les super heroish, more accidental with that super duper juice.
So it being so expensive. And in your face race, Black, brown ,Red
It is not sold much But the new ones
Mason McDixon contant de voir que je suis pas le seul Canadian franco ici!
Stereotypes are joke intendent and drive humor, be it Gauls, Romans, English, Egyptians ... And I believe e.g. early stand up comedy used it a lot
Do Blacksad next!
I grew up with these comics in my library in Australia Primary School. I would burrow some once a week.
Thanks for giving a broad explaination to what this was cuz I always had the Sega Genesis game of them but never understood it. Personally, I do not think its racist. Its thier running gag and is not meant to hurt anyone.
I used to live in Europe as a kid so I knew about it and they’re cartoons in English and UA-cam. You forgot to talk about the 90s beat’em up arcade game.
I love Asterix, in Mexico I couldn't find the books super easily but everytime I saw one in a book shop I I would buy it. I wanted to have the whole Goscinny collection. Once he passed away the series weren't the same.
Have you ever heard of a Chinese comic called Lao Fu Zhi ( Old Master Q). I “read” that as a kid. And I put read in quotations because it was mostly drawings with occasionally some Chinese words, which I couldn’t read. But it was funny and absurdist.
My father had between 12 and 14 of the hardbound books in French, and we had 3 of the animated films on VHS growing up in the US. Literally every US citizen that I have ever asked about Asterix gives me the same blank stare. I have managed to make instant friends with a few French students by dropping the occasional Asterix reference.
US is too much into PC culture, asterix nowaday might upset the wokies
I grew up with this, used to go to the kid section(as an adult) at the library, sat on the small chairs and got lost. I am floored that it is apparently not well known in your neck of the woods.
Wow. I grew up in Barbados and (can’t remember how) got deep into Tintin books. Asterix always hovered out there on the horizon but somehow never seemed popular. I guess now I know why, since most of my books were sent from my mom in the US
asterix is the best history books ever. It the only books that explain why sphinx lost its nose 🙃
Asterix actually started in the 1950s
Every train station, bus depot, and airport I e ever been to in Europe had Asterix books on the magazine racks. They began in the 60s. I discovered Asterix here in the US watching the Disney Channel in the early 80s. I've never heard of this controversy, but I believe it. I think the latest book was released in 2017. There may be a newer one now. The last book pretty much predicts the C 19 virus. It made some news.
Canada had Asterix in all libraries. I dont see the "recist" nonsense. America didnt pick up on it which is weird as every other country seemed to. Both English and French editions were always in library when I was a kid and I wore out the english ones.
Asterix and The Simpsons make fun of everyone - the recurring villains are the Romans, constantly shown as poor because they can't occupy the gaul's village. Perhaps the black characters tip into "mammee" and Al Jolson for the yanks but you can't sit and go "wah racism and stereotypes" when it's making fun of everyone, INCLUDING THE GAULS THEMSELVES. Very silly, but perhaps a blessing in disguise, that there's been no Hollywood "politically correct" adaptation.
"There was banning in many libraries across the US"
Generally, libraries and bookstores banning books is the signal those banned books should be in your hands and on your shelves.
I used to own the entire collection in French up until 1997 it's a shame my mother got rid of the comic books. The books were built to last
Im start collecting again, buy old 2nd hand asterix books (vintage translation is better than what currently published in my country) 😁
I loved it read every version at my library
I used to work in a comic store, and it caught my attention, but I was distracted by other comics and didn’t get around to reading this. It wasn’t until I saw open. Netflix live action adaptation that I decided to look further into the story.
I just read two of my compies. Mix feelings, the art and humor are fun but the black characters are really in your face.
My dad collected the comics and whatever cartoons he could find when I was younger.
Perch show the Asterix sales Numbers please
Oh man. That’s quite a lift.
I adore Asterix, the funny thing is that “the great crossing” the one with the American Indians is some of the best gag writing. Especially the reoccurring American symbology.
author of asterix have similar comics with american setting and american native tribe as main character, it called oumpa pa
I just discovered this YT channel. Nice to know of an American speaking about one of my fave characters in comics.
Love ths comics. Love the games. Love the movies.
But I'd always thought Asterix would get a strike for it's use of the magic potion comparing it to substance abuse.
But now that you've mentioned it, yea I can see racial stereotypes becoming a problem especially when it's aimed for young readers.
What i miss from the Old French-Belgian and UK Comics are the Cartoonist Art Style, Smart Story, and Simple Idea... If not Stereotypical Mostly. I meed More!
I love 60s UK comics, the black and white pen drawing, esp. ian kennedy comics the drawing is georgeous
Asterix is several things but at its core, it is an ultimately comedic series and thus, of course, there would be stereotypes and gags of that nature in it, a fine example of this in the U.S.A would be classic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry which would often similar stereotypes as well.
I just discovered asterix and obelix through my boyfriend and fell in love with the stories. It's so interesting that it's been compared to one piece lol. If anyone has any other comic/cartoon recommendations like asterix i would lovwe to hear them!
