Friday, November 11, 2011

German theologian: Pippi Longstocking is racist

http://www.sweden.se/upload/Sweden_se/english/articles/SI/2008/Pippi%20Longstocking_republished/Pippi-Longstocking_jacob-forsell_Image%20Bank.jpg

(The Local) A German theologian has sparked controversy by calling Sweden's beloved Pippi Longstocking children's books racist and demanding additions to prompt parents to skip over or explain certain passages.

Dr. Eske Wollrad from the the Federal Association of Evangelical Women in Germany first made her comments as a speaker at a state conference on anti-discrimination in Leipzig last weekend, stirring debate in the German media.

“It is not that the figure of Pippi Longstocking is racist, but that all three in the trilogy of books have colonial racist stereotypes,” Wollrad told The Local on Tuesday.

The publishers had already changed the original phrase used for her father as king of a South Seas island from Negro King to South Seas King, noted Wollrad, who is advisor for equality and social responsibility at the Protestant women's group...

No comments: