The best adventure stories for kids from 1965

Did you really just ask me to consider whether or not cartooning is categorically possible without drawing yellow insectile Chinese villains, hook-nosed Jews or darky Black people? Man, you need to get your meds adjusted.

And nope, all races do NOT get dehumanized equally. At absolute best, half of the non-white characters of the week are admirable, or named. At worst, it’s the omnipresent black.pirate,

And and no, I didn’t say “don’t read this shit.” I said if your kids read Asterix, you’re going to want to help them isolate and process the surprisingly toxic parts of it. Or not, if you aren’t interested in kickstarting your kids’ healthy attitudes towards people of color or women.

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