Spielberg's latest film adaptation based on book that depicts Africans as monkeys. August 21, 2009
*The Brooklyn Public Library has restricted access to a 1929 French comic strip book that has been criticized for portraying Africans as monkeys, but is being adapted for the big screen by Steven Spielberg.
"Tintin au Congo" is the second in a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Belgian author Herge.
The books feature young white reporter Tintin as a hero, but Herge's drawings have been denounced for its depiction of Africans as simpleminded, subhuman and half-savage. The work has never been adapted into a film for this reason. [Scroll down to see images from the book.]
But makers of the Spielberg movie "The Adventures of Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn," due in 2011 with Jamie Bell in the title role, say they won't use any objectionable material.
The Brooklyn Public Library system took the rare step of restricting access to the work after a patron complained it was racist. The tome is now accessible only to staff, and patrons must make an appointment to see it.
Borders Group, Inc. moved the book from the children's area of its British and U.S. stores to the adults graphic novels section after complaints in 2007.
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