Asterix, Oumpa Pa, Iznogoud, Gaston Lagaffe, Tin Tin, Lucky Luke, and so many others. I grew up with these. Don't touch them. Americans mess up things way too much.
Ive never understood why americans never got Asterix like everyone else did.
Asterix debuted in France in the late 1950's... English translations came in the 60's (I think)
Writer Rene Goscinny's death in '77 marked by Asterix in Belgium that was finished by Albert Uderzo, who wrote the subsequent books.
1:17 Actually, it started in the late 50s or early 60s.
Franco-Belgian comics are a deep ocean to dive into.
yep, asterix, oumpapa pa, bob m,orane, chevalier du la ciel etc etc
I had the Asterix and Obelix video game on ps2 !
Proud 20%er
American's can't handle character humor.
I love Asterix, but not the new ones that much. The stereotypes do get annoying now and then, but since everyone gets lampooned in the comic there really should be no issues. One of my fave gags is is from album 11 with the fat Roman and his depressed four slaves. Every time the slave owner meets Asterix and Obelix, he gets beat up by them which makes the slaves smile and on the second meeting the slaves are just laughing their asses off while carrying their roughed up owner home.
american dont like humor in comic, their taste of comic is busty girl or muscle man kicking super villain (supaman, capt marvel, wonda woman, whatevea)
I just found this series! The movie on Netflix is awesome
I've only seldom heard of this series and recently I've been listening to some of the music from the video game soundtracks, particularly the Game Boy Color and Game Boy soundtracks. I was always curious about this series because it just randomly showed up in random places and I never understood what it was, so that's why I had to Google it. I learned a lot from this video but I'm not going to hold anything against the series because I personally feel like stereotypes are the backbone of some comedy to begin with and everyone is usually included.
I have half the colecction in portuguese
Just introduced my nephew to it he's 7 and can't get jokes about Latin and I decline and the ones about the Metric system are going over his head but loves Obelix.
Late 70s? The first volume was published in 1959 if I'm not mistaken.
When did eiichiro oda say he was inspired by asterix and obelix? For the life of me i can't find a source for it.
this. eiichiro oda inspired by vicky the viking cartoon but never mention asterix
I just re-discovered this series after I only though it was a Fever dream I had as a kid, but it turns out My Parents actually got a hold of a VHS tape of one of the movies, in Spanish (it's lost btw). I
don't think any depiction was trying to be harmful, but comedic. Sadly, when it comes to Western standards, Asterix does not hold up and it's a shame, hence why I don't Agree with the western standards, as a citizen of the western world myself.
Nowadays, it would be impossible to market this in the west seeing how every single day it is countless article on how "Your favorite TV Show you knew and love is RACIST AND MISOGONISTIC", where 9/10 times it's even less than what has been portrayed in Asterix.
Despite my sour comment, I enjoy the series, and for what it is, I am glad the series did not hold much grasp in the west, as it means that it did not have to change to meet "Western Standards", which is a breath of fresh air, as nowadays almost anything that tries to meet " Western Standards" turn out to be one of the most horrific pieces of media I had the displeasure to watch.
I don’t know if someone corrected you on that already (in which case, sorry), but Asterix was created in the late 50’s, not the late 70’s.
Asterix and Tintin were my introduction to comics. That was 40 years ago. I would rather read an old Asterix volume than any of the rubbish Marvel and DC are producing nowadays.
I started recollecting vintage asterix
man those black caricature look pretty bad I don't think I've seen anything that bad even in manga like dragon Ball z from the 80s the most bad thing was like the round red lips
If that's your only problem...
This comic plays with stereotypes. So, everything is exaggerated.
Where can i find the image you used for the thumbnail?
Google. (actually honestly, Google)
@@ComicsPerch
4:17 works too
Asterix exists since the 60s.
Asterix started in the late 50s.
The oddest thing to me is you going "i know i'm pronouncing it wrong" after nailing it for 4 minutes straight
Fun comic
Yes, everybody's made fun of, even the Gauls, those from the village or from different parts of Gaul (France), and some characters in the books are caricatures of real people, politicians, actors, etc. The depictions of the Romans, how they lived, are very accurate, and there are many Latin sayings and names of objects or places. It can't be compared to Spiderman at all. The Belgian "Tintin" is really racist, always depicting non-whites as either stupid or criminal (or both).
Well, technically the librarians where right, it is a solid title for kids and families. But yeah, the stereotyping is strong.
The current creative team has been doing some solid work so far and potentially racist seeming elements had been at a minimum so far (yes yes, the nubian scribes, whose faces are like 50% lips, I know) and I feel that the US should give the series another chance. Maybe just put some disclaimer on page 1 like they did with the older Looney Tunes cartoons or something like that. Hergé straight up redrew parts of Tintin in Congo because of the content, but I don't think one would need to got that far with Asterix.
Also, I can't stress enough that this franchises longtime popularity is in part because you can find the comics in almost every magazine rack.
Appearently there was also an issue of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson, where he traveled back in time and met stand-ins for Asterix and Obelix.
@Professeur Râleur Agreed. I'm Belgian. They shouldn't censor anything in those comics. But that's the times we live in. Everything offends everyone.
It came in the late 1950’s
Yes its racist MAYBE but overall I dont think stereotyping for the sake of comedy is wrong.
Gaul rhymes with "mall"
Don't they have second degree humor in the States?
Boy 6:11 didn’t age well 🙄
Why not?
Well you won't see much tintin and asterix in north america now with the " cancel culture " phenomenon. Funny thing is that no black or Indian organization in the world has ever been offended by asterix.. but the cancel culture movements just know better "you SHOULD be offended " "it's racist" they say. When the very people they claim it offends couldn't care less.
In addition, if you start cancelling all the old books, you will find "racism" and stereotypes everywhere. Even Shakespeare would be banned if it was put to the same standard
leave it up to the americans to find Asterix racist :))
i never seen soo call other vers of atlandis and aliens i seen only origanl 16
and i never notis racest but always love the storys for fun part
The quality declined after Goscinny, the original writer, died and Uderzo started both writing and illustrating.
calling racists, etc on the stereotype depictions...isn't it imposing your ideals/ views what other countries accept as humour/ their better grasp of fiction?
shows intolerance (a touch of xenophobic) on other cultures/ imports.
Calling out racism isn’t racist. Those caricatures have been used to make fun of black people for decades. And it’s not like Europe was an innocent snowflake in that all. This isn’t imposing ideals. This is just not enjoying every single black person I see as being either evil or a slave
@@derplerp8174 Not all blacks are depicted as slaves in Asterix, and none are depicted as evil.
@@Xerxes2005 yes they are. In the cartoon when the two went on a pirate ship to beat up the bad guys theres a black caricature there. Dont assume i havent seen it. Either that or you clearly havent seen it
@@derplerp8174 Baba is not what I would call "evil".
@@Xerxes2005 they are antagonists. They are depicted as morally wrong. What else would you describe that as? Misguided?
The fun part is the stereotypes. That's why it doesn't work in the US as you have lost your humour. What a sad country
yea, they are touchy people nowadays.... senilix with his trophy wife is enough reason for feminist to demand the comic to be canceled 😂
I never read The Adventures of Asterix so I could be off base, but I just wanted to explain why there may be accusations of racism when it comes to certain pieces of art that use stereotypes for some people but not for others.
Obviously different things offend different people, even within different groups, but I think that stereotypes against what Americans would consider Black people as a whole, Jewish people, and Native Americans is treated differently than other groups is due to history and how it effects the present. An American stereotyping the French is seen as not the same as a White person making fun of a Black person due to history. There is no history of Americans colonizing, enslaving, taking advantage of, and/or economically depriving the French. Black people all over the world since the 1500s have been exploited by European and/or Middle Eastern powers, through slavery, colonization, and economic control (though honestly I don't understand enough about the economic control that I have heard and read that some writers talk about). This is partly why the West is so rich compared to the global south. This does not mean that some Black people haven't been able to thrive in this system. This just means most haven't. Jewish people have another struggle entirely, but obviously for centuries they have experienced an oppression by the West (maybe the Middle East?) that has gotten much better but ghosts of this oppression are still around. Native Americans and Indigenous people in "The New World" have all but been decimated by unintentional disease spread by the Europeans and experienced unjustified violence from said people, including we Americans. This also isn't to say that White people in the West are all well off. Of course there are have have been White people who have been and continue to be screwed by this global system and why many people think that people (particularly in America) should start to look at the world less through race and more through class; but the fact remains that more White people are in a good spot today than Black people and Native Americans (I'm not sure about Jewish people). There are other groups considered as "the losers" of this economic system, including some people groups in the Middle East, but I would be here all day if I wrote about every group of people who arn't prospering under this system, and most people don't seem to be prospering under this global system currently, in all races.
I said all of that to point out that some people view racial stereotypes of Black people, Jewish people, and Native Americans as spitting in someones eye while they are down.
Personally, it depends on how I am feeling and who is racial stereotyping for me to care about it. I also try to give comedians the benefit of the doubt when it comes to racial stereotyping jokes since I don't want to become a stick in the mud.
I hope this was coherent enough to understand and doesn't read as self righteous or stuck up.
Thanks for the video Perch. I always enjoy hearing what you have to talk about.
Just about everything you typed above is factually wrong. Please look up 'Zanzibar', 'muslim slave trade', 'white slavery' on wikipedia and watch Sargon of Akkad's YT video on Britain's role in ending slavery.
Alright buddy, just the fact that you suggest Sargon of Akkad tells me enough but, nevertheless I’ll entertain this
Surely, even if we agree that white slavery was just as prominent as black slavery. How about the many “black codes” or Jim crow laws ? I don’t see that anywhere with white people. Especially not in America
You are a fool, not even the funny kind